And here you thought it was impossible to find a vintage Chanel: There's a new exhibit in the U.K., built around a brass bag made in Mosul, Iraq sometime in the 1300s. Inlaid with silver-and-gold scenes of court life, it's basically the fourteenth-century Iraqi equivalent of a Judith Leiber clutch. » 2/20/14 12:55pm 2/20/14 12:55pm

New York designer Camille Zarsky makes python-skin handbags. She imports her materials from Europe, but she'd like to start sourcing a little closer to home, and she suspects she could even do a bit of ecological good—by making her products out of Florida pythons, Fast Company reports. » 1/07/14 1:10pm 1/07/14 1:10pm

The jig is up, ladies! Better scurry down to your "purse connection," aka your cousin's friend who works at the Cinnabon at the mall, because time is running out to get your hands on your favorite knock-off designer bags. » 12/20/13 3:00pm 12/20/13 3:00pm

A British luxury retailer has surveyed its female customers and found that every day, women tote around almost $2,000 worth of junk on their arms. Yep — those big ass purses combined with all of the lady flotsam contained therein are worth more than most people's monthly rent. I guess I'm doing a shitty job at being… » 10/31/13 4:30pm 10/31/13 4:30pm

A French back in France called Societe Generale is offering a pink-and-gold "Pour Elle" bank card as part of a red hot summer deal aimed at all those helpless women who are always losing their handbags, locking themselves out of their apartments, or frying their electrical sockets with arcade-sized novelty pinball… » 8/10/12 12:00pm 8/10/12 12:00pm

It's simultaneously depressing and fun that a YouTube search for "my birkin" yields a subculture: pages upon pages of posted videos from psyched consumers (some regular fashion video bloggers, some in areas of the country that don't have accessible Hermès stores) displaying their goods. A number of the videos don't… » 5/05/12 1:30pm 5/05/12 1:30pm

Queens: they're just like us! The monarch's loyal subjects have been dying for a peek into 85-year-old Queen Elizabeth's classic Launer handbag for decades. But according to royal biographer Bedell Smith, the Queen's purse holds everyday items such as lipstick, a mirror, and a £5 note "to donate to the church… » 2/04/12 12:45pm 2/04/12 12:45pm

Margaret Thatcher's black Asprey handbag is not fancy. It is, in fact, quite plain. Simple. Minimalist. Rigidly structured. Square. Devoid of decoration. But, as the Daily Mail reports, Margaret Thatcher's handbag holds an important place in political history. Thatcher used the handbag to carry important documents and… » 4/25/11 2:32pm 4/25/11 2:32pm

Yes, it's a Louis Vuitton trashbag (though they're calling it the "Raindrop Besace") and it's $2000. Derelicte. [Refinery29, Earlier] » 2/04/10 11:40am 2/04/10 11:40am

• As mentioned earlier, police believe they have discovered the body of Annie Le stuffed in a wall in the medical building. "We're not believing it's a random act" said a police spokesman. » 9/14/09 5:40pm 9/14/09 5:40pm

Headline on advice column: "My oversized handbag is causing me pain." One recommendation: Stop using it? [Telegraph] » 5/11/09 9:20am 5/11/09 9:20am

If you're anything like us, the first thing you'll think when you see this uncanny beef jerky "Chanel" bag is, Beware of Dog! The purse was made by design student Nancy Wu at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA; we'd really like to hear what Kaiser Karl would have to say about this one. (And yes, we do… » 12/16/08 6:40pm 12/16/08 6:40pm

Large bags were a ubiquitous fashion trend in 2007, and the trend for 2008? Bigger bags. Are we just getting used to carrying a ton of stuff? Poor Andy Rooney, who noticed this trend back in November, is going to be apoplectic. According to the Wall Street Journal, doctors say the recommended weight of a handbag… » 1/07/08 1:30pm 1/07/08 1:30pm

Most 20-somethings we know can hardly afford their rent, not to mention an entire "transition wardrobe". No matter! Like so many other fashion magazines, Harper's Bazaar lives in an alternate universe; one in which merchandise is presented in order to please advertisers, not relate to readers. So maybe we shouldn't… » 12/18/07 2:30pm 12/18/07 2:30pm

Today's Financial Times reports that French luxury goods group LVMH had strong third-quarter sales, thanks in part to the Louis Vuitton "Neverfull" handbag, pictured. Additionally, Burberry also had revenue growth thanks to its line of handbags. In a video posted on the NY Times' website on Sunday, controversial Times… » 10/16/07 2:00pm 10/16/07 2:00pm

The Chanel "Diamond Is Forever" bag can be yours. For $261,000! It's studded with diamonds and rendered from white gold. And hell, for that price it better be able to teach us how to speak Russian, too. But yet, it doesn't. It appears to be, uh, an ordinary handbag.So for the love of God, can someone please explain to… » 8/06/07 3:15pm 8/06/07 3:15pm

Fresh from our email inbox and courtesy of our friend Amelia (love that name!): » 7/18/07 12:15pm 7/18/07 12:15pm

We love a nice handbag as much as the next person, but Jesus Christ, people! According to today's WWD, our obsession with luxury handbags has grown to such a fever-pitch that luxury retailers (and the well-preserved women who love them) are entering a proverbial arms race with regards to price and design. Says the… » 2/13/07 5:55pm 2/13/07 5:55pm