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    Hubba hubbaa hubbaaaaa!!!!!

    from Hidden Content It's never too early to start thinking about your holiday wish list.

    Sure to top it this year? Chanel's "Diamond Forever" tote (pictured left). In December, the company will debut 13 of these diamond and alligator handbags just in time for the holiday shopping crunch. Each is a stepped-up version of the classic Chanel shoulder bag, with the iconic Chanel "Cs" encrusted in a staggering 334 diamonds (a total of 3.56 carats) set in 18-carat white gold. The alligator skin is farmed and treated with a matte finish.

    The total cost: $260,150.



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    While few may actually end up owning this bag, the demand for other high-end handbags has skyrocketed. Online retailer eluxury.com saw sales of luxury handbags (those over $500) increase 11% last year.

    "People want to spend their money on frivolous things," says Pamela Danziger, author of Why People Buy Things They Don't Need and founder of luxury goods research company Unity Marketing. "[And] handbags definitely fall into that category."
    Scarcity is also driving desire for these totes. Something that is hard to obtain or impossible to find will be more valuable, says Meaghan Mahoney, editor of the daily news and handbag review online site purseblog.com.

    "A handbag [such as] the Chanel Diamond Forever bag is more of a collector's item than something you use on a daily basis," she says. "Like an exquisite car or a rare painting, it's the limited availability and high demand that make this handbag more valuable."

    Though Chanel's treasure may be the costliest handbag on the market, there are others that are just as costly, some dripping with diamonds, others crafted from animal skin.

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    Take the Birkin by Hermes, a brand synonymous with luxury. This bag, inspired by French actress Jane Birkin, can fetch between $6,000 and $15,000, depending on what grade of leather or exotic skin it is made of.

    But it is as nothing compared to its more exotic sister, the Crocodile Birkin. Price: $120,000. What makes this bag so expensive is not just the leather used but also the 10 carats of diamonds set in white gold and placed on its clasp. There are only two such bags available for purchase in the world

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    Bejeweled Bags
    Accessorizing handbags with precious stones is not uncommon. The Leiber "Precious Rose bag incorporates 1,016 diamonds, 1,169 pink sapphires and 800 pink tourmalines, all set in 18-carat white gold. Cost: $92,000.
    The Lana Marks Cleopatra Clutch in alligator ($100,000) comes accessorized with 1,500 fully cut and faceted black-and-white round diamonds that line the top of the handbag. Only five such clutches are made each year. In Hollywood during awards season the designer makes a limited-edition Cleopatra for only one actress. Two have won Academy Awards while in possession: Charlize Theron in 2004 and this year Helen Mirren, who carried hers right up to the podium.
    Rare Skins
    When it comes to alligator, ostrich or snakeskin, handbag designers go to extreme lengths to find the rarest. Santiago Gonzalez, chief executive of Nancy Gonzalez handbags, has traveled from the Australian Outback to Hong Kong to find skins that seldom come to market.
    "What people don’t understand," he says, "is that it takes a certain amount of area on the skin to make a bag. If the lizard is too small, then you have to use more of it."
    Quality also determines price. The Nancy Gonzalez Porousus Bag, made with rare lizard skin, costs $30,000. Designer Devi Kroell uses alligator skins whose scales are similar in size--a rare phenomenon--to create a bag priced at $29,000. Judith Leiber's canary yellow handbag in alligator ($17,000) likewise uses skin with similar-sized scales.
    Try saying that three times.

    What with animal rights activists up in arms over fashionistas in fur, might we not soon see the day when lizard lovers will be pressured to not buy bags that once swam or slithered?

    “As much you would think there would be a huge backlash, there won't be,” says Danziger. “It goes back to the basic rule of supply and demand. The more rare and scarce something is, the more people want it. In the case of overly expensive handbags, people will still covet them because it's an uncommon find.”

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    hold ur breath..huwaa...wondering tar sapa yg punya ya?kelg brunei,emir arab ato vic beckham?ato mlh d endonesah jg ada yg punya :P

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    mimpi lagi...mimpi lagi...gara2 liat thread di FD... bawaan ngeces mulu... pengen ini, pengen itu... untung ga lagi hamil, klo ga kasian banget bayiku, ampe umur brp dia bakal ngecesss... :P

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    kalo jumalahnya cuman 13, even if you have the money, it's not a guarantee that you can get your hands on one of them. gileeee....duit segitu banyak, bisa dipake bangun rumah RSS buat banyak orang tuh Hidden Content

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    OMG! duhhh, harganyaaaaaaaa tas2 ituuuu.... bener mba dhyt, duit segitu byk mah bisa bantuin org2 ga mampu... ckck..
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    huuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa................................ sayang amat duitnya siiy kl cuma baut sebuah tas...

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    kayaknya kalau harganya USD 120,000 untuk satu tas aja..baru pantas kalau penghasilan kita udah USD 250,000 sebulanHidden Content Hidden Content hehehhehe..asli mimpi abis:P:P:P
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    Ooops ... Channelnya I love it ... kayaknya perlu diasuransi tuh tas ... he...

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    hihiihih..iyah bisa2 gw taro di brangkas punya tas semahal ituh
    ...bisa ga yaa setia sama 1 merk...

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    gila itu Croc Birkin!!! ngeces gue liatnya!!!

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    Hidden Content Originally Posted by purplerebel
    ...gileeee....duit segitu banyak, bisa dipake bangun rumah RSS buat banyak orang tuh Hidden Content
    rebel, kalo gw nih yaaaaa, secara gw pelita hati banget, seandainya gw punya duit segitu gw mau bikin rumah impian buat gw sendiri, yg gedai n banyak kamarnya, n di tepi pantai.... Oooooh, enaknya menghayal!!!:P:P:P

    Tapi emang gilingan harga2 tas di atas itu. Hi FDers, kalo ada yg beruntung n bisa ngedapetin salah satu tas itu, coba dipajang di mari. Eke pengen liat, bole yak?Hidden Content Hidden Content Hidden Content

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    Gokil... tas2nya gokiiilllllllllll.......

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    seperti investasi ya cuma ini bentuknya sebuah TAS

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    Hidden Content Originally Posted by chelinx
    seperti investasi ya cuma ini bentuknya sebuah TAS
    andaikan bisa tuh begitu.... enak ya... cuma ngeri juga gw.. tar berliannya copot satu gimana?

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    wuak.......wuak..wuakkk ihhhh serem ya harganya hehehehe tp pasti ntar ada yg punya de.... secara artis2 luar duitnya kaga berseri gtu hhhhhhiihihihihi...... * dahhh mending gua kabur ahhhhh* hhiihihi

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