Handbag of the week: Orla Kiely

By Jemma Tibbals

Shopper bag, £295 at Orla Kiely on Monmouth Street, London 

We're feeling optimistic that spring will actually arrive some time soon, mostly because with the onset of spring comes spring cleaning... and by this I mean spring cleaning your wardrobe - naturally! 

  See? The sun comes out when you use this bag! This bright design from Orla Kiely is just the sort of bag we want to be tottering around with right now.  Its cheery exterior alone makes us smile, but with the added bonus that it is a design classic we're really laughing.

Orla Kiely launched her handbag company (it has now expanded considerably to include clothes also) in the 1990s.  Her signature style of bright colours and organic graphics are immediately recognisable but never garish.  Kiely's bag philosophy is that functionality comes first.  It is this non fussy outlook that makes her bags the perfect accessory to help de-clutter your wardrobe and get you in the mood for sunny days!

Check out last week's handbag of the week from Margaret Howell

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