The Top 10 Most Expensive Handbags for Women

Gone are the days when handbags were merely considered as carrying pouches, today the high-end handbags cost thousands of dollars and are used by their owners as a medium of flaunting wealth and social status. Here is a list of the top 10 most expensive handbags that cost no less than a fortune.

10. Blue crocodile Hermes BIR kin handbag

Blue crocodile Hermes BIR kin handbag price 150,000 United States dollars. The blue crocodile Hermes BIR kin handbag was sold at the first-ever Christie's auction that was dedicated to handbags in Mayfair, London. It was bought by an anonymous buyer. The handbag features white gold and 18-carat diamonds.

9. Hermes porous crocodile 30 centimeters BIR kin bag

Hermes exceptional collection shiny rouge h porous crocodile 30 cm BIR kin bag price 203,000 United States dollars. One of the priciest handbags in the world. The Hermes exceptional collection shiny rouge h porous crocodile 30 centimeters BIR kin bag. Features 18 karats white gold and diamond hardware. It was sold as the most expensive handbag several years ago at a public auction at heritage auctions in Dallas, where an anonymous collector won the bidding.

8. Fuchsia diamond-studded Hermes BIR kin

Fuchsia diamond-studded Hermes BIR kin price 222 000 United States dollars. As the name suggests, this handbag comes in fuchsia color and features eye-catching 18-karat white gold and diamonds. It was sold during an auction of Christie's in Hong Kong in 2015 for 1.72 million Hong Kong dollars.

7. Diamond forever handbag

Diamond forever handbag price 261,000 United States dollars. This handbag by none other than Chanel is made of fine crocodile leather and features 334 diamonds that weigh 3.56 carats in white gold. The bag looks simple and elegant, which comes with an 18-carat gold chain that can be used as a strap and is detachable, which adds up to its value is. The fact that only 13 pieces of this handbag were ever created.

6. Niloticus crocodile Himalaya BIR kin

Niloticus crocodile Himalaya BIR kin price 379,000 United States dollars. Himalaya BIR kin bags are made out of melodious crocodiles, and they're dying, the process takes very long which is done to lighten the hue of the material. The handbag's design evokes images of the Himalayan mountains. Featuring the rich brown colors that portray the mountains and white colors portraying the clouds and snow-capped tops. The most recent melodious crocodile Himalaya BIR kin handbag was sold during an auction at Christie's in Hong Kong, where it fetched 379 000. It featured over 240 diamonds that were encrusted on its 18-carat gold shell.

5. Lana marks Cleopatra clutch

Lana marks Cleopatra's clutch price 400 000 United States dollars. The Cleopatra clutch by Lana marks costs between 100,000 United States dollars and 400,000 and is a favorite among high-profile celebrities. What adds up to its worth is the fact that only a single piece of this bag is produced each year that comes with new color and design. The most expensive among the handbags is owned by the Chinese actress and singer LI binding. The bags that the celebrity owns feature 1600 white diamonds that amount to 40 carats to match her gown to write LI Bingbing's name, pink diamonds and pink gold were used.

4. Hermes chained anchor bag

Hermes chained anchor bag price 1.4 million United States dollars. Featuring a prison-like design. The Hermes chained anchor bag has its anchor-shaped chain links encrusted with 1160 pieces of diamonds. What makes it even more expensive is that the fact that it is a Pierre has designed collectible, and only three of such bags were ever created.

3. Hermes BIR kin bag by Ginza, Tanaka

Hermes BIR kin bag by Ginza Tanaka, price 1.4 million United States dollars. Hermes BIR kin bag has been designed by the Japanese designer Ginza Tanaka and comes with detachable parts that can also, be worn by one to accessorize herself. It is made up of platinum and features 2,000 diamonds on its outer shell, along with a pear-shaped 8-carat stone as a centerpiece. That can be detached and used as a brooch.

 2. Hermes Kelly rose gold

Hermes Kelly rose gold price 2 million United States dollars. The luxury brand of Hermes collaborated with jeweler pierce hardy. In order to create this unique handbag it has been crafted to resemble crocodile leather and is made up of solid rose gold. The small luxurious and stunning bag features 1160 diamonds. Only 12 of such bags were ever created, which adds up to its worth.

1. Mouawad 1001 nights diamond bag

Mouawad 1001 nights diamond bag price 3.8 million United States dollars. Mouawad 1000 one night's diamond purse is currently, the most expensive handbag in the world and holds the position in Guinness World Records since 2011. The handcrafted bag is made up of 18-karat gold and features 105 yellow diamonds. 56 pink diamonds and 4 356 colorless diamonds. It took artisans 8 800 hours to create this masterpiece. Which was sold last year at Christie's auction preview in Hong Kong.