Hobos

I can’t help but be a celeb style follower. I love to see what they are wearing and what is in style according to Hollywood. My Newlywed friend, who I hate to love, can’t get enough of the Large Gucci Horsebit Hobo. Jessica Simpson is the girl that many look up to for style (let’s hope not smarts) who is never seen wearing anything but the trendiest and best bags. Now she even is as privileged to be wearing a different color every other day. I know I don’t have that luxury, although I would love to, but I’m not making commercials about Pizza Hut’s Buffalo Chicken Pizza either (yea, like that takes a lot of brains?!) Back to the Gucci. Mrs. Newlywed herself has been seen sporting the Gucci Horsebit Hobo in Pink [pic] and also tabacco colored lambskin [pic] and black lambskin [pic].

The Large Horsebit Hobo is part of the Gucci Spring/Summer 2005 cruise line of handbags. On the website there is a variety of colors and fabric material offered, but the pink that Jessica has been sporting is no where to be found. The bag ranges from $980 to $25,000. Wait, wait… is that the right number of zeros? Umm yes. The Gucci Mahogany Crocodile Large Horsebit Hobo with light gold hardware can be yours for the price of a new car. The worst part is, there are actually real people who can afford that. Sigh. It is a large hobo style with horsebit detail strap and inside zip pocket. The large bag is about 18.8 x 4.8 x 15 inches, which is a pretty decent size, if you ask me. The black leather is about $1,290, which is still a hefty price to pay, but no where near $25,000.

I am well aware that the most of the fantastic shoulder fashion on our blog is pretty pricey for the average working Jane. Dropping 300+ U.S. dollars on a designer bag can be an investment that money needs to be put aside for, and the choice for the right bag has to be thought through thoroughly. Sure, there’s plenty of impulse shoppers among you women (Megs being one of them *cough*), that only spare a fraction of a thought on the price when they just gotta have that bag. However, for the more ecomonically conscious purse blogger, I’ve decided to start featuring handbags that don’t just blow a hole in your bank account but sure will be a bomb when you get to wear ‘em!

Kicking off the Emperor’s new groove is the Kenneth Kole Kenneth Cole “Love It or Weave It” Hobo. The bag is made of basketwoven, sunshine yellow leather on its sides, sports leather handles and shiny silver hardware. The open top shuts via magnetic closure, and measures 13.5″ long x 7″ high x 5.5″ deep in size. You can get this pretty spring bag for not even a single Benjamin – the Hobo goes for $99 at Smart Bargains.

We apologize sincerely for the lack of constant updates, but due to the Purse Blog Personal travelling around the world and the arrangement that had to be made, we just didn’t get to it. The next few days hold a whole bunch of exciting updates, so bear with us!

Let’s kick things back in gear with the gorgeous Ghurka Kalahari Short Shoulder Bag. It does not only carry the name of an desert, but also carries unique african features that make this hobo an eye catcher ne plus ultra. Polished natural horn details and waxed cotton cord stitching augment aquastag leather. The shoulder straps are knotted and are long enough to fit over your shoulder. A zipper secures keeps its insides sealed to the outside world. The african beauty will be tamed on your arm for $495 at Ghurka.com

These days you can not call yourself a successful female spotlight celeb without getting your name out in a way other than in your usual line of work. For attention whoring sl*ts like Paris Hilton periodic leaks of dubious smut tapes and Sidekick hackin’ does the job, while other femmes rely on sporting their own fashion or fragrances.

Gwen Stefani, sexy lead singer from No Doubt contracted Le Sport Sac in ‘04 to release her line of stylish handbags (along with other fashionable clothing articles that we don’t care about). The L.A.M.B. Series II bags promptly sold out everywhere, the contract ran out and turned the limited ed handbags just as quickly into rare collectibles.

The large Hella Hobo Mega Lamb bag was one of the more successful ones. Even media starlett Paris herself was spotted wearing the hobo in public. The bag features a large inside zip compartment, the interior is fully lined in red canvas fabric and features a L.A.M.B. signature stitched on tag, and a detachable signature silver-metal L.A.M.B. charm is included. Unfortunately, it’s quite the task getting your hands on one of them these days, you may be lucky on Ebay.

Who of you watched Newlyweds religiously? Yeah, me too.

Jessica Simpson is always sporting the latest fashion and doing a fine job at it (if only we could all look like her everyday when we woke up right?) Did you see the cute green Salvatore Ferragamo Leather Handbag she was sporting at the end of this season? I bet you didn’t even know what the bag was but wanted so badly to figure it out so you could possibly buy the bag and hope to wake up in the morning as gorgeous as she is.

Salvatore Ferragamo Leather Handbag it is. Jessica was seen sporting it in a green color and right now Saks is carrying Capri Blue. The bag shows off a big silver buckle (the signature lock closure) with a zippered top. Best part is the three inside pockets: one zip, one open, one cell phone. This leather hobo is large enough to carry a whole lotta other cool stuff that you may or may not own measuring in at 17″L X 9″H X 3½”W. Slight draw back, the price. I suppose if you are Jessica Simpson $1,080 means nothing, but to the everyday Jane that’s quite the tag. My advice, work harder.

We never walked into the Paris YSL store, just because the sales people inside seemed more stuck up than a p*rn actress with a massive you-know-what in her you-know-where, and gave us unwelcoming looks like we just didn’t even belong there. Fine gents, whatever. We still spotted a rather pretty purple-pink handbag in the show case up front that went for a good amount of European cabbage. Not sure about the amount afterall, but it did rank in the mid-4 digit price range.

For the mortals, there is another sexy way to carry around French designer deliciousness with you. The YSL Nadja Mini Hobo not only sounds like a girlfriend you’d let sublease in your shack, but is also a gorgeous compact hobo by the frechmen that gives our eyeballs orgasmic twitches. The ruffled golden metallic leather floral appliqué looks like it’s blossoming on its front and the straps are held together by golden hardware. Yves Saint Laurent has done a wonderful job on this bag, and you can get your paws on one for $545 at Neiman Marcus.

Although the weather in most regions still implies anything but the spring time, it is the time of the year to roll out this year’s spring lines left and right. So does Coach with the release of their spring brights. The extensive line of new bags comes in an exciting palette of spring shades that’ll complement a sunny spring day perfectly.

Our 3 picks out of the enormous lineup include the super practical Canvas Small Pocket Satchel in Brass/Acid Green/White for $328 (left), the highly fashionable Hamptons Weekend Hobo in silver/fuchsia for $178 (middle) and last, but certainly not least, the essential Hamptons Weekend Small Tote in silver/pool for $158 (right). The hobo and tote come as part of a brand new lineup in the Hampton’s Weekend Collection.

I highly suggest checking their site for new releases, pretty exciting stuff over there. I own a few Coach purses myself and find now new excuses to restock my collection once more.

Well look no further. I myself loved the bag LC carried throughout MTV’s hit show Laguna Beach and realized that bag is quite the growing trend. A newly growing company is making this same hobo style bag, Lolli by Reincarnation, which runs upwards of $300 plus dollars for that totally trendy and practical bag.

Stars such as Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan and the Olsen Twins have been seen sporting the newly trendy Lolli bag. The perks to this bag are the plethora of colors offered that can suit any girls needs for any outfit, but the price is a bit high. Starting at $300 for the medium bag and running up over $1500 for the bag made of Ostrich leather, the Loli bag may not be in everybody’s price range.

Have no fear, there is a way you can grab the same style for a quarter of the price, and nobody has to know. LC from Laguna Beach did this, and pulled off the bag quite nicely. A hobo style ring bag made by MELIE BIANCO is taking the same trend as the stars but costs between $50 and $65. So quickly girls, go steal either style, whichever suits your budget, and grab the hottest trend of the season.