Designer handbags are bagging the big bucks

Designer handbags are the latest craze, taking global auction houses by storm.

THE bargains start below US$150 (RM490) and the most expensive go for more than US$100,000 (RM327,050): designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.

One of a kind: Matthew Rubinger, director of luxury accessories at Heritage Auctions, holds an Hermes special order Horsehoe 30cm shiny braise and ultra violet Nilo crocodile Birkin bag with gold hardware at Heritage Auctions in New York. – AFP