Designed by the top brands, these exclusive exquisite handbags are only for the rich and famous. Here is a list of 10 Most Expensive Handbags In The World.
#10 Croc Biarritz by Chanel – $43,150
This limited edition Croc Biarritz from 2007 collection is touted as Chanel’s city bag. It is an oversized tote made of black crocodile skin and comes with an exorbitant price tag of $43,150.
#9 Multicolored Prescription Pills by Damien Hirst/The Row – $55,000
This limited edition bag was designed by the former Full House stars and twins, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen and artist Damien Hirst. Crafted in Italy using traditional techniques, this bag was made from black leather Nile crocodile skin and was decorated with colorful prescription pills.
#8 Leiber Precious Rose Bag by Judith Leiber – $92,000
This expensive rose-shaped handbag designed by Judith Leiber is valued at $92,000. It is made with 800 tourmalines, 1169 pink sapphires, and 1,016 diamonds. Judith Leiber made only one such piece, hence it is often labeled as ‘One in the World’.
#7 Kusama Pumpkin Minaudiere Bag by Louis Vuitton – $134,000
Renowned Japanese contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama collaborated with Louis Vuitton to design an exotic pumpkin-shaped bag. This 5 pieces limited edition bag, made out of black resin, finest metal, and pure gold, was sold for $134,000.
#6 Croc Porosus Lisse Birkin by Hermès – $148,000
Featured on Forbes list of World’s most extravagant handbags, this exotic bag by Hermes Birkin is made of crocodile skin. It has 10 carats of diamonds set in white gold and it is valued at $148,000.
#5 Cleopatra Bag by Lana Marks – $250,000
Worn by Helen Mirren when she won Oscar for Best Actress in 2007, this bag contains a clasp made of 18-carat white gold embellished with 1500 black and white diamonds. Lana Marks made it from alligator skin leather and priced it at $250,000.
#4 Diamond Forever by Chanel – $261,000
Featuring 334 diamonds and 18-carat white gold hardware, Diamond Forever purse was created by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel. Only 13 of these bags were made and each one was sold for $261,000.
#3 Rose Gold/Diamond Birkin Bag by Hermès – $1.9 million
Designed by Pierre Hardy for Hermès, this Birkin bag is available in two versions – Rose Gold and Diamond. The rose gold version has crocodile-like body decorated with 1,160 diamonds and the diamond version has a knitted chain handle embellished with 11,000 diamonds.
#2 Ginza Tanaka Birkin Bag by Hermès – $1.9 million
Designed by Japnese designer Ginza Tanaka, this is another Birkin bag by Hermès that costs around $1.9 million. It is made out of platinum and embellished with more than 2,000 diamonds. The interesting thing about this bag is that its straps and the 8-carat pear-shaped diamond can be removed and used/worn separately as a bracelet or necklace.
#1 1001 Night Diamond Purse by Mouawad – $3.8 million
This cute heart-shaped purse, made from 18-carat gold, is fitted with 4,517 diamonds out of which 4,356 are colorless, 56 are pink and 105 are yellow. It holds the Guinness World Records for the most valuable bag in the world. 1001 Night Diamond Purse was created by 10 professional craftsmen and it took them nearly 9,000 hours to create this marvelous accessory.
