It’s always notable when the eight celebs we feature in these round-ups are mostly carrying the same three designers. It indicates a potential shift in trends, or, alternatively, a sudden surplus of designer freebies. In any case, it gets our attention. This week, our usual supply of Birkins has been replaced by Kellys, and we also have appearances from one of Louis Vuitton‘s hottest current styles, Gigi Hadid‘s preferred Versace bag and Niecy Nash! Are you as excited as I am? You should be.
Alessandra Ambrosio
Versace Empire Palazzo Bag
$2,899 via farfetch.com
Here’s Alessandra Ambrosio, touching down at LAX with a black leather Versace Empire Palazzo Bag. Take notes, because this is basically Supermodel Airport Style 101.
Amber Valletta
Chanel Classic Flap Bag
Actress and supermodel Amber Valletta was spotted coming out of her NYC hotel with a quilted black leather Chanel Classic Flap Bag, flap flapping in the breeze.
EJ Johnson
Hermès Kelly Bag
Here’s EJ Johnson, roaming around LA with his bright blue Hermès Kelly Bag. Just in cased you missed it, we posted The Many Bags of EJ Johnson last fall.
Gigi Hadid
Versace Empire Palazzo Mini Bag
$2,133 via farfetch.com
Gigi Hadid carried this extremely attractive Versace mini as she left a photo shoot in NYC. Was this what she wore during the photo shoot? You never know with supermodels.
Hilary Duff
Proenza Schouler Bucket Bag
$1,650 via Proenza Schouler
Hilary Duff recently gave paps a wave as she strolled around LA with this particularly luxe-looking version of the Proenza Schouler Bucket Bag.
Niecy Nash
Louis Vuitton Artsy Hobo
$1,960 via Louis Vuitton
Here’s everyone’s favorite Niecy, Niecy Nash, shopping in Beverly Hills with her logo’d Louis Vuitton Artsy Hobo. I just want our photo service to know that their supply of Niecy Nash photos is not currently meeting our demands. We want more.
Rachel Zoe
Hermès Kelly Bag
Rachel Zoe was also recently spotted shopping in Beverly Hills at 14 Karats with her eldest son Kaius. She’s carrying her own black leather Hermès Kelly Bag.
Rihanna
Louis Vuitton Damier Alma BB Bag
$1,200 via Louis Vuitton
Here’s an angle of Rihanna that we definitely don’t see every day. Ri-Ri was recently photographed from a manhole outside The Nice Guy with this petite Louis Vuitton Damier Alma BB Bag. Celebs are all about the Alma BB right now.
Observe #7: when the handle is attached to the bag’s flap, the bag is bound to lose its shape when filled. The full weight of the contents strains the closure. Exception is Chanel CFs. Maybe because they enough structure(?) to keep the shape.
Yeah, this effect usually bothers me, although for some reason I still think the Kelly bags look ok. The blue one for example still looks great but maybe there’s just less in it, or its newer. But yeah, PS1s and Celine trapeze bags should never be carried by their top handle in my opinion.
Very true, same scenario in the Celine trapeze and belt bags. It think in the case of Chanel, the 4 grommets the chain strap runs through help distribute the weight evenly.
This is the exact reason I have never been interested in a Kelly or any other top single handled bag like it.
I’m just waiting on an updated Demi Lovato bag post!
That PS bucket bag DOES look gorgeous. Almost enough to make me want a bucket bag. Almost. And the blue on that Kelly is TDF.