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"I recently met a handbag designer named Antoinette Lee whose stuff is chic and luxurious and unbelievably functional and beloved by Blake Lively and Lauren Conrad and I was instantly smitten with the line. And then I found out she and Glamour go way back...to 1941! Find out more about her and her Glamour-ous history, after the jump.\nIn 1941, Glamour magazine held a nationwide contest, asking their readers to design a look for the next issue&amp;#39;s cover. Lee&amp;#39;s grandmother, just 17 years old at the time, entered--and won. She got to dress one of the biggest celebrities of the day, Claudette Colbert, for the cover of Glamour...and the rest is fashion history.\nPinterestFacebookIt seems those good design genes run in the family, because now Lee has turned her artist&amp;#39;s eye to handbag design, creating gorgeous leather bags with smart little functions you&amp;#39;ll wish you&amp;#39;d thought of.\nPinterestFacebookFrom the new spring line, in stores in a few months: what looks like a fabulous clutch is actually hiding...\nPinterestFacebooka smart little secret card compartment, perfect for stashing your license or credit card for a night out. The Mia, another one of my favorite bags (part of the fall and holiday collections, available now), taps into the new trend for smaller handbags and can be worn either across your chest or over the shoulder.\nPinterestFacebookAnd finally, the Dolce, a two-tone leather bag that was spotted on LC and holds much more stuff than its silhouette might make you think.\nPinterestFacebookCheck out more from Antoinette Lee at antoinetteleedesigns.com. Adorable, no?\nPhotos: Courtesy of Antoinette Lee Designs"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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