Leather Handbags & Jewelry from Tiffany & Co. then Lunch & Dinner for Mom

By Laura Medina

Give what mom really, really wants...a darn good, hand-stitched leather bag that she can tote around her "office" while banging it from office to soccer/karate practice to home, say like Tiffany & Co.'s Leather Collection.

The same craftmanship and attention to details to its more famous jewelry collections are used in it's Leather Collection.

 The spring 2014 Tiffany Leather Collection is inspired by the fresh possibilities that bloom along with spring’s garden of delights.

This spirit of new beginnings is captured in distinctive handbags handcrafted by skilled Italian artisans working with leather in poppy, light camel, navy, cotton and Tiffany Blue. The leather is backed with gold or platinum foil, creating an interior with a beautiful color contrast. These details distinguish the supple Kensington hobo and Allee satchel that mold to the body in a soft, easy way, as well as the Dahlia, a smaller hobo, and the Lily clutch.

The collection’s palette of neutrals also defines structured handbags of clean elegant lines: the curvaceous Tulip shoulder bag in light camel/cotton/onyx and the tailored Suzette lock clutch in navy/light camel/cotton.

Other collection standouts include the TRT: Tiffany Reversible Tote and generous Quincy tote of smooth and grain leather in graphic black and white; and the Riley tote in metallic leather and a matte python print in natural. These are joined by the Margo satchel in navy Vachetta leather; and the Cornelia lunchbox, zip phone wallet and Sabrina frame clutch in a rich navy glazed crocodile.

The Tiffany Leather Collection is created with time-honored techniques. Every clasp and embellishment, every pocket and seam is smoothly integrated into the overall design. In addition, these original creations are finished with the hallmarks of Tiffany’s heritage, including custom-designed hardware, Tiffany Blue leather interiors and subtle Tiffany & Co. logos. Collectively, they represent the attention to detail that makes for a fashion essential of enduring style.

After you bought your mom the tote bag of her dreams, you can either wait until next year or for Christmas to "gift" her with Tiffany's new Atlas Collection.  Still streamlined in Art Deco but the curvier and more feminine in structure and in rose gold for her.

If your budget is stretched and time is limited and you're lucky enough to live in Brentwood,  take advantage of you environ and take her out to many and plenty of Brentwood's Italian restaurants for everyday lunch and dinner.

Adoteca, https://www.tastemade.com/@thearriviste/T8aBTWabTP6uhwA3ckLODA and http://www.adotecabrentwood.com/ offers unique but authentic Italian dishes, such as the risotto with seafood topped with a roasted prawn.

Another option is Pecorino, https://www.tastemade.com/@thearriviste/eOo4avuOSwmsAMdq6bw6OQ and http://www.pecorinorestaurant.com/.  Named after it's namesake, the pecorino cheese, you can't go wrong when your mom is a cheese lover.

The trademark trick at Pecorino (this is one of the many secrets of Italian cooking) is when the waiter grinds a well into a barrel of a pecorino cheese then dumps a bowl of freshly cooked pasta into the well then tosses it.  While doing so, the heat and the oil from the pasta melts and blends into the pecorino cheese.  Basically, the waiter is sauteing the hot and oily pasta into the melting pecorino cheese to give the pasta flavor and additional texture.  This is technique is what makes Italian cooking special.  Plus, watching the waiter "sauteing" pasta in a barrel of cheese is a treat for mom.

Regardless what and which type of gift you decided for your mom, there are a whole, wide range of options that fit all sorts of wallets and pocketbooks but they are all equally chic for mom.