Fashion Nerds

United Kingdom

Lulu Guinness

  • Novelty handbags
  • Vintage references
  • Playful sculptural forms

Lulu Guinness began designing handbags in 1989 without formal training, introducing an attaché case made for women. Vintage references and humour shaped a practice in which the bag becomes a conversational object.

Portrait of Lulu Guinness
Lulu Guinness; photographer not specified · Copyrighted; see source terms.

Five looks to know

Lulu Red Small Lips Clutch Bag — Lulu Guinness, Date not documented

Collection selection

Lulu Red Small Lips Clutch Bag

Date not documented

The lip-shaped evening bag is Guinness’s signature surrealist accessory.

Lulu Guinness
BLACK LEATHER RILEY SHOULDER BAG — Lulu Guinness, Date not stated

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BLACK LEATHER RILEY SHOULDER BAG

Date not stated · Official collection; season not stated

A compact shoulder bag shows the label applying its visual language to an everyday structured form.

Lulu Guinness
BLACK LEATHER FRANCES TOTE — Lulu Guinness, Date not stated

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BLACK LEATHER FRANCES TOTE

Date not stated · Official collection; season not stated

A plain, broad tote provides a practical counterpart to Guinness’s novelty bags.

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CHOCOLATE CROC QUEENIE HANDBAG — Lulu Guinness, Date not stated

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CHOCOLATE CROC QUEENIE HANDBAG

Date not stated · Official collection; season not stated

A rigid top-handle outline and textured surface recall traditional handbag construction.

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BOSQUE DREAMS MILLIE BACKPACK — Lulu Guinness, Date not stated

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BOSQUE DREAMS MILLIE BACKPACK

Date not stated · Official collection; season not stated

An exuberant botanical pattern brings the label’s decorative sensibility to a functional backpack.

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Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Selected work

1 piece

About Lulu Guinness

Her Florist Basket, created in 1993, and Lips Clutch became signatures, combining familiar feminine imagery with unexpected forms and a playful approach to accessories.