We informed to you last year that actress Mischa Barton launched a headband line.  Not so long afterwards, she went into the handbag industry, so naturally we thought the headband business went bust.  But nooo… Ms. Barton is apparently up with a Spring/Summer 2009 collection of limited edition headbands.

Can’t say we hate them and can’t say we love ‘em either.  They’re cute with all those prices, but $50 as the cheapest price for one headband is kinda too much, especially the ones with such rough finishing.  To us they kinda look like they’re lined with band aids. We like the first batch of the collection way better, in fact, we even like her handbag collection the best.  More handbags and less headbands, please!

If you like them, you can make your purchase at staceylapidus.com.

After launching her collaboration with Stacy Lapidus with the headband designs, Mischa Barton is back with a range of handbags of her own designs! We might’ve been underestimating the actress for quite some time now, but now we’ll say it: she’s quite impressive as a celebrity designer.  Seriously. And she stated that she designed the whole handbag line herself.

“I didn’t have anybody designing with me.  Though that doesn’t mean I won’t – and maybe it would be a good idea if I did. All they did was let me know what leather was out there and send me swatches.  That kind of thing.  There was a lot of sending things back and forth.”

Mischa’s handbag collection consists of clutches, shoulder bags, vintage-inspired, Bohemian, and all done in earthy colors.  Well, no surprises there, because even though she’s portrayed in some ‘wrong’ choices of clothes sometimes, Mischa is known for her good taste in designer items.  Mischa’s favorite from her own line is the Marissa, named after character in “The OC”.  Yes, there are a double S there, unlike the real character name “Marisa”.  Avoiding copyright infringement?  Smart move.

Here are a couple of Mischa Barton’s handbag designs.

The Marissa Bag

The Leonie Bag

To see more of Mischa Barton’s handbag designs, go to www.mischabartonhandbags.com.

We gotta admit, we were a bit skeptical when we first heard Mischa’s kick into the accessory-design world, but now we think they’re quite good.

Are you feelin’ them?