- Bags and women complement each other beautifully.
- They are elevated to status and money symbols as well as expressions of taste.
- Bags are more than just fashionable items for women.
Aaah! bags and women. They complement each other beautifully, much like caramel and nuts do. Have you ever witnessed the lineups at the tills at Macy’s with a 75% sale on Black Friday? A woman’s bag is typically her most valued item because it not only holds her secrets but also the kitchen sink, according to some! Bags are more than just fashionable items. They are elevated to status and money symbols as well as expressions of taste, style, and personality. Let’s look at some of the priciest clutches, totes, and other bags of various shapes and sizes, as well as the outrageous prices they carry.
21. Fendi: B Bag – $27,700
One of those designers who truly understand bags is Fendi. Having a genuine Fendi purse is the stuff of fashionista dreams everywhere. Despite its outrageous $27,700 price tag, the Fendi B Bag is still a very popular style. As you can tell from the other (more expensive) items on our list, the Fendi B Bag is relatively affordable when compared to other high-end designer handbags. The bag is offered in several patterns, including black crocodiles and white lambskin.
20. Devi Kroell: Alligator Hobo – $28,990
Kroell’s Alligator Hobo bag, which costs a cool $29,000, is surprisingly functional and roomy—it even fits the typical laptop! It has interior pockets where you can put anything from pens to $100 banknotes. It feels more distinctive due to its semi-structured, rounded triangular shape, and its stunningly glitzy creamy golden hue. The scales’ uniform size and textured surface are said to be the most expensive parts of the bag.
19. Gucci: Crocodile Tote – $32,000
Another crocodile bag comes in at $32,000. This one is made by the Gucci design house, which is possibly the most popular Italian company worldwide. This bag is more of a timeless masterpiece than a typical accessory thanks to Gucci’s recognisable elegant and sleek design. Even at this astronomical price, the design’s beauty and the dazzling crocodile skin guarantee a sell-out.
18. Hermes: Colour block horse shoe bag – $35,000
This bag is the reason colour blocking has become such a popular trend in fashion. Hermes’ Colour Block Horse Shoe Bag makes it easy to combine vibrant colours with a timeless hallmark style, which is no small task. It is said that the starting offer for this bag at the Dallas, Texas, auction was $7000. The price quickly increased to $35,000 by the time the winning bid was accepted.
17. YSL: Sac De Jour Alligator Leather Bag – $36,600
Another alligator bag makes our list at number 17, this one from the enormous French fashion label, Yves Saint Laurent, which embodies everlasting elegance, refinement, taste, and style. This sturdy and traditional purse is coloured in the all-time favourite black. The alligator skin shows through and boosts the bag in terms of elegance and value; it costs an astonishing $36,600. This is the exotic component.
16. Marc Jacobs: Carolyn Crocodile Bag – $38,000
Marc Jacobs’ Carolyn Bag, which is made of crocodile skin, deviates just a tiny bit from the fabric of the earlier items on our list. It turns out that despite costing $38,000, this bag is a top seller for the designer company, thus admirers of Jacob-design don’t really mind the outrageous price tag!
15. Fendi: Selleria Bag – $38,000
The Selleria Bag was created by another Italian fashion label, Fendi, and sells for a staggering €38,000 per unit. Sable and chinchilla skins, two of the rarest and most expensive skins on the market, are both used in the bag. Fortunately, given the price tag, its structural design is informal, not too stiff, and adaptable for both work and play.
14. Hilde Palladino: Gadino Bag – $38,470
This expensive bag was created by Norwegian designer Hilde Palladino using crocodile leather. Yet to justify the expense, this bag is more than simply another leather bag with a brand label on it. When examined more closely, the bag shows a total of 39 white diamonds set in white gold clasps. For the $38,470 asking price of this jewelled tote, this seems like a fair value.
13. Louis Vuitton: Patchwork Bag – $42,000
The Patchwork bag costs a whopping $42,000, despite not being Louis Vuitton’s most exquisite bag. However, the French designer company sells a lot of these. In fact, a number of fashion bloggers and experts have dubbed this bag as the ugliest ever produced, and we cannot argue with that. The Patchwork bag is made up of a complex mosaic of 14 various Louis Vuitton bags. The pricing of this handcrafted bag is further influenced by the fact that there were only 24 pieces manufactured and they were all sold out worldwide. One of the most famous people in the world who is said to be the proud owner of this unique design is Beyoncé.
12. Chanel: Croc Biarritz – $43,150
The Croc Biarritz, which was offered as Chanel’s city bag and was a part of one of the most well-known designer chains’ 2007 assortment, is currently out of stock. The bag was created in a small quantity, which adds to its fleeting appeal! We ponder if the founder of the fashion brand that bears her name, Coco Chanel, could have ever dreamt that it would reach such heights.
11. Louis Vuitton: New Age Traveller backpack – $54,500
On our list, the eleventh-ranked Louis Vuitton designer bag is yet another odd style. In stark contrast to the sophisticated, streamlined, and monogrammed hallmark totes of this coveted brand comes the Louis Vuitton New Age Traveller Backpack. By conventional LV standards, this bag is quite edgy, sporting a variety of jacquard-woven Monogram fabrics and exotic skins like crocodile and snakeskin. There are several jingling suede leather tassels on the purse. Some consider this bag to be less than tasteful and we feel compelled to agree. In fact, one might be tempted to pay the pricey fee of $54,500 just to have this bag kept away!
10. The Row: Multicolored Prescription Pills – $55,000
Some people view this bag as trendy art, while others think it’s an absolute eyesore. We lean towards the latter opinion. Thankfully, just 12 of the Multicolored Prescription Pills bag from The Row were made. Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, famous Full House actress twins, and Damien Hirst collaborated on the creation of the bag.
The black leather backpack has multicoloured prescription pills adorning it and was made of black crocodile skin.
9. Judith Leiber: Leiber Precious Rose Bag – $92,000
This lovely Judith Leiber handbag in the form of a rose comes in at number 9 on our list. This purse shouts out jewellery with its astounding 800 tourmalines, over a thousand sapphires, and another thousand diamonds! This item is special and one-of-a-kind. This bag is precious enough to justify the outrageous price tag of $92,000 given its rarity and the number of precious stones it contains.
8. Hermes: Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag – $120,000
The French actress Jane Birkin, who is also credited as being the inspiration for this exquisite, elegant purse, was honoured by having The Hermes created in her honour. The Birkin Bag has a clasp with an astonishing 10 carats of white diamonds and is structured and very ladylike. The crocodile skin bag is used by A-list actresses all around the world and is frequently seen on their arms. The bag is quite rare, and although costing $120,000, it is still in high demand.
7. Hermes Birkin: in Croc Porosus Lisse – $148,000
Another Hermes bag in our top 10, and this one is anything but ordinary. Singer-songwriter Jane Birkin served as the inspiration for this 35 cm structured bag once more. This specific model, nevertheless, may only be ordered. The white gold clasp of the purse is set with a 10 carat weight of sparkling diamonds, adding to its value. Celebrities of the calibre of Victoria Beckham, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and (of course) various Kardashians ladies own this opulent must-have purse.
6. Louis Vuitton: Urban Satchel – $150,000
The sixth item on our list, another Louis Vuitton bag, resembles a bag that was found in a train crash more than anything else (although a colourful one). This model comes as bit of an unexpected surprise given how different it is from the sophisticated counterparts created by this renowned design house. The LV Urban Satchel bag is handmade from (allegedly) tastefully selected urban charms, like water bottles, cigarette packs, tea bags, and even candy wrappers! Some people view this as art, but its $150,000 price tag illustrates how difficult it is to distinguish modern art from good taste.
5. Lana Marks: Cleopatra Bag – $250,000
The Cleopatra bag’s clasp honours the most well-known Egyptian queen of all time and is made up of 1,500 black and white diamonds set in 18-carat white gold. Alligator hide in glittering silver forms the bag’s main body. The bag’s already significant attraction is increased by the fact that Lana Marks only produces one “Cleopatra” bag annually. Oprah Winfrey, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Aniston, Lucy Liu, and others all own the priceless sparkling purse. When Helen Mirren attended the 2007 Academy Awards and received the Best Actress Oscar, it was infamously spotted on her arm.
4. Chanel: Diamond Forever Classic Bag – $261,000
Few other designer brands have the same level of taste, flair, and elegance as Chanel. The Chanel Diamond Forever Classic Bag joyfully weds two of women’s favourite fashion allies: diamonds and bags, with a whopping 334 diamonds (totaling 3.56 carats) set in 18-carat white gold. The bag, which features white gold shoulder straps, was created by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel in 2007. This bag, which ranks in the top three of our list, was only produced in a limited edition of 13 bags with this seductive design.
3. Hermes: Himalayan Crocodile Birkin bag – $432,000
At number two on our list is yet another Birkin bag. The Himalayan Crocodile Birkin Bag, which is made of one part Nile crocodile skin, one part white gold, and one part diamonds, appears brilliantly. It takes hours to create and has a shimmering colour that makes one think of the Himalayan highlands. But, it appears that the effort was worthwhile because the colour fits the bag’s 18-karat white gold hardware, which is set with white diamonds, wonderfully. Hermes acknowledges that the design of this tiny purse was a bit excessive. Designer Pierre Hardy is said to have spent 2 years on the design and creation of this exclusive bag. That’s a long time for a limited production of 3 units.
2. Hermes: Birkin Bag by Ginza Tanaka – $1.9 million
The Hermes Birkin Bag, created by the incredibly creative Japanese designer Ginza Tanaka, is the first runner-up on our list. The titanium-set bag, with its astounding price tag of approximately $2 million, has over 2,000 diamonds. The glittering straps can be taken off and used as a necklace or a bracelet. Moreover, the bags have a centre 8 carat pear-shaped diamond that can be worn alone.
1. Mouawad: 10001 Night Diamond Purse – $3.8 million
This is the priciest bag in the entire world. The Guinness Book of World Records has recognised Mouawad’s 1001 Night Diamond handbag as the priciest handbag in the world, so we’re not the only ones who think so. Ten skilled craftsmen spent a total of 8,800 hours creating this one-of-a-kind masterpiece. This heart-shaped purse is made of 18-carat gold and is embellished with 4,356 colourless diamonds, 56 pink diamonds, and 105 yellow diamonds. This weighs a total of 381.92 carats. The eye-watering price tag is partially explained by all this jewellery. The jewellery itself is further explained by the fact that Mouawad is a global watch and jewellery and with this piece has gone down in the history of bags.
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