Brand: Céline Product Line: Macadam Type: Clutch / Pouch Material: Macadam monogram coated canvas with leather trim Exterior Colour: Beige and brown Hardware: Brass-tone zipper with Céline Triomphe logo Dimensions: 11.5" W x 8" H x 2" D (approx.) Closure: Top zip Interior: Beige leather lining with one interior pocket Country of Origin: Italy The Macadam line represents a chapter in Céline's storied history when the house refined its vision of understated Parisian elegance through monogram canvas and supple leather. This clutch exemplifies that aesthetic: the all-over Macadam pattern in beige coated canvas is framed by cognac-brown calfskin trim at the edges and corners, each seam hand-stitched and each corner reinforced. The brass-tone zipper bears the Triomphe emblem, a mark that signals the house's heritage in leatherwork and fine accessories. Inside, the beige leather lining offers a single pocket for organization. The silhouette is clean and rectangular, designed to hold essentials with quiet sophistication. Notes from the Curator The Macadam pattern—a geometric arrangement of interlocking links—was designed in 1973 by founder Céline Vipiana after she noticed the chain encircling the Arc de Triomphe and secured permission from the city of Paris to adapt the motif as the house emblem. Omnipresent from the 1970s through the 1990s, this beige coated-canvas clutch exemplifies the Macadam line's understated vocabulary: a crisp rectangular silhouette framed in cognac calfskin, hand-stitched at every edge and corner, with a single interior pocket for organization. The chain links surrounding the monument inspired not a direct rendering of the arch but the abstracted C-form pattern visible across the body, each repeat woven into the canvas itself. The brass-tone zipper pull carries the Triomphe emblem—the same motif, though the term Triomphe entered common parlance only when Hedi Slimane reintroduced it in 2018. The clutch's proportions lend themselves equally to evening use and to slipping inside a larger tote, a hallmark of the house's commitment to quiet functionality beneath Parisian polish.