The World's Most Expensive Handbags

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed)
Aug 4th 2007 at 9:01AM

Here at Luxist I'm hardly the handbag expert (that's Sandy and Marsha's department) but when I saw this article I couldn't help but chime in. I love a cute purse just as much as the next girl, but some of these are priced upwards of $100,000 and $200,000! Are they really worth that much? Maybe I don't love purses as much as the next girl...

Personal feelings of value aside, several of the creations on this list of the world's most extravagant handbags are truly gorgeous, and many have so many diamonds and so much gold that justifying the price tag definitely gets easier -- it's an investment! My favorite? The Nancy Gonzalez Porousus Bag, which is actually one of the more reasonable bags on the list coming in at number 9 and costing only $30,000. And here are winners 1-5:

Chanel "Diamond Forever" Classic Bag, $261,000
Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag, $120,000
Lana Marks Cleopatra Bag, $100,000
Leiber Precious Rose, $92,000
LV Tribute Patchwork Bag, $42,000

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Briannnn Aug 5th 2007 10:15PM

Ooh, I am pretty sure they missed a Birkin on this list. In the Hermes store in Luxembourg, I had the pleasure of beholding a pink Ostrich Birkin with diamond clasps and enclosures. I believe it boasted more than 10 carats. It was quoted at around 150,000 Euros.

Needless to say, it was handled via white gloves and quite gingerly...though it WAS transported through the streets in a plain Hermes shopping bag by the owner.

HELEN Aug 24th 2007 8:04AM

I think something is very wrong here. People Paying this much for a bag. When my grand daughter has diabetes and has a hard time just paying for her meds. that is a life & death struggle, which should be free from our graet U.S.A. If the people buying these bags would put their money into finding a cure for this disease it would be so much better..