Los Angeles-bred with a brief sojourn in the Himalayas (no, for real), CC Skye started by designing chunky, gleaming gold jewelry before branching out into more chunky, gleaming gold, this time on handbags, in 2006. Mixing Italian leather with gold hardware, her jewelry and accessories exist in the netherworld where Art Deco meets posh punk (with some Himalayan Shaman inspiration thrown in). CC Skye makes accessories for Hollywood’s “it” girls who want their uptown elegance mixed with a little downtown edge.