Mischa Barton's Hell in a Handbag

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We knew about her career designing headbands, but that Mischa Barton has her own handbag line? Total shocker. How could we have spent almost two years not knowing? Apparently, because it wasn't available in the United States. (Indeed, we stumbled across it perusing purse porn on ASOS.) And apparently—judging on the complete absence of press—she wasn't able to con?er, we mean convince any of her friends to carry the bag. She must be doing something (at least, partially, sort of) something right: at the ripe old age of two, the line outlived Hediwood! [ASOS]