What I get asked for as a Personal Shopper
From private tennis lessons with world number ones (I’m low key obsessed with Aryna and her jewellery collection at the moment) to fashion show tickets and private jet charters, handbags, couture gowns and ready-to-wear straight off the runway, these are only the beginning when it comes to sourcing for my client base. My day-to-day includes custom fabrics picked from hand-selected traditional mills in Japan, arranging for these to be dyed and frayed, choosing fashion houses for wedding dresses, marble for interior designs and sourcing the perfect art work to fit over a dressing table or as part of an entertainment space. I arrange a lot of gifts for clients, create hampers and select special keep-sake pieces for friends, family and new baby arrivals that will stay with clients for a lifetime.
But when I get asked what I’m sourcing for clients at the moment, I love to include some of the fun bags, shoes and fashion items that I am receiving screenshots of the most at the moment; here goes!
For me, this is the best Chanel bag du jour, and one of the most exciting pieces to have launched in a while. The design screams 2026, and I’m getting screenshots of this style in all variations and colours at the moment.
I love that it remains elegant and ‘classic’ and is very obviously Chanel, but the longer shoulder strap in leather gives it a fresh take and feel, steering away from the now very basic chain cross body or double strap that these days no longer even whispers fashion and fun, but instead a lot of other, possibly not so exquisite things…
Ahead of next Seasons collection launch, this is a piece that I’ve been asked about a lot. A lot, a lot to be exact.
Definitely already a wish-list item, and secured for top clients only, this is one that will be hard to get hold of, when next Seasons collection hits the stores. And I absolutely get why- it’s different and cool, in an almost, but not quite Cruella sort of way. One to add to the collection, and to decide on now, before it’s too late.
The Hermes 29cm Shoulder bag is back with real vengeance.
In denim, in black, in beige in gold in brown - you name it. This is the bag the cool girls are wearing, are wanting, are screen-shotting and sending across to me to source for them. This is a bit of a younger and more fashion-forward take on the classic Birkin bag, and somehow one that shows off fashion knowledge and personal style more prominently than its substratal brother.
It was first released back in 2004 as part of Jean Paul Gaultier’s debut collection as creative director for the brand, and features a more elongated body and longer handles. The bag was produced until 2013 and then re-released in 2024, which means it’s slowly trickling into peoples hands and through wish lists right about now.
These loafers by The Row have been everywhere- and nowhere at the same time. (As so often is the case with pieces I’m asked for)
Yes, we’ve seen Love Story and are crushing on loafers, and these slouchy but chic ones by The Row seem to be a fan favourite in all colour ways that have been produced thus far. I hunted the brown down to the ends of middle earth, but a gorgeous olive shade was also recently available. Styled with jeans, with or without socks or little capri trousers and a classic tee or button down shirt, these are a true wardrobe staple, and something you can’t go wrong with, adding to your collection. No wonder my camera roll is full of screen grabs of this shoe.
Saint Laurent is definitely having a moment (more like a full Season to be honest), and I’ve been sourcing the tote in all variations, so there is no surprise that this Spring Summer version of a woven beach bag is high up there on the list of screenshots.
This is honestly a really cool piece that will take you from holiday mode, beach and pool visits, quite easily through to sunny days in the city, and still look really chic and put together. I love the size because it fits everything you (I) need to carry around, and most importantly a laptop, and the shape feels cool with a paired down, simple outfit.
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I would love to hear your thoughts, what are you loving at the moment?