Gray rabbit keychain with gray tutu

A grey bouclé bunny keyring that doubles as a bag charm

The clasp and its ring are fixed at the very top of the head, so the bunny hangs straight instead of tilting on the strap. At 14 cm it is big enough to find by hand in a deep bag and small enough not to knock about against a laptop. It clips to a key fob, a zip pull or the D-ring inside a tote, and the clasp opens with a thumb.

Bouclé knit and two long ears

The knit is a tight bouclé in mid-grey, with the slightly dusty cast that comes from all those small loops. The ears are long and drooping, and they frame the body down to arm level. The face keeps to the minimum: two round black eyes, a glossy oval nose in caramel brown, and no mouth at all.

Two ornaments, one grey palette

At the neck, white lace is gathered along its whole length and carries a rosette of grey satin ribbon whose tails fall over the skirt. A single black faceted stone sits at the centre of the rosette, and it is the one dark note on an otherwise pale figure.

The silver flower behind the ear

A silver glitter flower with a pearl centre is fixed at the base of the right ear. It barely registers head-on and only becomes obvious in the close-up, which is probably why the product name says nothing about it. On a figure this plain, it carries a fair share of the character.

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Living with it

Hung on the outside of a bag, the bunny works as a marker as much as a decoration: the bouclé is recognisable by touch, so the keys surface without a search. Indoors it sits well on a hook by the door, where the skirt holds its shape better than in a pocket. If the size is not right, the category page gathers everything that clips onto a key fob, plush and metal side by side.

Keeping the tulle in shape

Store it hanging rather than squashed at the bottom of a bag, because tulle keeps its flare far longer that way. If the skirt has already gone flat, separate the layers with your fingers and shake it out; the pile of the knit lifts again with a few strokes of a soft brush.

As a small gift it sits naturally beside the quieter pieces on the rest of the accessories shelf, where grey and silver keep coming back.