The Namesakes: The Most Stylish (and Hilarious) Real People-Inspired Pieces
By Véronique Hyland
06/01/12 at 01:30 PM
You're nobody until somebody names a bag after you.
For proof, just look at the Kelly, the Birkin, the Bryanboy, and all the way up to Mulberry's Del Rey bag. In some cases, these carryalls came about with plenty of input from their namesake. But in other cases, the inspiration is a little harder to divine.
Here's a sampling of some of the latest examples, from the most fitting (we could totally see Garance in those YSLs) to the most incongruous (Behati in stripper shoes? Don't even.)