Now that the first of the year has come and gone, almost all the Fall 2012 stock has gone on sale and Resort 2013 is firmly ensconced as the in-store season of the moment. You know what that means, right? Time to start the Spring 2013 lookout, especially for new bag shapes and styles from our favorite brands. We’re officially kicking off the season with the Givenchy Lucrezia Satchel, a bag that will likely appeal to the many fans of bags like the Louis Vuitton Sofia Coppola Duffels and the Chloe Madeline Satchel.

Here’s the artist lovingly known as “X-tina”, carrying a black, washed lambskin Givenchy Pandora Bag during a little shopping excursion with her boyfriend Matthew Rutler in Aspen, Colorado. You can own Christina Aguilera‘s exact bag if you’re willing and ready to pony up $2020 at Bergdorf Goodman.

Confession time: The Givenchy Pandora is one of my absolute faves. Amanda and I definitely disagree on this one, but I LOVE the weird boxy silhouette and asymmetrical drape of this bag.

Leave it to the ever-fashionable Kate Moss to be a step ahead of “it” bag trends. Here’s Ms. Moss gallivanting around Olde London Towne with a bold, black Givenchy Antigona. How many more celeb street style pics do we need to feature before we can declare the Antigona THE must-own bag of the season? Two? Six? You tell us, PurseBlog readers.

Everyone’s favorite Elven princess Liv Tyler seemed primed and ready for the long weekend this past Friday, rocking not one but two choice designer bags right outside her home in the West Village. The smaller one? None other than the Stella McCartney Grace Faux Croc Shoulder Bag, while the one Liv is carrying in her hand is the Givenchy Velvet Dome Satchel.

The Givenchy Antigona is having a moment. Earlier we spotted it on the arm of the gorgeous Miranda Kerr, and today, here’s reformed Disney poppet Hilary Duff taking her beige Givenchy Antigona Tote to pilates. Amanda made a bold prediction 3 months ago that the Givenchy Antigona Tote could very well be the next “it” bag, and it looks like her intuition was correct!

Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr was looking especially vampy (in the best possible way) when she stepped out in NYC earlier this week wearing a sexy knit minidress, peacoat and thigh-high boots while carrying a black Givenchy Antigona Satchel. Miranda has been a busy bee this week, shooting the latest campaign for Victoria’s Secret, and prepping for their annual runway show tonight at Manhattan’s Lexington Armory.

Sometimes, you just get a feeling.

Yesterday, our intern asked me what I thought the next big bag would be, now that the Celine Luggage Tote appears to have hit critical mass. I consulted my tea leaves (as one does, of course), and for some reason, Givenchy was the first thing that came to my mind, so that’s what I said.

I love emails from readers. Sometimes they are long and have many in-depth questions, and other times they are short and to-the-point. Last week I got an email from Karen Y. with a forwarded image and a message that simply read, “WTF!?”. Direct. I like it.

I get that Givenchy is all about combining shock value and art with some of their pieces, and that is precisely what they are going for with the Givenchy Rottweiler Antigona Tote.

No matter the trends of the particular year, spring and summer are always about color. It’s present everywhere in the world around us – flowers, grass, blue skies, creatively colored adult beverages – when the weather turns warm, and for the past year or two, it’s been especially preponderant in the form of python handbags. We’ve waxed philosophical about python both dyed and painted in the past, but the Givenchy Painted Python Nightingale seemed like a perfect opportunity to let you guys do the pontificating.