Katie Hillier

Accessories

Take A Look at the $13,950 Victoria Beckham Bag That Sold Out In Hours

It would be putting it mildly to say that Victoria Beckham is a bag enthusiast. She reportedly owns around 100 Birkin bags. So it’s little wonder that the designer decided to create her own handbag line, and that her bags seem inspired by the classic shape and timelessness of the Birkin.

Victoria Beckham is one of the few celebrities to design a successful line that has been well received by fashion critics and celebrities and the general public. She took her time and worked with the right people to create a smart line with a clear aesthetic. So it follows that her handbag line is a hit, too. Beckham paired up with former Luella and current Marc by Marc Jacobs accessories design consultant Katie Hillier (who now designs her own adorable bunny-filled line) to create a collection of understated, boxy, lady like bags with a severe edge.

Two of the styles–the leather and nubuck shoulder bag and the hexagonal chain bag in crocodile–went on sale yesterday at Net-a-Porter. The leather and nubuck sold out within the hour, Elle UK is reporting. The nearly $14,000 crocodile bag (pictured right) sold out by the afternoon.

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Katie Hillier Talks Jewelry, Luxury, and, Of Course, Bunnies

Katie Hillier has had a career most could only dream of. Designing accessories at Luella, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and working as a contributor and senior-editor at POP, Katie’s resume is a fashion wonder.

But it was only recently that the British designer turned her sights on a different goal: creating her own label. Fresh on the heels of her win as Accessories Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2009, Katie set to work on Hillier, her eponymous jewelry line.

Mixing luxury with fun, Hillier is adorable, unexpected, and highly covetable. Click through for our convo with Katie.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: D&G Asks When?, Beckham and Hillier May Collab, & NYFW Gets Scheduled

Quando, Quando, Quando: A trailer for the first film from Dolce & Gabbana Motion Pictures, Quando, Quando, Quando, has hit YouTube. We just want to know quando it’s coming to theaters in America! {Fashion Copious}

Pilotto Shoes Go to Sale: Superstar shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood’s collaborations with Peter Pilotto have been strictly runway for the past two season, but for SS11 two styles of the shoes will go into production. We hope they’re easier to get our hands on than the Rodarte melting candle heels. {WWD}

Jon K Still Makes Our Day: In your monthly Jon Kortajarena update, the sultry Spaniard is starring in Pepe Jeans Fall campaign alongside Alexa Chung. Brits are grumbling that Kortajarena upstages Chung, to which we reply: He upstages everyone, except Tom himself. {Telegraph}

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Runaway Bunny Finds Diamonds

photo courtesy WWD Katie Hillier, the creative genius, or accessories designer, behind first Luella, Giles, Stella and then Marc by Marc Jacobs has finally launched something of her own. It’s the bunny necklace at left, yes she’s really only launched one thing, and it goes on sale at Dover Street Market and Colette this week. [...]

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Henry Holland Plays Host

Vogue‘s recruited Henry Holland to host a handful of interviews on their website this week. There’s a slight problem in that you can’t actually watch them via VogueUK.com from America, so here’s one in which the Brit designer interviews Alexander Wang. Discussion includes Alex’s love of black, his childhood dream of becoming a back up [...]

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