New York Fashion Week is happening now (this seems like one of the longer Fashion Weeks, no?), and countless celebrities are being ferried through JFK on their way to front rows all over town. Givenchy and Hermès seem to be the celeb brands of choice for all NYFW travel-related purposes this week. While there are beautiful specimens from both brands within, I’m hoping for little more celeb handbag brand diversity over the final few days of NYFW. Fingers crossed. To see some truly exceptional handbags from NYFW’s sidewalks and Spring 2016 runways, check out all of Vlad’s Fashion Week coverage.
Jessica Alba
Chanel Jersey 2.55 Flap Bag
There’s more variety in Jessica Alba‘s handbag collection than in most other celeb bag collections put together. Case in point: last week we saw Jessica in NY with a lovely little Loeffler Randall Mini Backpack which retails for less than $400, and here she is this week for NYFW with a much more upscale Chanel Flap.
Khloé Kardashian
Givenchy Antigona Bag
$2,280 via Saks
As you might’ve heard, the Kardashian-Jenners all convened together during Fashion Week to launch their new suite of lifestyle sites and apps with a “Meet the Developer” panel at The Apple Store. Here’s Khloé on her way to NYC via LAX with a buttery beige leather Givenchy Antigona.
Kourtney Kardashian
Hermès Birkin
And here’s Kourtney, doing the same thing with baby No. 3 and a black pebbled leather Birkin in tow. Little Reign’s infant fashion and hair game is pretty strong.
Kris Jenner
Hermès Himalayan Crocodile Kelly Bag
Back in LA, momager Kris Jenner used her alone time to shop for a new bed. She’s carrying a ridiculously luxe Hermès Himalayan Crocodile Kelly Bag. The Kardashian-Jenners lay claim to a few Himalayan croc Hermès bags, and you can find out what other celebs own these extremely rare bags in 63 Jaw-Dropping Exotic Handbags and the Celebrities Who Carried Them.
Laverne Cox
Hermès Kelly Bag
Here’s Laverne Cox, leaving a private event at Cafe Clover in NYC with her own supple black leather Hermès Kelly Bag. Laverne walked (and literally twirled on) the runway for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” fashion show last Thursday evening.
Rihanna
MCM Cosmetic Train Case
$1,395 via Shopbop
Rihanna is in that bundle somewhere, we promise. She’s carrying a dainty MCM Cosmetic Train Case as she arrives at LAX. Despite the fact that Ri-Ri threw a by-all-reports INSANE block party to kick-off NYFW, she did not attend a single show this year, and she went home early. She’s over it, you guys.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Givenchy Nightingale Bag
$2,450 via Neiman Marcus
Here’s Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, also cruising through LAX with a black leather Givenchy Nightingale. Both old and newly redesigned versions of the Nightingale have been getting a fair amount of love from celebs all of a sudden.
Sofia Vergara
Hermès Birkin
And here’s Sofia Vergara, arriving for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live with–what else–a chocolate brown Hermès Birkin. (Or maybe it’s maroon? The lighting makes it hard to tell.) She’s decorated her Birkin with a Louis Vuitton keychain, because why not?
Hmm, I am feeling really over the whole Hermes thing. I feel like the bags are carried for reasons other than just a true love of the bag. I am glad i never bought one. There are plenty of really great bags in all the NYFW photos currently on PB that are so much more original and interesting. Sorry Hermes, but even at your prices, you over exposed yourself..IMHO.
I think Hermés has been overexposed in the trashy celeb category. The more Kardashians, Jenners and “real housewives” carry Birkins, the less appeal they have in the eyes of the masses. The bags become less covetable when they are lugged around by people that are disliked. I think Hermés should make themselves less of a trashy celeb favorite and more like a brand for a classy lady, no matter what her background is.
I don’t think Hermes can really control their customer base in such a way; if trashy celebs have money, they can buy anything they please. I do agree that reality TV stars are making the Birkin less appealing. One TPFer said that someone once referred to his Birkin as “the Kardashian bag”. Hearing that made me never want to purchase it ever LOL.
I agree with you. I’ve always had a thing for the Hermes Kelly but as a brand, Hermes does not give me that exclusive vibe that they try so hard for. Hermes will always have their customers but I feel very special and sorta under the radar carrying Dior, and I don’t think I can get that from a Birkin. The Kelly may eventually sneak its way into my collection at a later date but for now meh. I have to admit though, it takes a special brand to manage to be both insanely expensive and overexposed.
The new Dior bags are gorgeous. I would own five of them if I could afford it! 🙂
Khloe looks terrible. That flight must have been rough.
None of these bags caught my eye which surprises me.
OMG to Khloe’s lips!!!!
What on earth went wrong at the clinic to produce lips that crazy weird?! 😮
I had same reaction.
And the pointy nail-claws…. *shiver*
….I was just about to say the same thing!!
Me too! The lips and those creepy claw nails, eesh.
I admit it: I’m a sucker for the celeb pics but can PurseBlog pull away from them and please give us more street style? I absolutely LOVED LOVED LOVED Vlad’s Fashion Week street style pieces. It gave use real fashion worn by real people. These are women who (I assume) had to use their hard earned money to purchase their bags and wardrobe based on their style – not what a hired stylist told them to wear. I learned more from Vlad’s pics than the celeb pics.
I find the celeb fashion contrived and unconvincing. Poster Lori below comments on Hermes with “I feel like the bags are carried for reasons other than just a true love of the bag.” I agree completely. Celebs have teams of stylists and managers who negotiate freebies and the conditions by which they will be worn. In a sense its fake style.
Hermes does not provide freebies — under any circumstances — to celebrities
I do not like the Kardashians but I love Kris Jenner (yes don’t be so surprised). To me she is never too much 🙂
Is Hermès in danger of becoming the new Louis Vuitton-ubiquitous and no longer exclusive?
Checking in for Laverne looking beautiful as usual.
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Mind you Kris Jenner wore Timberland boots to accompany her exotic birkin.
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