Lana Marks
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Lana Marks is an international fashion brand founded by Lana Marks. They specialize in exotic leather accessories that are available in 150 styles in 100 colors., and are known for creating some of the world’s most expensive handbags. Lana Marks is based out of Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
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Founder

Lana Marks is an American fashion designer. She was born in East London, South Africa but now resides in Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...

. Her father was a property developer. She attended Clarendon High School in East London and was known for being a high achiever academically, as well as an excellent tennis player. She is the CEO and designer of Lana Marks, a fashion accessories brand that specializes in exotic leathers,[3] and is a member of CFDA. She is married to psychiatrist Dr. Neville Marks[4].

Lana Marks has been a commentator on awards shows including VH1’s The Fabulous Life Presents: Red Carpet Excess.

She was friends with Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
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Brand

Lana Marks first got the idea to start a handbag collection when she couldn’t find a handbag to match a red suit she was wearing to a birthday celebration for Queen Elizabeth II. Marks then decided to start a line of exotic leather accessories in bright colors.

Lana Marks is known for designing handbags often seen on the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
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 Red Carpet, worn by celebrities such as Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer and former fashion model.She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules...

, Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
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, Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston
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, Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...

, Julie Christie
Julie Christie
Julie Frances Christie is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England, where she attended boarding school....

, and Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
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. Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...

, Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu
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, Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore is an American actress and a children's book author. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards....

, Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
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, and Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
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 have also been seen wearing Lana Marks handbags.

The Lana Marks Cleopatra Clutch, decorated with diamonds and inspired by Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...

, is a handbag of choice for the Academy Awards. When she won an Academy Award in 2007, Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Dame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...

 carried her handbag, a Lana Marks Cleopatra Clutch, to the stage to accept her Oscar.

Stores

  • Lana Marks New York– 645 Madison Avenue
  • Lana Marks Palm Beach– 238 Worth Avenue
    Worth Avenue
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  • Lana Marks Beverly Hills– 465 North Rodeo Drive
    Rodeo Drive
    Rodeo Drive of Beverly Hills, California is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion. The name generally refers to a three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops but the street stretches further north and south....


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