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Stars—they’re hardly ever just like us.
The Gist
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Stars like Kim Kardashian, Jordyn Woods, and Jennifer Lopez are known to carry bags that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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An Hermès Birkin can resell for up to $450,000, depending on the hardware and the material used to make the bag.
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See seven coveted styles owned by celebrities, below.
It’s natural to be curious about what’s inside a star’s purse. But sometimes the main event is the bag itself. At least, that’s the case when said star is carrying an Hermès Birkin that resells for almost half a million dollars, or a clutch covered in diamonds spelling out her name.
In particular, a Hermès bag is notoriously difficult to purchase; sales associates often turn down requests from even the most famous clients for a Kelly or Birkin style. That still hasn’t stopped stars like Kim Kardashian, Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez, and Jordyn Woods from collecting multiples of the fashion house’s coveted styles. A luxe customization isn’t easy to come by either—unless, that is, you’re willing to shell out thousands for a bespoke clutch or an artist’s reinterpretation of a Lady Dior bag.
Ahead, see seven stars that have fully embraced the loud luxury aesthetic with their rare and wildly expensive bags.
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Kim Kardashian
No two Hermès Himalayan Birkin bags are the same, which is part of what makes Kim K’s white-to-brown crocodile gradient style so coveted. The SKIMS founder toted the satchel, which resells for $100,000 to $200,000, to a 2023 soccer game in Osaka, Japan, in photos obtained by People. The year prior, Sotheby’s sold a similar style with 18-karat white gold hardware studded in diamonds for $450,000, earning it the distinction of being the world’s most expensive purse.
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez accessorized an outfit of fall neutrals with a deep brown crocodile Birkin, which you can find on resale for just over $30,000. This is hardly the iconic singer’s only satchel from the historic French brand. She’s also been spotted carrying the ultra-rare Birkin Himalaya and a petite black croc design.
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Victoria Beckham
Depending on the hardware and the material of the bag itself, an Hermès Birkin can resell for well over $400,000. However, you can find Victoria Beckham’s black alligator skin Hermès Birkin Sellier 25 on some resale sites for $109,500. What a steal!
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
In photos obtained by the Daily Mailthis summer, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds carried a combined $100,000 from Hermès on their shoulders. Lively went with a hot pink satchel, while Reynolds carried a matte black Togo.
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Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo’s Lady Dior bag is a highly collectable, limited edition design made in partnership with artist Mickalene Thomas. There are very few similar styles available secondhand; in 2024, one of the bags sold for over $4,000 on Christie’s.
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Li Bingbing
A red carpet staple of the early 2000s, the Lana Marks Cleopatra clutch seems to be making a comeback courtesy of Li Bingbing. The actress went the extra mile with hers by customizing the ivory bag with a diamond nameplate that pushed the price tag to a staggering $400,000, per WWD.
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Jordyn Woods
Jordyn Woods complemented her all-white outfit at Paris Fashion Week with an Hermès Birkin Himalaya. The ombré croc style is one of many Birkins in Woods’ bag collection (though it was the $155 clutch from her own line that—allegedly—helped secure the Knicks playoff win).
