Georgie loves this… because, after a certain point, luxury design transcends fashion and becomes art. Quentin Mackay circumnavigates that point with expertise and finesse, crossing it successfully every time with his inimitable collection of high-luxury handbags. This Persia handbag, in the finest glazed Python leather, exemplifies the luxury we have forgotten how to strive for. Resting on the square bottom of a satchel but rounding at the opening in a classic, refined shape this top-handled bag is recognisably MacKay, adorned as it is by his signatory Ball & Claw. Fixing the straps to the body of the bag and dangling from the zippers, this emblematic gold symbol has become the perfect branding for this pure luxury brand; unique, indulgent and perfectly crafted all at once.

Craftsmanship is wholly important to MacKay, who takes pride in the fact that every stage of production is policed to an almost obsessive degree. His integrity, diligence and perfectionism is driven by an almost cynical look at the fashion industry today. MacKay looks back on the dress making of 19th century and bemoans that we have lost the attention to detail and the aspiration that made fashion, in its origins, so spectacular. The personal touch is gone and with it any hope for personal style. So in steps Quentin MacKay, with his perfectly formed bags, in perfectly sourced skins, treated to the highest level, embellished with gold plated Ball & Claw's and lined in the softest red calf's leather, each one individually numbered. With the hope that the wearers will be distinguished and identifiable as the last (or the new) bastions of fine-art fashion, fighting the fight for individual semi-bespoke luxury one beautiful bag at a time.

Sonia loves this… because these droplet earrings, plated in 18 karat rose gold, breathe a contented sigh of long hot summers. Dreaming of white sand beneath our feet and a cool drink in our hands, the Arabic script evokes imaginings of the exotic travels from which designer Monica Vinader draws inspiration. When summer takes hold and days bleed into nights seamlessly, our daytime jewellery should hold out through the twilight hours and well into the black of night.

A native of Madrid, Vinader is now a Londoner longing for the countryside. First designing bespoke pieces for private clients in 2002, Monica has gained a reputation for luxurious, wearable jewellery, flooded with stones in the colours of the Mediterranean and Arabian textured golds. Now an award-winnning jeweller, her most characteristic pieces are no longer reserved for her private clientele. Although bespoke jewellery is a continuing feature of the Monica Vinader brand we can now all bask in the enjoyment of exotic, easy pieces like these gold coin earrings. Taking us inconspicuously from hot day to warm night, from Madrid to London, from city to countryside but always with a hint of the glamourous adventurer in our swagger.

Georgie loves this… because Stella McCartney's wooden accordion bag reminds us of long hot summers! As its concertina wooden shell cages the antique-pink satin pouch in the centre we can't help but think of the unfolding of a traditional Spanish fan, the slated tables of Alfresco summer dining or a towel-strewn deckchair by the pool. Its avant-garde design is softened by  warm 'ginger' toned wood and an antique-rose satin centre, making this clutch wearable as well as conceptual.

There are certain things we all know about Stella McCartney. Her esteemed parentage goes without saying (the clue is in the name), and her devout vegetarianism has become synonymous as a characteristic of both her brand and her personality. What we fail to remember is just how difficult it is to continually create beautiful, individual, high-quality accessories without leather. With that in mind, Stella McCartney's spring/ summer 2010 collection, beautiful silk tailoring and perfect micro-pleated party dresses aside, is essentially a how-to for the production of genuinely cool animal-friendly shoes and accessories. Cork soled sandals with stark thin straps, in high and low heels, helped perpetuate this summers kitten heel trend. Pearlescent perspex bags and cuffs in muted golds and cool blues, gave a relaxed inflection to the otherwise formal associations of hard-shelled bags.

When we are unceremoniously  reminded of the reality of the temperamental British summertime, we can always live  vicariously through our new Stella bag.