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Pyrite: The Power Stone You’ll Be Glad You Have on Your New Bag

Posted by RD on 12/24/2019 to Fashion
Pyrite-Manifestation-Stone


Pyrite. What is it? Even though it sure sits pretty, pyrite is a power stone that packs a punch. One of our favorite stones, it’s believed by many to be excellent for manifesting, making big moves, achieving goals and calling in abundance. 



Meet Gigi: the inspiration behind our new line of sustainable evening bags

Posted by RD on 12/19/2019 to Women
Gigi Bags


We don’t usually name our bags after women but you may have noticed that our new line of evening bags are named “Gigi” ... well that’s because they're named after my late grandmother Georgiana whose collection of handbags we based our new styles after. Gigi was an incredibly fashionable woman and a notorious entertainer, social butterfly, and lover of dancing— so it was only fitting to have some of our fanciest party bags named after her. 


5 Things with Rachel Saunders of Rachel Saunders Ceramics

Posted by RD on 5/15/2018 to Community
Rachel Saunders Interview

I'm so excited to share with you the latest in our 5 Things series with Rachel Saunders of Rachel Saunders Ceramics5 Things is a series of interviews where we talk with inspiring female leaders making waves in their industry. 

Strangely enough, Rachel and I met through a shared love of manifestation a la the website and workshops created by Lacy Philips of Free + Native. Rachel is someone who upon meeting her (digitally) I became incredibly inspired by and who at a super young age was able to manifest incredible success by following her intuition, betting on herself, and not being afraid to go the unconventional route. Here, we chat with Rachel about how she got started, her infamous Woman Vase, Patti Smith, and what happened when she left Los Angeles for greener pastures (quite literally). 

5 THINGS: Maike Lüdenbach & LÖV the Label

Posted by RD on 3/7/2018 to Community
Maike Lüdenbach of LÖV sustainable underwear line


We’re so excited to share with you our latest interview in our 5 Things series where we chat with Maike Lüdenbach, founder of ethical and sustainable underwear line LÖV the label. Here we talk about how she got started, the importance of inclusivity and conscious production, growing up in Spain, and finding inspiration in friendships, real women, and the magical world of self care. 

5 THINGS w/ Celebrity Stylist and GALERIE.LA Founder Dechel Mckillian

Posted by RD on 12/13/2017 to Community
Celebrity stylist Dechel Mckillian of Galerie.LA


Today marks the first of our new blog series called 5 THINGS, where we talk with female leaders doing cool things. The first in our series is Dechel Mckillian, a celebrity stylist originally from Los Angeles whose clients include Drake, Nicki Minaj, Fergie, and Lionel Richie. After traveling the world with music artists like the Black Eyed Peas and Lil Wayne, Dechel saw firsthand the negative impact fashion has on our people and planet. Dechel brings over a decade of fashion industry experience to GALERIE.LA and has worked with the world’s biggest retailers including GOOP, Clare V, Steven Alan and TopShop.

Realizing the gap between sustainable fashion and her experiences in lifestyle and entertainment, she launched GALERIE.LA to present a tightly curated selection of brands with a shared philosophy. Dechel founded GALERIE.LA with the mission to bring socially conscious fashion to the masses.

Dechel is passionate about linking cutting-edge movements in urban culture, entertainment and music with the possibilities of sustainable design and fashion.


Getting Grounded: A Day of Magic at Mercado Sagrado

Posted by RD on 11/29/2017 to Community
Mercado Sagrado 2017 on Paramount Ranch

Even as a native Angeleno, Los Angeles continually surprises me. For a city that gets a bad reputation for being superficial, you'd be surprised to find that L.A. has a lot of depth hidden beneath the surface. There is no better example of this than the annual Mercado Sagrado, a two-day event (Nov. 4th + 5th) quietly tucked away in hills of Malibu Canyon that offers an array of workshops, lectures, and activities intended to inspire grounding, creativity, self work, and community. Workshops include everything from learning how to grow your own food, read tarot cards, tie dye with indigo, and activities like sound baths, breath work and meditation, and a kava ceremony. With speakers like Shiva Rose, Josh Siegel, and Olympia Auset, you can learn about love and numerology, biohacking, holistic living, clean beauty, and the intersection of spirituality and social justice. With so much going on, you hardly have time to explore all of the many unique and like-minded vendors in their marketplace.

Fashion & The F Word

Posted by RD on 3/27/2017 to Community
Feminism + Fanny Packs: How Women's Liberation Movement has influenced fashion throughout history


Back when we first started HFS, most people still viewed "feminism" as the second of three "F" words that one didn't say in polite company. You undoubtedly know the first, but may still be wondering about the third. In case you are, it's "fanny pack."  Rebels that we were, we incorporated two out of three into our company DNA. From our inception, it has been our mission to liberate women from their baggage, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Maybe what Magritte said is true, "sometimes a pipe is just a pipe," but more often than not, a purse is not just a purse. For many women, it symbolizes a container to hold their missing pieces: full rosy lips, flawless skin, perfect hair, manicured nails, odorless armpits...etc. Well, it's always been our motto that if a man can get through the day with only the contents of his pockets, so can we.

A mere, five short years later, and all three of these "F" words roll off the tongues of the most proper young women without a flinch. In fact, feminism has never been more popular of a word than it is now. Beyonce sang in front of it (2014 Music Video Awards), Alicia Keys renounced makeup in the name of it, and Jennifer Lawrence fought for it when she very publicly demanded pay equal to that of her male co-star. Feminism-- the belief that men and women should have equal rights and pay-- is something we, women, have fought for for centuries and are still in the process of working towards. If fashion is a means of personal expression, how have we, women, used it in the past to propel our movement forward in our hard-fought and centuries-long struggle for fundamental rights? Here's a look at how the various waves of the women's liberation movement has influenced women's fashion throughout history. 


Let's Talk About Sex

Posted by on 11/2/2016 to Community
Pretty Woman
Still from Pretty Woman, Touchstone Pictures (sourced here)

One of our central missions at HFS Collective has always been to help empower and liberate women. Yes, this mission encompasses the physical liberation from the bulk and weight of the traditional handbag through our belt bags, but it goes much further than that. We also aim to help liberate women from the mental and emotion baggage imposed on us by our culture. 

As a woman, regardless of your politics, there is a silver lining to this horribly divisive presidential election: the underlying sexism inherent our culture has finally been brought to the surface and is being discussed in a serious manner. 

Celeb Street Style: Elizabeth Banks Wears HFS Collective

Posted by RD on 6/7/2016 to Community

Fashion for a Just Cause?

Posted by DD on 5/1/2016 to Community
Photo: Katie Pruett of Fashion Just Case 

Fashion is increasingly being viewed as an immense waste of natural resources, with an environmental footprint large enough to doom the planet for eternity within just a few, short years. The consumer's voracious desire for cheap "fast fashion" has created an industry not healthy for children, the planet and most other living things. The good news is there are fashion pioneers working hard to balance the equation. These are mostly small companies, like our own, intentionally creating quality products, not only built to last, but also built with great consideration of our natural resources, respect for the people actually making them and our environment. The problem is finding them. In a fashion world run by mega corporations with mega dollars to spend on advertising and PR, these small startups can get lost. Their only hope for survival is the ever increasing array of conscious magazines and fashion bloggers willing to do the research to find these small, ethical brands and share them with their own conscious audiences. While even the large, mainstream publications are beginning to occasionally feature a page devoted to sustainability (usually around Earth Day), the burden of saving the planet falls on the shoulders of those pioneering mavericks set out to make a difference. 

ONE BAG, ONE ACRE

Posted by RD on 4/19/2016 to Community
Hipsters for Sisters x Rainforest Trust 

"Every minute, a forested area the size of five football fields is cleared on the island to make way for paper, rubber and palm oil plantations."

Rainforests are perhaps the most important natural resource on Earth. They safely store billions of tons of carbon annually, helping to keep the earth’s atmosphere in balance and warding off climate change-- an estimated 30% of our carbon emissions currently come from the burning of our rainforests. As if that wasn't enough, the rainforest is our single most important, untapped resource for scientific and medical discoveries and home to thousands of unique animals that depend on it for survival. 

Plant Pure Nation

Posted by D.D. on 6/30/2015 to Community
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A new documentary, Plant Pure Nation, opens nationwide on the Fourth of July and explores the question "What kind of a politician puts his or her career above the health and well-being of the people they represent?" The answer? Those whose careers are funded by one of the most powerful and earth destroying lobbyists in the nation.

Summer Festival Guide 2015

Posted by RD on 4/21/2015 to Fashion
Coachella Festival Style

Music festival season is officially here! While Coachella came to an end last weekend, there are still a number of worthwhile festivals to attend this summer! Here are a few we've got on our radar.  


HFS Sponsors Kinzie Elementary for the KCF All-Girls Chess Tournament

Posted by DD on 4/15/2015 to Community


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Photos from 2014 Tournament by Jorge Barrera


The 12th Annual KCF All-Girls National Chess Championships are being held this weekend. The best news is that 345 girls have already registered for this event, breaking last years previous record high of 322! Why care? Because chess, more than almost any other activity, teaches higher level thinking skills, such as the ability to visualize, analyze, and think critically. And that’s a set of skills we want every girl to own.

Interview with "It Girl" Paulien Riemis

Posted by DD on 2/25/2015 to Community
Paulien Riemis Hipsters for Sisters Interview


We've been following fashion blogger and model Paulien Riemis for some time now, and she still remains one of our favorite fashion "It Girls." Her style (which she describes as "tomboy elegant with a playful French/Scandi touch") resonates clearly with what we envision as our own. Get to know Paulien by reading our recent interview with her. You will love her as much as we do!


Let's See Jane Achieve Equality in the Media

Posted by DD on 1/15/2015 to Community

One of our central missions at Hipsters for Sisters is to help empower and liberate women. Yes, this mission encompasses the physical liberation from the bulk and weight of the traditional handbag, but it goes much further than that. We also aim to help liberate women from the mental and emotion baggage imposed on us by our culture.

STYLE WATCH: Interview with Fashion Blogger Beth Jones of B. Jones Style

Posted by RD on 12/18/2014 to Community
Beth Jones of B. Jones Style

As part of our Thursday Style Watch series, today we talk with fashion blogger Beth Jones of B. Jones StyleA self-proclaimed thrift and vintage junkie, Beth is truly a girl after our own heart. With a particular lust for life that's nothing short of contagious, Beth breathes excitement into everything she does and the results are wildly inspiring. 




STYLE WATCH: Interview with Fashion Blogger Stephanie Liu of Honey & Silk

Posted by RD on 12/11/2014 to Community
Fanny Pack / Honey & Silk

Today, we get up close and personal with fashion blogger Stephanie Liu of Honey & Silk as part of our Thursday Style Watch blog series. Join us as she shares with us her style secrets, blogging tips, and favorite local L.A. hot spots.


STYLE WATCH: Interview with Fashion Blogger Marta Pozzan of It's Super Fashion

Posted by RD on 11/27/2014 to Community

Marta Pozzan / Belt Bag

As part of our Thursday Style Watch series, today we talk to Marta Pozzan of It's Super Fashion to find out a little bit about her, her favorite, local L.A. haunts, and just what's inside her Hipsters for Sisters belt bag.



STYLE WATCH: Interview with Fashion Blogger Linh Winn

Posted by RD on 11/20/2014 to Community
White Belt Bag / Fashion Blogger Linh Winn

As part of our Thursday Style Watch series, today we talk with fashion blogger Linh Winn to find out a little bit more about her, her favorite L.A. haunts, and just what's inside her Hipsters for Sisters belt bag.


STYLE WATCH: Interview with Fashion Blogger Angela Fink of The Fashion Sight

Posted by RD on 11/13/2014 to Community
Angela Fink of The Fashion Sight w/ Indigo Bum Bag

So excited to introduce our new, Hipsters for Sisters blog series called Style Watch, where every Thursday we'll talk with one of our favorite fashion bloggers to get to know just a bit more about them, their style secrets, and offer a glimpse into the glamorous life of a fashion blogger. Today, we begin the first in our series with one of our all time favorites, Angela Fink of The Fashion Sight



Monday Mantra: Sylvia Plath on Creativity

Posted by RD on 7/7/2014 to Women
Sylvia Plath on Creativity

"The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." -Sylvia Plath

Festival Fever: Coachella 2014

Posted by RD on 3/17/2014 to Fashion
Coachella 2014 What to Wear
With spring just around the corner, music festival season is officially here! While the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival came to an end this week, the Coachella music festival is fast approaching. In equal parts known for the street style as much as it's music, Coachella, which takes place in Indio, California, is the place to be for both music and fashion lovers alike...although getting tickets, is not exactly easy. In fact, it's rumored that tickets sold out just within the first 3 hours of being on sale. 

GEMS for the Holidays!

Posted by DD on 12/3/2013 to Community


  On this “Giving Tuesday” we are happy to announce that Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is our featured charitable organization for the 2013 Holiday Season. 2% of the purchase price of every bag sold online during the month of December will be used to purchase items from GEMS Holiday Wish List which you can view here: 

http://amzn.to/18gnaY1



Finding Inspiration for Our New Line of Bags

Posted by RD on 10/23/2012 to Inspiration

 Pacific Design Center Los Angeles


Yesterday, the HfS team and I ventured over to the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood in search of inspiration for our new line of flat belt bags, the Flats Collection, soon to be new additions to our Classic Collection.