Made of black tab raw shell and stainless steel with fabric lining.

• Height 13cm-5"


• Max. width 24,5cm-9.5"


• Depth 5cm-2"

BORN IN BEIRUT AND RAISED IN DUBAI, NATHALIE TRAD DEVELOPED A STRONG PENCHANT FOR ASYMMETRIC DESIGNS – WHICH TODAY FORMS THE BASIS OF HER EPONYMOUS LINE – WHILST EARNING A BA FROM PARIS’ ESMOD INTERNATIONAL. IT WAS THEN, IN 2007, THAT SHE DISCOVERED HER PERSONAL DESIGN ETHOS: TO TAKE CLASSIC SHAPES – UBIQUITOUS IN OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT – AND RADICALLY TRANSFORM THEM, DECONSTRUCTING AND REDEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF FASHION AESTHETICS.

IN 2008, TRAD RELOCATED TO NEW YORK TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS VISION. THERE, SHE OBTAINED A BBA IN DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT FROM PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN AND WORKED UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF AN INDUSTRY-LEADING ACCESSORIES DESIGNER AT PROENZA SCHOULER – A HIGHLY-COVETED NEW YORK-BASED WOMENSWEAR AND ACCESSORIES BRAND.

TRAD’S TIME SPENT IN TWO FASHION CAPITALS – PARIS AND NEW YORK – COUPLED WITH THE EXPERTISE GAINED THROUGH HER DEGREES AND HER QUEST TO REEXAMINE THE FOUNDATIONS OF TRADITIONAL ACCESSORY DESIGN, HELPED HER FORGE A UNIQUE SIGNATURE STYLE EARLY ON, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR HER 2013 INAUGURAL COLLECTION. INDEED, THE RANGE – SPANNING LEATHER HANDBAGS, SHELL CLUTCHES AND NECKLACES – IS PUNCTUATED BY CHISELED CONTOURS, GEOMETRIC STRUCTURES AND SHARP CONTRASTS IN COLOR, TEXTURE AND PATTERN.