We make no reservations about our love for studded handbags. With the military-inspired trend in full swing for fall we are currently lusting over Hammitt Handbags. Seen on the arms of Angelina Jolie and Kelly Ripa, and featured on shows such as Gossip Girl, Entourage, and 90210, each bag is handmade by local artisans using pure Italian leather.
The company was founded by former model turned designer Steff Hammitt, who has a particular affinity for the County of Los Angeles and dubbed each bag after a neighborhood. You can choose to buy the Brentwood or Venice if you like. We personally love the Getty and the Doheny as they are the perfect downsizing bag for us. The handbags range in price from $80 for a navy-colored Getty to $875 for the gold Westwood bag. Best of all, the inside of each bag has the tagline “L.A. stitched into every bag.” What better way to show your love for our fabulous city?
Hammitt is available at Bettina Duncan at Fred Segal Santa Monica or online.
You know you all remember, or at least have heard of, the slap-on bracelet—all the rage one week in grade school, banned by school officials the next because of some janky, sharp-edged metal piece inside the bracelet that budding sociopaths in your class used as a shank during recess.
I’ll admit, I haven’t been watching the Lakers (I’m a Bulls fan). But that doesn’t mean I won’t use Kobe and Co. as a reason to buy a rad pair of shades that convey my, uh, team spirit.
