Angled three-quarter view of the Olympia Le-Tan Old Man and the Sea clutch on white, showing the full embroidered teal front cover with typographic title design and gold-tone frame at the side.
Full back cover of the Old Man and the Sea clutch on white, showing the embroidered marlin, edition number 03/77, and Jenny Zemanek illustrator credit on plain teal cotton.
Full front face of the Old Man and the Sea clutch on white, showing the complete hand-embroidered cover with large-scale navy lettering, fisherman, wave scrolls and leaping marlin on teal cotton.
Interior view of the clutch open, showing the gold-tone stainless steel frame, kiss-lock clasp, and unique multicoloured wildflower printed fabric lining with Olympia Le-Tan label reading "Hand made with love in Portugal."
Close-up detail of the hand embroidery on the Old Man and the Sea clutch, showing the felt appliqué lettering, silk thread marlin, fishing line and boat motifs on the teal cotton ground.
Close-up of the reverse of the Old Man and the Sea clutch showing the embroidered marlin outline in navy on teal cotton, with edition number 33/77 and "Jenny Zemanek" illustrator credit.

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Olympia Le-Tan

The Old Man and the Sea Clutch

$2,673.00 USD Sale • Save

Also available to try in our Madrid boutique — Calle Libertad 6

This Olympia Le-Tan book clutch is based on The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, with cover illustration by Jenny Zemanek. The front cover is hand-embroidered in silk thread and felt appliqué on a teal cotton ground, faithfully rendering Zemanek's bold typographic design — the monumental lettering, the lone fisherman on the water, the wave scrolls, and the leaping marlin — each element built up stitch by stitch. The back cover carries a second embroidered marlin outline alongside the edition number and illustrator credit.

The clutch is constructed around a gold-tone stainless steel frame, opens via a kiss-lock clasp, and is lined in a unique printed fabric interior — the lining you receive may differ from the images shown.

This is a numbered limited edition of 77. Once the edition is complete, it will be permanently retired.

Hand-embroidered cotton exterior with silk thread and felt appliqué • Based on The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway • Illustration by Jenny Zemanek • Teal cotton ground • Large-scale embroidered typographic cover design • Embroidered marlin, fisherman and wave motifs • Gold-tone stainless steel frame with kiss-lock closure • Embroidered marlin outline and illustrator credit on reverse • Edition number on reverse • Unique printed fabric interior lining — may vary from images shown • Limited edition of 77 • Handmade in Portugal

Worldwide insured express shipping. Orders are prepared within 1–2 business days, with tracking provided once dispatched.

Shipping costs and any applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. Import duties are included in the product price shown for your market. The total shown at checkout is final, with no additional customs charges upon delivery.

Try your piece at home with complete peace of mind. If it isn't quite right, we offer complimentary returns and exchanges within 14 days of delivery. Items must be returned unworn and in their original packaging. Refunds are processed promptly once the item is received.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Olympia Le-Tan is a Parisian fashion house founded in 2009 around a single idea: transforming beloved books, artworks, and cultural references into hand-embroidered clutches. Each clutch is hand-embroidered by artisans, a process that can take up to 300 hours, then mounted onto frames, lined, and assembled to create a truly unique piece. Every design is produced in a limited edition of 77, individually numbered, and permanently retired once the edition is complete.

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