{"id":274,"date":"2017-04-05T03:41:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T01:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topexpensive.com\/?p=274"},"modified":"2023-08-10T18:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:33:38","slug":"worlds-most-expensive-handbags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topexpensive.com\/worlds-most-expensive-handbags\/","title":{"rendered":"The World\u2019s 10 Most Expensive Bags for Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aaah! Women and bags. Bags for women are like cars for guys. To be considered, discussed, revered, and taken everywhere!\u00a0 \u00a0Ever seen the lines at the cash tills in the Handbags area during a 75% sale on Black Friday at Macy\u2019s? A woman\u2019s bag is usually her most prized possession, not only because it contains the myriad mysteries of her life but because it is a symbol of who she is. Research shows women buy expensive clothes and accessories mainly to show other women what they are made of, not merely to attract a male partner.\u00a0 Bags are not just fashion \u201caccessories\u201d. They make bold statements about style, taste, and personality as well as social status and of course\u2014wealth. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the most expensive clutches, totes, and other bags of all shapes and sizes\u2014and the ridiculous price tags at which they come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Blue Crocodile Herm\u00e8s Birkin Hermes Handbag \u2014$150,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The story behind the Birkin bag goes that on board a flight from Paris to London one day in 1981 British actress and singer Jane Birkin\u00b4s straw bag broke and the contents of the bag were strewn everywhere, an event witnessed by the man seated next to her\u2014the chief executive of Hermes, Jean-Louis Dumas. After Jane explained she was hard-pressed to find a suitable leather handbag he was inspired to create a durable yet stylish handbag\u2026the rest is history! This bag, embellished with white gold and 18-karat diamonds, was sold to an anonymous bidder during the first-ever Christie\u2019s dedicated handbag sale in Mayfair, London in 1978.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

9. Herm\u00e8s Exceptional Collection Shiny Rouge H Porosus Crocodile 30 cm Birkin Bag\u2014$203,150<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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This handbag\u2019s official name is \u201cHerm\u00e8s Exceptional Collection Shiny Rouge H Porosus Crocodile 30 cm Birkin Bag with 18K White Gold & Diamond Hardware\u201d<\/em>. (\u201c12 Most Expensive Handbags for Women ($92,000 to $3.8 Million)\u201d) Just its name makes it obvious why this handbag is on the most expensive bags list. The handbag set a world record for the highest price for a handbag sold at a public auction in Texas in 2011. The bag is red and almost square-shaped, Herm\u00e8s International S.A., is a French luxury design house founded by Thierry Herm\u00e8s in 1837.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

8. Fuchsia Diamond-Studded Herm\u00e8s Birkin\u2014$222,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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This bright pink authentic crocodile bag, also with 18-carat white gold and diamonds, exceeds again the records of the preceding Birkins in this list. In 2015 this shiny bag achieved a price of $1.72 million Hong Kong dollars during a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong. One industry commentator said at the time: \u201cIt really is an interesting phenomenon how bright colors, whether it be handbags or diamonds, are dominating wealth concentration at the auction houses.\u201d With a waiting list of up to six years, Birkin bags are such high-end and sought-after \u201clifestyle accessories\u201d. Only top-of-the-line leathers, metals, and gemstones are used to make these elite items (with a starting price of around $10,000), including a variety of exotic animal skins such as ostrich and crocodile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

7. Chanel \u201cDiamond Forever\u201d Handbag\u2014$261,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Only 13 of these bags were ever made and released back in 2007. The jewel-encrusted Chanel logos stand out on white alligator skin where you will find 334 diamonds that weigh 3.56 carats set in 18-karat white gold. The 18-karat gold chain can be detached. \u201cScarcity is also driving desire for these totes. Something that is hard to obtain or impossible to find will be more valuable,\u201d says Meaghan Mahoney, editor of the daily news and handbag review online site purseblog.com. \u201cA handbag [such as] the Chanel Diamond Forever bag is more of a collector\u2019s item than something you use on a daily basis,\u201d she says. \u201cLike an exquisite car or a rare painting, it\u2019s the limited availability and high demand that make this handbag more valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

6. Niloticus Crocodile Himalaya Birkin\u2014$379,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Another Birkin on the list, really cementing Herm\u00e8s as one of the doyens in the world of handbags!\u00a0 Market sources reveal that Herm\u00e8s makes only around 12,000 Birkins in total a year, which are priced between $10,000 and $200,000. This 30-centimeter-wide Himalaya Birkin bag is made with white or albino ‘niloticus\u2019 crocodile skin, which is extremely rare. The exotic skin is painstakingly dyed for tons of hours to emulate the snowy appearance of the Himalayan mountains. The handbag has an 18-karat gold-shell and is covered with over 240 diamonds. In May 2017, it went up for sale at Christie\u2019s Hong Kong auction house. This limited-edition Himalaya Birkin broke all world records at the time by selling for an amazing $379,000. Kim Kardashian, Victoria Beckham, and Jennifer Lopez are some of the celebrities that have their version typical of the Himalaya Birkin, one of the most expensive bags in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

5. Lana Marks Cleopatra Clutch\u2014$400,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The relatively high price of this bag which is often carried across the red carpet is associated with its rarity, with only one new Cleopatra Clutch made each year, varying in design and color. Chinese singer\/actress Li Bingbing owns the most expensive Cleopatra Clutch, encrusted in 1,600 white diamonds, and her name is attached in pink diamonds and pink gold to match her red-carpet gown. Li Bingbing has established L.O.V.E, a charitable organization dedicated to the promotion of a positive, green, low-carbon, environmentally responsible lifestyle. American Lana J. Marks started the Lana Marks brand more than 30 years ago with one handbag\u2014\u201d The Lunchbox\u201d in red alligator. Women we all know with Lana Marks bags include Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Lucy Liu, Reese Witherspoon, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

4. Herm\u00e8s Chaine d\u2019Ancre Bag\u2014$1.4 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Only three of these bags were ever made by Herm\u00e8s; they are a collaboration with jeweler Pierre Hardy, who was inspired by the designs of Robert Dumas, 80 years ago. These bags were designed as collectibles, painstakingly made over two years from 2012. As the name implies, the unusual bag\u00b4s design has quite a prison-like theme with 1,160 diamonds studded onto anchor-shaped chain links. The Chaine d’Ancre style also extends to rings and bracelets. According to Martin Roll, a business strategist, \u201cHerm\u00e8s has been consistently ranked as the world’s most valuable luxury brand in different valuation and ranking studies published by leading consultancies.\u201d<\/em> (\u201cHerm\u00e8s \u2013 The Strategy Insights Behind The Iconic Luxury Brand\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

3. Herm\u00e8s Birkin Bag by Ginza Tanaka\u2014$1.9 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Even more lavish a Birkin is this Japanese designer\u00b4s clutch which carries 2,000 diamonds on its outer shell! It features a pear-shaped 8-karat stone centerpiece that can be detached and worn as a brooch. You can also detach the sling made with encrusted diamonds to wear as a necklace. It is created from platinum, a precious metal in itself.\u00a0 The skills that go into making the famous Birkins are taught over several years. Before Birkin allows anyone to create for them, their artisans need to go under training for a minimum of five years. The notorious Birkin waiting list exists each year, so make sure to have a great amount of both money and patience when it comes to purchasing your Birkin. If you can afford this one, the third most expensive on the list, you might not be kept waiting too long!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

2. Hermes Kelly Rose Gold\u2014$2 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Yet another extraordinarily priced Hermes creation, number two in this most expensive bag list, is the small Kelly Rose Gold, with only 12 made in the world. That is $24 million to Herm\u00e8s for 12 small gold bags! The body of the bag is inlaid with 1160 diamonds, and it is made out of solid rose gold crafted to resemble crocodile leather. Named after Princess Kelly, the fashion icon, the bag is not big enough to be really functional, (it does not even hold sunglasses) but you can wrap the straps around your wrist to make a bangle. Herm\u00e8s is one of the only brands in the world that has such a devoted, wealthy customer base who will purchase this kind of ostentatious \u201clifestyle accessory\u201d and create a demand in the market that is filled with ever more lavish luxury creations!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse\u20143.8 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Emirati luxury goods company, Mouawad holds five Guinness World Records for some of the most expensive items in the world. This \u201cbag\u201d or purse, which has been the most expensive one since 2011, comes adorned with a grand total of 4,517 diamonds, (105 yellow, 56 pink, and 4,356 colorless diamonds). The purse took 8,800 hours of work by artisans in the family-owned Lebanese company that takes the top spot over all the many Herm\u00e8s creations! The company sells all sorts of luxury products, such as jewelry, objects of art, and luxury watches. This list-topping object of art\/purse\/bag is in the shape of a love heart, and that seems a nice way to end this article. Money does not buy love and all these expensive bags are not worth much unless they are bought with love!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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