The most expensive women's handbags in the world

Handbags are every woman's favorite accessory. And every season, the showrooms of the world's largest fashion houses are filled with new models to tempt the buyer.

You may have spent a few thousand rubles to add a beautiful designer bag to your collection, but there are models that cost thousands and even millions of dollars. You are unlikely to spend that much on a handbag, but there is certainly nothing wrong with learning about these 10 most expensive bags in the world.

10. Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag

Costs $42,000

Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag

Louis Vuitton is a very popular name in the fashion world, but this patchwork bag takes it to the next level. Only 20 Tribute Patchwork bags were created, and Beyoncé owns one of them.

The design of this product is a nod to the 24 different bags produced by Louis Vuitton that year. The look received mixed reviews from fashion critics. Some complained that it was the Frankenstein of handbags, while others thought it was cutting-edge.

Regardless of your opinion on the Tribute Patchwork aesthetic, there can be no doubt that these bags, due to their rarity and homage to Louis Vuitton designers, are incredibly valuable and will only increase in value over time.

9. Judith Leiber Precious Rose Bag

Can be purchased for $92,000

Judith Leiber Precious Rose

The bag, which costs more than most of the world's most expensive flowers, is designed to look like a blooming rose. It is made of high-quality materials and is completely covered in precious stones. It contains 1,196 pink sapphires, 800 tourmalines and 1,016 diamonds, to be exact.

8. Louis Vuitton Urban Bag

Will cost $150,000

Louis Vuitton Urban

This is another oddly designed bag from Louis Vuitton. One of the words critics most often use to describe it is “absurd.”

The design idea literally came from the streets of San Francisco. Although the Louis Vuitton Urban is made of premium Italian leather, it looks like discarded trash that you would normally see on the sidewalks of the Californian city. Only 24 copies of this accessory were made. Owners include Victoria Beckham and Anna Wintour.

7. Handbag “Diamond Forever” Chanel

Valued at $261,000

Handbag “Diamond Forever” Chanel

The Chanel brand is famous for its high-quality and expensive products, but even among them, this bag stands apart as something especially valuable and unique.

It is made of high-quality crocodile skin and decorated with 334 diamonds weighing a total of 3.65 carats. The chain is made of white gold. There are only 13 copies of this accessory.

6. Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin Bag

A very expensive bag for $379,000

Hermes Matte Crocodile Birkin

The top 5 most expensive women's handbags opens with an accessory created in honor of the French actress and singer Jane Birkin. The material for its production was the highest quality crocodile skin, and the clasp is decorated with beautiful white diamonds weighing 10 carats.

And for those who cannot afford such an expensive item, Hermes has created an inexpensive version for only $5,000 (375,000 rubles).

5. Lana Marks Cleopatra Bag

One of the most expensive women's bags of 2020 costs $400,000

Lana Marks Cleopatra Bag

This super-expensive bag is a favorite among celebrities walking the red carpet. Typically, only one Cleopatra bag is created each year, and each bag looks different in terms of color and design.

So far, the most expensive Cleopatra clutch, made of American alligator skin, belongs to Chinese singer and actress Li Bingbing. And to match the owner's dress, the clutch was decorated with 1,600 white diamonds weighing a total of 40 carats. And Bingbing's name is written on the bag using pink gold and diamonds.

4. Hermes Chaine d'Ancre Bag

Price: $1.4 million

Hermes Chaine d'Ancre Bag

A very unusual accessory of the luxury women's wardrobe is made in a prison style and decorated with 1160 diamonds. What makes this item even more expensive is that it was designed by the famous French designer Pierre Hardy, and there are only 3 such bags in the world.

3. Hermes Birkin Bag by Ginza Tanaka

Price: $1.9 million

Hermes Birkin Bag by Ginza Tanaka

This bag was designed by Hermes together with Ginza Tanaka, a famous Japanese designer, and what they have created together is simply breathtaking. It is made of platinum, which is a very expensive material in itself, and is also decorated with 2,000 diamonds. In addition, the bag has a diamond band that you can remove and use as a necklace or bracelet.

The center of the bag features an 8-carat pear-shaped diamond that can be removed and worn as a brooch.

2. Hermes KellyRose Gold Bag

Can be purchased for $2 million

Hermes KellyRose Gold Bag

Hermes collaborated with jeweler Piers Hardy to create this princess of the world of fabulously expensive women's handbags. It is made in the style of crocodile skin, but made of pure pink gold. Small, luxurious and stunningly expensive, the women's bag is decorated with 1,160 diamonds.

When asked who could afford such a purchase, the CEO of the house of Hermes replied:

- I have no idea. But they might have to go with two bodyguards.

1. Mouawad 1001 Nights Handbag

Price: $3.8 million

Mouawad 1001 Nights Handbag

The Mouawad bag is the most expensive bag ever, a fact confirmed by its inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records back in 2011.

It took a total of 8,800 hours and the combined efforts of 10 professionals to create this exquisite piece.

The heart-shaped bag was created using 18-karat gold and a huge number of diamonds. In total, it contains 4,517 diamonds, of which 4,356 are colorless, 56 are pink, and 105 are yellow.