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The last few weeks I’ve practically lived out of my purse. Thank goodness a friend snagged at the Sundance Swag lounge, this great George Gina & Lucy handbag.

My score is kind of like the “Sexy Strappy” purse, but a combo of nylon and canvas in a seafoamy green. I love, love the big front buckle that looks like some chunky seatbelt. And all the pockets – almost too many because I’m always forgetting what pocket what is in. But they do help me organize.

Kinda like this one, but not really.

GEORGE GINA & LUCY was founded in Germany in 2004. GG&L demonstrates an eye for detail and functionality, allowing for creative features such as zipper pockets, compartments and buckles along with their signature carabineer-esque clasp (aka the chunky seatbelt).

One of their many cool factors stems from each bag has it’s own serial number you can enter online to check the bag on the bag’s authenticity.

I’ve actually tried to rotate out of this bag a few times since getting, but keep ending up back with it in toe through my Olympic adventures because of it’s Olympic size -  loving my GG&L.

If jeans are ripped and suits are wrinkled – of course it only makes sense that the bag trend is to be artfully broken in. Worn and rubbed like you’d pulled your purse out of the very back of your closet (or from under a car wheel). Like these Girogio Brato (shown) or Zac Posen from ShopBop.

Chalk all these grungy trends up to the economy – some women want to downplay opulence, some women need to hide their lack of.

Just flipping through Vanity Fair minding my own business when a ‘slouchy sack of wonderful’ caught my eye. How could I not have known about these purses before?

Sissi Rossi bags in sumptuous, distressed butter leather. The hardware and stye so very ‘Chloe’ – only my most coveted bag. The Italian quality and charm that would fulfill your search for a handbag to make a lifetime fashion statement, without taking a lifetime to pay off.

Their messenger bag just melts – butter, butter, butter. The one I love the most is this basic muted purple slouch (shown, bottom right), but for the trendy at heart Sissi Rossi also has trims in ostrich or crocodile.  

Time and time again you’ve been told it’s inside that counts. That principle is what the Butler Bag is all about. A compartmentalized handbag!

I am notorious for digging around looking for the essentials of my purse: keys, phone and lipgloss. When Jen Groover invented the Butler Bag she has no idea how many household arguments she’s ended by ending my digging.

The inside of this stylish purse is tons of stylized compartments for everything that fits in your bag. If you’re like me – that is everything.  The Butler Bag was designed to bring fashion and function together. No more searching or digging.

Fits more than you ever imagined, all in an organized fashion. This fashionable classic bag is made from quality leather. It is the perfect bag to carry you through from day to night.

After all a girl has so many better things to do than search the depths of her purse.

Fergie was a no show at the MTV Music Awards despite having some of the most popular songs and videos of the year, and won female artist of the year.

The Dutchess of Pop, Fergie, might have been too busy launching her new purses. Fergie has designed a line of bags for Kipling, the Belgian brand originally inspired by The Jungle Book.

Modeled after a few of her favorite looks, three collections of assorted silhouettes—hobos and handbags, messengers and clutches, cosmetic cases and fanny packs – will be released in waves throughout fall. The first collection is Naughty Scout and bags appear in appropriate Fergie names like Curious, Glamorous, Tasty Tasty and Vicious.

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The world’s most coveted handbags not only come with a hefty price tag, they also possess an inherent allure defined by their design and cachet.

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