Jessica Simpson loves handbags. We’ve all known that since she made her white Louis Vuitton Multicolore Speedy famous on The Newlyweds while I was still in high school, and although she’s transitioned from singer/reality star to businesswoman in the intervening years, her accessories obsession as not budged.
Jessica resides in LA, where the paps mostly leave her alone during her day-to-day activities, but last week, she came to New York first a few days of publicity surrounding the ten-year anniversary of her massively successful shoe and apparel line. During those few days, we kept a tally of what she carried, and even we were impressed.
We found evidence of no fewer than eight bags that made the trip with Simpson and her husband, including several black day bags that could have easily be edited down into one tote for the whole trip. That’s what most celebrities on press jaunts do; it’s not uncommon to see even the biggest stars carry the same bag for a couple weeks at a time. They say everything is bigger in Jessica’s native Texas, though, and apparently that includes her suitcases.
We’ve documented her four days of handbags below; to get her look at a more reasonable price point, you can shop her eponymous line via Macy’s.
Jessica Simpson
CH Carolina Herrera Fringe Tote
CH Carolina Herrera bags aren’t commonly available in the US, but stars have a way of getting their hands on things.
Charlotte Olympia Dali Perspex Lips Clutch
$1,365 via Net-a-Porter
This clutch was inspired by Salvador Dalí, and I would be genuinely curious to hear Jessica’s thoughts on surrealism.
Edie Parker Jean Clutch
$895 via Moda Operandi
Jessica Simpson travels with clutch options. A girl’s gotta have options, after all.
Givenchy Easy Tote
$1,390 via Barneys
For a bubbly blonde from Texas, Jessica sure does appreciate a good all-black look.
Marni Shoulder Bag
$1,590 via Net-a-Porter
Jessica isn’t the first person you’d think of when trying to picture a superfan of Marni‘s retro-modern quirk (Maggie Gyllenhaal, perhaps), but she’s carried more than a couple of the brand’s bags over the years.
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cabas Tote
$2,450 via Net-a-Porter
Jessica tends to snap up big new bag designs as soon as they hit stores; that’s the case with this brand new look from Saint Laurent.
Valentino My Rockstuds Striped Bag
$3,545 via Neiman Marcus
Same goes for this Valentino from the flight into NYC.
This is the only bag from Jessica’s celebratory jaunt to NYC that we couldn’t identify. If you can, let us know.
Love it! I couldn’t wait to scroll down and see what she bought. Nothing really jumped out at me but who cares? The fact alone that she tore through NYC and bought EIGHT bags makes her my hero too!
I actually only like the simplicity of the Marni Shoulder bag. The slouchy leather looks beautiful.
Today PB did another post on people attending fashion week in NY. The women in that piece looked SUPERIOR to any celeb. Sure, Jessica has some nice bags…. but I think she looks looks cheap, not sexy.
She’s looking really good!
Her handbag is always on point, her clothing style, not so much. She dressed better when she was married to Nick. Anyway, love the last two. Is it me or does the bags look empty? For some reason, she doesn’t strike me as the empty bag gal.
She’s kinda taking on a Mariah Carey hot mess look with her style. Regardless of that….her husband is on point. Gorgeous man.
That’s exactly it! The “wealthy hot mess” look.
Wait when did the Givenchy easy tote become $1350?! I remember when we as a community (lol) appreciated it’s under $1k price. So sad
The way they raise the prices isn’t even funny.
Some of her clothes are so hideous I can’t even focus on the bags. Is she wearing the dress back to front in #1? Is it a homage to string grocery bags?
Made me think of giant squishy bundles on a pickup truck tied down with a bungee cord.
Jessica did renew my interest in Gucci with her love of the horsebit hobo many years ago. Her style was much different then.
Ohhh now I get it…I bought a CH andy handbag in Paris some years ago and since I moved to the US I haven’t seen anyone carry a CH handbag, in fact I didn’t found a treat on purseforum about it when I wanted to comment about Carolina Herrera handbags. Now I know why.
She’s a beautiful woman but her clothes make her look “cheap” and her hair needs a warmer shade of blonde.
Amanda – We did some research & found that the last bag in this series is the Merona clutch from her namesake brand. – HandbagDivas
her handbags choices are ok. but man, she needs a new stylist! she looks horrible! her clothes look so cheap and she doesn’t look like she takes any care of herself. i guess money can’t buy you class or style.
In a few of these pictures she looks like a stripper who just changed into her street clothes after getting off work.
The only one I really liked was the fringed bag.
That is just a hot mess. Each photo is tackier than the last. (Actually, that’s not right; the first one is probably the worst.)