Are there designers you love, but just can’t afford one of their bags at the moment? Consider a little splurge on their special buys: coin purses! You can buy some of these little gems at a fraction of the cost of a handbag. What’s more, you can be a little more daring than you normally would be on a handbag too! They make wonderful gifts for your besties!

Louis Vuitton Coin Purse Chapeau
A little piece of Louis Vuitton would make any girl smile! The Monogram Vernis is just too fun and cute with its tiny little tassle and jewelry grade chain to clip inside your bag. The Pomme D’Amour, Rose Florentine and Amarante are jewel like shades of excitement to carry in your bag!
$390 at Louis Vuitton
or if you’re lucky for a Deal on eBay!

Marc by Marc Jacobs Anna Wintour Miss Marc Coin Purse
This darling little Miss Marc by Marc Jacobs is witty and fun! Black and white plaid with a fun little image of Miss Marc will make you smile as you make change! It’s petite size of 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ will fit in just about anything.
Just $45 at Saks Fifth Avenue

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Every year you can always count on the Metallic handbag trend around the Fall / Winter season. It’s one of those trends that refuses to die, it’s like stuck on a repeat schedule. Not that I’m complaining, I think it’s the perfect choice to match with a little black dress, especially around the holiday season. One that fits the bill, is the Juicy Couture Lady Lock. When it comes to Juicy Couture handbags, my opinion always falls to one side – either I like it or I don’t. And this one I definitely like (minus the chain).

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Once again we show off another amazing find by Judith Leiber. This time around she presents to us an exotic that has been seen from time to time in the world of handbags, and we’re not just talking animal print here, instead, it’s an entire miniature model of a zebra. There is nothing to dislike about this daintily resting zebra clutch, other than the fact that you’re limited to what you can carry along for the night.

When you think about it in those terms, what fun is there in obtaining a piece that better serves décor than a bag? The only conclusions I can draw to that would be that if you have whooping $5,000 to invest on a one-of-a-kind, collector’s piece, then why the heck not?

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Clear your schedules for just 5 minutes today. In only a couple hours, the big Judith Leiber sample sale is going to kick off over at RueLaLa, where prices are expected to reach in the area of 50%+ off retail for her signature minaudiere clutches and evening bags.

The sale begins at 8: am PST / 11: am EST. Be there on the dot. And if there’s anything that you can’t live without, I wouldn’t second guess it. Just keep in mind that the inventory is limited and items do have a tendency to sell out fast.

Happy Sample Saling at RueLaLa!