In designing the Saint Laurent Sac de Jour, it seems like the brand was betting on the fact that there would be an enthusiastic market for a modernized, anonymized take on the classic Hermès Birkin. Although there was much gnashing of teeth in handbag circles when the design debuted, the bet has paid off in spades for the brand, and famous, fashionable women have been some of the bag’s biggest proponents.
In pulling together our coverage of celebrities and what they’re wearing twice a week, we noticed just how saturated the glitterati have become with Sacs de Jour both great and small. Below, check out the bag’s most famous fans and get a little outfit inspo of your own.
To learn more about the Sac de Jour, check out our ultimate guide to its pricing, sizes, leathers and colors.
Abbey Clancy
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Let’s ease into this with a British WAG (a soccer player’s paramour, for the uninitiated).
Angela Simmons
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
SDJs, as fans call them, are also popular with the progeny of entertainment royalty, like Angela.
Angelina Jolie
Saint Laurent Large Suede Sac de Jour Bag
$3,590 via FWRD
Since Hedi Slimane took over at Saint Laurent, Jolie has been one of his most famous and devoted celebrity supporters.
Ashley Benson
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
The bag has also reached popularity with younger starlets, like the cast of Pretty Little Liars.
Cameron Diaz
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Which is not to discount its popularity among more well-established actresses, of course.
Celine Dion
Saint Laurent Small Studded Sac de Jour Bag
$3,150 via Nordstrom
Or Canadian vocal legends.
Elizabeth Hurley
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Barneys
Or British cougars!
Erin Andrews
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via mytheresa.com
As well as sports reporters.
Gigi Hadid
Saint Laurent Small Croc-Embossed Sac de Jour Bag
$2,990 via mytheresa.com
And then back around to the daughters of entertainment business privilege.
Hilary Duff
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
And of course Hilary has one, because her handbag collection includes everything. Ms. Duff is one of us.
Jessica Alba
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$2,950 via mytheresa.com
Jessica is another paparazzi favorite who tends to whip out a new bag every few days, so of course she has a SDJ.
Jessica Hart
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,890 via mytheresa.com
And then there are the models. Models love SDJs.
Jessica Simpson
Saint Laurent Small Studded Sac de Jour Bag
$3,150 via Nordstrom
Jessica, like Hilary, is one of us–a celeb who seems to carry covetable designer bags because she is a bag person, not because they’re part of her fame uniform.
Kate Beckinsale
Saint Laurent Python-Embossed Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,990 via Barneys
Add Ms. Beckinsale to that list as well. In fact, she’s due for her own “Many Bags” soon.
Kate Beckinsale
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via MATCHESFASHION.COM
As you may have gathered by now, SDJs are also a popular choice for the airport.
Kate Bock
Saint Laurent Baby Sac de Jour Bag
$2,590 via Saks
The Baby is the least often-spotted of the SDJs, but I like it quite a bit–not too big, not too small.
Kate Moss
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Of course Kate Moss has an SDJ. Of course she does.
Kris Jenner
Saint Laurent Nano Sac de Jour Bag Bag
$1,990 via mytheresa.com
A really trendy bag is a very reliable way to attract the Kardashian-Jenners.
Kyle Richards
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via MATCHESFASHION.COM
That goes double for the Real Housewives.
Kylie Jenner
Saint Laurent Nano Sac de Jour Bag
$1,990 via mytheresa.com
This color isn’t even out yet.
Kylie Minogue
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
Kylie is so petite that she makes her Small look like a Large.
Lea Michele
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
For some reason, I’m totally distracted by that perfectly frosty bottle of Evian Lea is carrying. I bet it was so refreshing. Maybe I’m dehydrated.
Lucy Hale
Saint Laurent Bicolor Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,990 via Saks
Lucy Hale, like her PLL castmate Ashley Benson, is also a big SDJ fan.
Lucy Hale
Saint Laurent Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via MATCHESFASHION.COM
So big, in fact, that she has two. (I can’t tell if this one is a Small or Large–sometimes it’s difficult because of the simplicity of the design.)
Margot Robbie
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Margot is fairly new on the Hollywood scene, but she’s already become a favorite of Hedi Slimane.
Nicole Richie
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Nicole was a leader of the giant bag trend back in the mid-2000s, so of course her SDJ is huge.
Pamela Anderson
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
Pam has emerged over the past year as having an unlikely strong eye for handbag choices.
Rachel Zoe
Saint Laurent Python-Embossed Sac de Jour Bag
$2,990 via Barneys
Hedi Slimane’s boho-rocker view of Saint Laurent is right in line with Zoe’s well-documented take on personal style.
Reese Witherspoon
Saint Laurent Nano Sac de Jour Bag
$1,990 via Saks
Where there is a lust-worthy handbag, you can expect to find Reese. She does a much more preppy, traditional take on her SDJs than most stars do.
Reese Witherspoon
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
It takes a true pro to pull off an All Navy Everything look; Reese is a pro.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Saint Laurent Large Sac de Jour Bag
$3,490 via Barneys
Rosie is one of the SDJ’s oldest and most devoted fans; you can tell from looking at this bag how regularly she’s carried it.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Saint Laurent Small Sac de Jour Bag
$2,750 via Saks
Rosie has both of the most popular sizes, and she’s carried both regularly for what seems like years now.
Salma Hayek
Saint Laurent Alligator Small Sac de Jour Bag
€23.500 via mytheresa.com
Last, but far from least: in handbags, as in life, it pays to be married to the owner.
Every so often a bag comes along that everyone seems to love but it just does not resonate with me. That is the Sac de Jour. I just don’t get it but then again, I had the same reaction to the Celine Luggage Tote.
I adore this bag. I always have. It’s simple and classic and has an inderstated beauty and elegance. I loved all of them except the minis.
Cannot stand that trend.
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I really loved the neon ones that came out last year, I keep checking ebay for them!
This bag has has really grown on me, didn’t care for it much at first. I really prefer the smaller sizes, the large are just too big. And the smaller versions seems to hold their shape better.
Whatever people say, I absolutely love and own this bag:))
I don’t get it either and I would venture to say that the majority of these were gifted to these celebrities/bloggers…
Some of them were almost definitely gifted, but I wouldn’t guess that it’s the majority. Saint Laurent in particular has an incredibly specific celebrity aesthetic that Hedi Slimane has crafted as part of the brand’s relaunch, and many of the ladies above fall outside of that in one way or another. Those celebs are probably stuck paying retail like the rest of us.
Do you mean like, it was probably gifted to Kate Beckinsale and Angelina Jolie and such while the PLL and Real Housewives cast probably had to buy them?
I don’t know anything for sure, of course, but in general, brands have their favorite celebrities to work with, and vice versa. Saint Laurent has dressed Angelina for a zillion high-profile appearances, for example.
Having someone high-profile carry a bag is only advantageous enough to warrant a freebie if the celeb’s aesthetic fits in with what the brand is trying to achieve overall. Even then, though, celebs shop just like the rest of us do, and a couple grand for a bag isn’t a big deal to most of them. You see photos of celebs coming out of stores with bags of purchases all the time.
This is not a statement bag, perhaps why they carry it. Something clean looking, variety of sizes and colors and you can get them everywhere, boutiques, dept stores, online. If someone gave you one you wouldn’t use it? Give me one I’ll take it and rock the hell out of my new free bag.
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As much as I love this bag I can’t imagine getting one. Wouldn’t work practically for me but it is sure as hell lovely to admire on other ppl.
I really love the bag. I passed on it recently and purchased an Antigona. I am just unsure of the longevity…so many YSL bags have been hot for a while and then disappeared.
That was a lovely, fun and lust-worthy compilation. I still cant believe how quickly the sac du jour grew on me, I HATED it when it debuted. Now I own one in a beautiful grained grey (fog its called) and I love it. Saw Kyle Richards Blue in the store too, so gorgeous.
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oh I’m upset I didn’t get the baby size, I think it was introduced after I bought my small SDJ in the same shade as reese witherspoon, such a gorgeous bag, funny didn’t even like it at first.
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Like with the Givenchy Antigona it took a loooong time before the Sac de Jour grew on me. I have my eyes on a black embossed Croc version with silver engraving and key fob.
Nicole Richie looking like trash