I love hearing about exciting new brands, especially when it comes to accessories like handbags. And when those handbags are beautifully designed and created in the UK, Italy and Spain, it makes it even more exciting, right? Which is why I’m thrilled to be writing about the brand, Hill & Friends, and their collaboration with one of my favourite stores, John Lewis. The collaboration launched on August 21st.
Hill & Friends
Rather than try and sum up what Hill & Friends is all about myself, I thought I’d share the detailed info from their own site…
Hill and Friends is a brand that produces exceptionally crafted and luxuriously functional bags, each affirmed with a subversive wink. A unique partnership between Emma Hill CBE and Georgia Fendley, Hill and Friends is a name that denotes warmth, wit and disruptive charm without compromising luxury. It is a brand that embraces a distinctly generous relationship with its customers, or ‘friends’ who define its world.
Combining luxurious linings with refined practical details, Hill and Friends is committed to producing bags that balance everyday functionality with timeless sophistication.
As the name implies, producing bags is a team effort and the company is devoted to the support and hard work of their friends who make this happen. Combining luxurious linings with refined practical details, Hill and Friends is committed to producing bags that balance everyday functionality with timeless sophistication. Using the highest quality materials, each bag is crafted with a meticulous attention to detail and subject to a rigorous multi-stage prototyping process before the first samples are made, tested and improved again. Through disruptive generosity, Hill and Friends defines a unique world for its bags, informed by consistent humor and joy.
Philosophy
Hill & Friends also have a cracking philosophy:
- They believe honesty is the best policy
- …in fairtrade
- …corners are not for cutting
- …luxury should be long lasting
- …in generosity of spirit
- …in being brave
- …in the power of a smile
Don’t you just LOVE the final two philosophies? Be brave and the power of a smile 🙂 What’s better than that?
The collection (of which just three of my personal favourites are shown above), available on the John Lewis website, is simply stunning and features several handbags that I’ve got my eye on which I just might have to leave open on my computer and hope that hubby notices 😉
With shoulder bags, clutches and a very practical satchel (which is available in liquorice black, oxblood and tan), you’ll certainly find a handbag to suit you at Hill & Friends – and it’ll be a handbag that lasts you for years and years. An investment for sure!
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