It’s no secret to the people who know me that I’ve been a huge fan of The Golden Girls for a long time. I’m not the only one- a lot of my friends also love the show. It’s very well written, funny, tackled serious issues such as gun control and gay rights, and centered around the lives of four females and their relationships with men and with each other. I’m not the first person to make the analogy that The Golden Girls was the original Sex and the City… with orthopedics rather than Manolos. It’s been a sad 10 months for us Golden Girls fans- first Estelle Getty passed away in July and this past weekend Bea Arthur also passed. In a strange twist of fate, Arthur passed just as Bonhams & Butterfields starting alerting potential buyers to the sale of property from the estate of Estelle Getty. Along with Getty’s Emmy and Golden Globe awards, her trademark straw handbag and over-sized eyeglasses used on every episode of The Golden Girls will be for sale.

While I am not about to drop the money on either of these iconic pieces, they would be pretty awesome to own. Perfect accessories for the Golden Girls Halloween costumes my girlfriends and I have been talking about… Luckily there are plenty of sequins, shoulder pads, caftans, straw bags and vintage eyeglasses out there (no small thanks to the Olsen twins) for us to choose from come October.

Although, now that I think about it, a straw handbag is perfect for summer… loving this patent leather trimmed version from Spiegel.

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