Splurge du Jour: Diane von Furstenberg Python Hayworth Daybag

We can’t get enough of python bags. Especially this one. The Diane von Furstenberg Python Hayworth Daybag is well worth the $1,950 price. You should always expect to pay more for exotic skins like python, but some designers craft a simple snake clutch and charge thousands for it. The Hayworth Daybag is a sizeable, convertible, hugely versatile satchel, so you get more luxury bag for your buck. Read more

Rihanna sports some off-the-chain shades and a Balenciaga Brilliant Pouchette

No celebrity can match Rihanna’s fashion right now. This girl’s style game looks simply effortless. Sure she has a stylist to pull pieces for her and put her looks together but she pulls off pretty much any and everything she wears. The girl about town was spotted in a tan vest, ripped jeans, and fringed boots and wearing the higly coveted shades - the Love / Hate convertible chain-strap sunglasses by A. Morir by Kerin Rose and the Balenciaga Brilliant Pouchette Bague in black. The small lizard leather flap front bag retails for $2,675 at Barney’s and features two-gussets and studded-plate hardware on the front, with a leather interior with two compartments. But why spend three grand for this tiny purse when you could buy two Balenciaga motorcycle bags for the same price?

$2,675.

Haute or Not: the Jimmy Choo Celeste Rainbow Clutch

I never thought of rainbows as fashionable past the age of 8. That’s when I gave up my rainbow-tailed My Little Ponys, rainbow detailed pink tops, and Rainbow Brite dolls and lunchboxes. So I was a bit disturbed when I first saw this Jimmy Choo Celeste rainbow clutch Rainbow snakeskin??? I mean, really? Read more

Rihanna Rocks the Devi Kroell Large Roman bag in Natural Python

Another day, another Rihanna bag. Either this girl is more obsessed with bags than me (impossible!) or shopping is indeed her therapy. Either way, her latest piece of arm candy is from one of my personal favorite designers, Devi Kroell. Read more

Spotted: Rihanna with Givenchy Large Croc Nightingale

Rihanna knows the best way to heal a broken heart. Shopping! Especially shopping for new handbags. There’s not enough time to keep up with this girl’s jetsetting all over the world, let alone all her bags! It seems she’s got a new one every day, sometimes multiple bags throughout the day. Read more

Pauric Sweeney Mini Overnight 3 Shoulder Bag

Ok, obviously pink is the color of the moment. Fuchsia, hot pink and magenta bags are popping up everywhere and the color, combined with the fabulous touch of Pauric Sweeney equals a must have bag! Read more

Shop Net a Porter’s Haute Holiday Sale!

You bought gifts for everyone else, now it’s time to buy for yourself! Net-a-Porter is having a major after Christmas blowout sale with designer handbags and other items up to 50% off! I can’t believe some of the deals I found, like Anya Hindmarch Moretti shoulder bag, (was $1,145, now $572.50); Marc by Marc Jacobs Faridah shoulder bag, (was $450, now $225); the VBH Python box clutch, (was $1,250, now $875); and the See by Chloé Full On leather tote, (was $720, now $360)! Click on over to NET-A-PORTER.COM and shop these deals before they sell out, because you know they will — and fast!

Ghibli Purple Python Tote Bag

Often the best bags come in simple packages. And it’s the simplicity that makes me love this Purple Python Tote Bag by Ghibli ($1,372). The bag is made of perfectly constructed Italian leather in a gorgeous purple color (though the description says ‘raspberry’). I love the structured handles and gold hardware that sets off the purple color nicely. The inside has three large compartments, detachable four-leaf clover shaped key ring and shoulder strap.

Pauric Sweeney Python Ostrich Ryder Bag

One of my favorite online boutiques, Shop Jake, has the most carefully edited selection of affordable luxury goods. I love the clean feel of the site along with the cosmopolitan chic-ness of the items. Jake already carried a cool mix of designers but I’m excited to discover that they now carry Pauric Sweeney handbags too! I’m a lover of all things python and Pauric Sweeney is the master of designing divine python bags. One of the new styles that I discovered on ShopJake is the Python Ostrich Ryder Bag. A gleaming metallic silver python hobo is pleated at the top and boasts brown leather and acid green ostrich accents. The bag is lines in suede and measures 20″ x 10″ x 4″. This bag, like ShopJake, is the ultimate in luxe!