Explore Anita Patrickson’s style through AMANU bags and belts, her red-carpet work and fall layers from designers she has named as favorites.
Anita Patrickson Style: AMANU Bags, Belts and Designers She Loves
The Los Angeles stylist’s handmade label, her red-carpet work and fall layers from designers she has named as favorites.
Anita Patrickson’s style starts with movement
Anita Patrickson is a Los Angeles stylist, born in South Africa and educated in London, who began her career with Condé Nast. The BBC names Emma Watson, Chrissy Teigen and Chanel Iman among the stars she has dressed, while PeopleStyle records her work with Julianne Hough.
She describes her own style as minimal, comfortable and meaningful, with clothes she can move, dance and live in. I follow that outlook through AMANU, the handmade label she founded, and four designers she named as favorites: Chloé, Posse, ALÉMAIS and Christopher Esber.
From red carpet styling to AMANU
Patrickson traces AMANU to a sandal made for her in Capri, which sparked her interest in the handcraft process. The brand’s own story links its handmade bags and belts to her childhood on a South African farm, and her interview describes work with artisans in Cape Town and Kibera.
AMANU’s Fall Winter 2026 lookbook sets its mood with stone, grass and low light. I start with the label’s bags and belts, then add wool layers and leather pieces from the designers Patrickson named.
Fall layers and accessories from designers she named
Chain Horse Velvet Top-Handle Bag
Chloé
$3,190
Double-breasted checked wool blazer
Chloé
$3,290
Chester plush-trimmed cotton and silk-blend satin coat
POSSE
$650
Lace-Trimmed Wool Sweater
Posse
$370
Rosette merino wool-piqué polo sweater
ALÉMAIS
$450
mlak bead embellished mohair alpaca and wool blend cardigan
ALÉMAIS
$650
Leather jacket
Christopher Esber
$2,250
Banyan crystal-embellished wool and linen-blend vest
Christopher Esber
$745
Where I would start with Anita Patrickson’s style
Start with a compact AMANU bag, then add a sculptural belt. For a softer layer, I would reach for wool from Posse or ALÉMAIS, two labels Patrickson has named among her favorites. Her practical test is simple: clothes should let you move through the night.
