When I left London last month I left some wonderful friends behind,  but luckily some of them gifted me this gorgeous yellow cross body bag to remember them by.

This summer number is perfect for my LA life where there is far less black seen in outfits.  Although it’s too dressy for a beach bag I admit I do wear it everywhere, including the beach. It goes perfectly with the sunglasses I got from Women’secret in Lisbon in the same color way, and it works well with navy, khaki, and white.

The bag was from Topshop but is from Skinny Dip (£34.00) who now only have it available in the black version – which is also gorgeous and more every day – or the pink version which is not my usual cup of tea but which I also like. The clash of textures is more obvious on the yellow version which is why I like it better but it seems to now be sold out. I like the size of the bag as I like to carry a lot of things but it’s not overly cumbersome. The chain is really heavy and is prone to pulling your whole bag off the table if you leave it dangling over an edge – you have been warned.

Sunglasses – Women’secret last season, Star Laureli Cross Body Bag £34.00, Skinny Dip