10 Most Expensive Women's Handbags In The World
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- $19,000 alligator bag destroyed over missing import permit - An alligator-skin handbag worth A$26,000 is to be destroyed after a woman imported it into Australia without a permit. Alligator-skin products are allowed to be imported into Australia, but shoppers must obtain an A$70 permit.
- Birkin bags have performed better than both the American stock market & the price of gold - The Telegraph.
- Birkin bags hit record prices even as the world ground to a halt during Covid. Here's why - "The desirability of an Hermès Birkin handbag - a symbol of rarefied wealth - is such that not even a global pandemic can dull demand for it. Instead, it has helped fire it up even more. The bags are getting scooped up at record premiums in the pandemic era, according to Birkin resellers. Auction house Christie's says that one of its two highest selling handbags in history is a Birkin made of crocodile skin that went for nearly $390,000 in November (The other was a Kelly bag, also from Hermès, that sold for close to $450,000)."
- Birkinomics: are these handbags a better investment than bricks & mortar? - The Guardian.
- Goyard Has a Quota? - "We’ve all heard of Hermès and Chanel having a quota limit on their bags. But now Goyard has a quota too! Wait, what?"
- HermÈs Diamond Himalayan Birkin Bag Brings US$185,000 At Auction - Heritage Auctions.
- HermÈs Kelly Bag Fetches Record Price at Sotheby’s Auction - "The pearl-coloured Himalaya Retourne Kelly 25 bag fetched $346,802 at an auction in Paris last week."
- Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags - "Can you tell the difference between a $10,000 Chanel bag and a $200 knockoff? Almost nobody can, and it’s turning luxury fashion upside down."
- Luxury Investments Around the World Compared - infographic - "Do you enjoy the finer things in life? For many of the world’s wealthy individuals, acquiring luxury goods such as art, fine wine, and watches is a passion. Unlike traditional investments in financial assets, luxury goods can be difficult to value if one does not have an appreciation for their form. A rare painting, for example, does not generate cash flows, meaning its value is truly in the eye of the beholder. To gain some insight into the market for luxury goods, this infographic takes data from Knight Frank’s 2021 Wealth Report to compare the preferences of nine global regions."
- The History of the Hero: The HermÈs Birkin - "It’s not a bag, it’s a Birkin: this 39-year-old phenomenon is a better investment than gold."
- The Most Expensive Handbags - "List of the Top Purses by Price."
- Top 10 Most Expensive Handbag Brands in the World - MostLuxuriousList.
- Top 10 Most Expensive Handbags In The World - FashionLady.
- Top 10 Most Expensive Handbags In The World - YouTube 9:16.
- Top 10 Most Expensive Handbags In The World: Louis Vuitton, Hermes & Chanel - Financesonline.com.
- Who Would Pay $300,000 for a Handbag? - The New York Times.
- Why You Should Invest in Chanel Bags - "Turns out, they may aid you in navigating the uncertain economic climate. Investments aren't just typically what you think of. There are many alternative investments such as vintage cars, fine art, wine, and luxury goods."
10 Most Expensive Women's Handbags in the World

- Asprey - Margaret Thatcher's black handbag: US$159,535.

- CHANEL - Diamond Forever Classic Bag: US$261,000.

- HERMÈS - Birkin handbag by Ginza Tanaka: US$1.9 million.

- HERMÈS - Birkin Croc Porosus Lisse handbag: US$148,000.

- HERMÈS - Crocodile Birkin with White Gold & Diamond Hardware: US$203,150.

- HERMÈS - Himalayan Crocodile Birkin handbag: US$300,168.

- Hilde Palladino - Gadino handbag: US$38,470.

- House of Mouawad - 1001 Nights Diamond Purse: US$3.8 million.

- Judith Leiber - Precious Rose handbag: US$92,000.

- Lana Marks - Cleopatra clutch: US$400,000.

- LOUIS VUITTON - Tribute Patchwork bag: US$45,000.

- LOUIS VUITTON - Urban Satchel bag: US$150,000.

- Marc Jacobs - Carolyn Crocodile handbag: US$50,000.
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