With Monroe’s hold on the collective imagination as strong as ever, the style she came to represent is the perfect antidote to the doom and gloom of the financial markets if ever there was one - (
Damier Geant Canvas). Hell, even during her well documented bleak periods, she was always glowing, immaculately turned out and cheerful. We could all do with a bit of that spirit right now.
Winner of the London Fashion Forum’s accessories designer of the year award in 2006, Emily chose a season of discreet luxury to remember a woman who favored understatement and embodied femininity. Handbags, totes and clutches in supple leathers and a sophisticated palette, all finished with the distinctive details with which Cheet has become associated. Versatile yet distinctive, 2009 blends modern metropolitan living and casual, timeless pieces, with worldwide and lasting appeal
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"Creating textural interest was my focus" says Emily. "The beauty lies in offsetting simple shapes with intricate details and supple, luxurious ‘naked’ goat and calf leather. And the muted palette of mushroom, graffiti, putty and iris works perfectly with the woven jute fabric in glitzy silver and gold - (
Burberry tote)."
Spring/Summer 2009 collection highlights include Sugar Frame (inspired by Sugar Kane in ‘Some Like It Hot’) is a neat, frame bag with stunning piped and plaited fitting on the front flap which is available in graffiti, cement, iris, and mushroom. The Nell Shoulder/clutch (inspired by Nell Forbes in ‘Don’t Bother to Knock’) echoes the style of the Sugar bag. Its removable strap transforms it into a long or short versatile shoulder bag; available in graffiti, cement, iris, mushroom. Finally, the Rose Slouchy Bag (inspired by Rose Loomis in ‘Niagara’) is a wonderfully soft leather slouchy flap bag with plaited leather details and macramé handles, in graffiti, cement, iris or mushroom.
Discover your softer side
The best part is that even when you’re feeling the pinch you can treat yourself to a spot of Cheet luxury. So, if you want my advice, and you might not, ditch the diamonds and look forward to getting to know your softer side again. Tactile and built for life, there’s a ‘Monroe’ for us all
. Experience an enduring love affair between woman and bag that makes us feel great, look stunning and transport life’s essentials; phone numbers, tissues and make-up, and, if only for a while, forget those dreary crunch-time blues.
