Bag junkies will jump on the chance to pick up one of the 47 special run WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie Olympic DeGaulle Bags. “The limited edition “DeGaulle” bag in white leather comes with five interchangeable handles in yellow, blue, green, red and black, reflecting the colours of the Olympic rings, and gold hardware emulating the prized medals.  47 bags will be made, one for each Olympic Games held since the revival of the ancient Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, and individually tagged sequentially with each of the host cities’ datelines and identified with the WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie logo embossed in gold. ”

More looks at the WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie Olympic DeGaulle Bag after the jump.

On August 8, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, who have partnered with Nike Sportswear, will offer 24-hours of athletic-themed fun at their Opening Ceremony store. In addition to setting up a television to allow patrons to watch the first glittering 24 hours of the games (including the opening ceremony of course), the Soho store will sell Nike’s Olympic Air Max 1 sneaker at the Souvenir "shop-in-shop," kiosks will hawk limited-edition jewelery and accessories by Philip Crangi and Fallon, and the shop will host its own participatory "games". Via Refinery29.com.

Gucci’s Creative Director, Frida Giannini likes the Olympics. To celebrate the coming games, Giannini developed a series of eight limited edition products for Gucci. One of the standouts is this 8-8-2008 limited edition watch. “Its clean digital face (which features both numerical or clock hand formats), black dial and steel frame epitomize sporty elegance. The surface of its red monochrome rubber strap is engraved with the Gucci logo on the exterior, while the interior has been embossed with Gucci’s iconic GG pattern.”

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