Devoid of the iconic plaid, the Burberry Heather Carryall tote captures the elegance of the British fashion house. Mixing metallic, bold hardware and rich brown leather, this bag makes an excellent alternative for the usual black or brown oversized winter handbags. What is really fantastic about this tote is the versatile handles. It can be worn close under the arm with the top handles or it can sit lower and closer to your hips with the long ...

Messenger bags are typically reserved for anti-back pack college students, biker couriers and first year teachers. Yves Saint Laurent believes they can change that. This near $2000 Besace Flap Messenger Bag looks very much like a basic messenger bag but with somewhat fancier, high-end hardware. Perhaps YSL got bored with making terribly chic shoulder bags. Perhaps the company responsible for le smoking and the YSL Muse Bag wanted to corner the market on college students ...

The once party girl was usually seen changing outfits up to three times a night (jealous!), and that usually included bag switching from Fendi to Balenciaga to whatever luxury handbags worked with her designer look. These days, Lohan is changing her tune. Several post-Le Cirque photo ops have spotted Lindsay carrying the same Rebecca Minkoff black leather handbag. The same tote that anyone with a few hundred dollars can purchase at Bloomingdales. She’s shedding that uber-wealthy ...