Judith Leiber Humphrey Tortoise Minaudiere

While animal-inspired minaudieres have been very popular among Judith Leiber’s designs, seeing this Judith Leiber Humphrey Tortoise Minaudiere still managed to stun and shock me. Imagine a tortoise for a minaudiere… well, only Judith Leiber can really do such.

While tortoise are known to move real slow, this Judith Leiber Humphrey Tortoise Minaudiere is sure to move fashionable people fast and you’re also sure it would start a conversation in a jiffy. Just like the brand’s other crystal minaudieres, this is as well fully beaded with silver/multicolor Austrian crystals. And since this is inspired by tortoise, of course, the shape indeed looks like one and the colors as well managed to form the pattern of a tortoise.

Interesting enough, this Judith Leiber Humphrey Tortoise Minaudiere can be opened through a push-lock closure, which you can see on the side of its shell. This minaudiere looks really small, so your most basic evening essentials are only the things you can put inside it.

Another common thing about Judith Leiber’s crystal minaudieres is their expensive price tags, where this Judith Leiber Humphrey Tortoise Minaudiere retails for $5,295 at Neiman Marcus.