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$4750 for small size (10x11") $5650 for medium size (11x12")

Happy fug Monday my darlings! Now don't be scared of the Karenina frame bag from Dior, they won't bite though they are a serious fright. Inspired by high society Russia in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina-- trimmed in gray fox with black leather or blonde fox in camel leather-- the bags are great alternatives for those who have always wanted to tote a dog around à la Paris Hilton but don't want to deal with waste management. The Karenina won't shed on your sofa, is dander free, and won't chew up your Loubies but will still cuddle up to you and keep you warm. Now that, my friend, is the perfect pet. At Dior boutiques worldwide. Dior Handbags also at eLuxury.com

Hello, Mr. No-I-am-not-on-crack, how do you explain this? A furry clutch made to resemble a steam ship trunk with odd fake straps that aren't functional and then a functional turn lock closure hardware on top of that, not to be redundant, but for looks? Uh, did I mention that this thing is ridiculously hideous and ridiculous? Oh not yet? Well, this thing is ridiculously hideous and ridiculous. This is strips of mink, aka scraps, and python pieced together. Where is the python? Keep in mind, I said this bag is ridiculous. The python is in between the strips of mink. Mink is furry thus poofs over and covers up all signs of the python, but that aside, the strips, aka scraps, of python are so minuscule that it is totally useless. How about using the python trim on the good-for-nothing straps, at least it would give a purpose to them, even if the purpose is simply to allow us to see some python so that it adds some sort of design feature. Oh, sorry California residents, the undetectable remnants of python makes it unavailable to you. Boo hoo! Interested in taking a gander for kicks? It's at Saks for $2950.

It is Fall and it's that time of year where every bag comes in some sort of fur. I am not into the Indy but this one with grey mink and ostrich detail somehow makes it better. If you are a rap star (or Jennifer Lopez), this is the way to style it for the winter. The shaded grey mink is so divine! I like that instead of metal plates on the corners, this version has ostrich patches, it just makes a little more sense design wise. I know this is totally un-PC and we get a lot of flack for featuring these type of bags but remember, we only talk about the bags, we don't make them. And do we encourage people to buy them? No, not this bag, at $7990 you can get yourself a nice Birkin!! Of course it will be leather and not an exotic. We still recommend though that if you want exotic, go with a skin and stay away from fur. You'll get a lot of heads turning if that's what you want but fur is just not that practical as a bag. Available at Gucci online.

Here is a perfect example of a total waste of animal used. I look at this and feel sorry that the rabbit (or rabbits) died to be this hideous bag. Before I contradict myself and say that fur is totally useless on a bag, let me just say that in this case, it doesn't even lend to its aesthetics and in fact gives this atrocious bag an added level of heinousness. The bag has sections of fur, leather, trim and on top of all that, the fur is then quilted so there are all these spews and tufts of hair sticking out everywhere. In person, this is so over the top ostentatious but not even in a "look at how amazing I am" kind of way, it is rabbit fur for chrissake, otherwise known as the poor man's fur. It's for those who think they are causing a scene because they think they look so great when in fact people are gawking in fear and hilarity of them. While shopping, I actually saw a lady buy the ponyhair taupe/brown zebra print version of this bag. Let's just say she is one of those older ladies who decided not to age gracefully and had her face embalmed to a state of non expression. I guess if she thinks her face looks good, it is totally unreliable what she thinks a good bag would look like. And for that reason I suppose is why this bag is named, "Snap Out of It". How ironic. $2288 at Saks Fifth Avenue Bevery Hills (310.275.4211).

Can you think of anything more frivolous than a mink tote? This little tote from Bamford is totally adorable with the leather drawstring bow. OK, fine, those of you who read Bag Snob regularly will know that we have always bashed fur bags because honestly, how much sense does that make really? It's a total waste of the use of fur and for our PETA friends out there, we can't even use the "survival against harsh elements" defense when it comes to bags instead of coats. But usually fur bags are plushy and poofy and well, furry, and although cute as a stuffed animal, it does not make for a stylish bag. This mink tote is sheared mink (which is preferable for coats as well) so it is more like pony hair and less like Chewbacca. In fact, this bag comes in a smaller version in pony hair that is super cute, too! In fact, the entire Bamford Collection is really amazing. Mink tote at Neiman Marcus for $5150 (pre-order).

Left: Gloucester for $1695, Right: Kingham in Pony Hair for $2725

Vivienne Westwood's Lapin Glouchester Bowling bag (Lapin is the fancy French word for rabbit) should be renamed the Rabbit Trapper bag because it looks like a rabbit is stuck in this hideous trap. And by the way, calling a rabbit a "lapin" doesn't make it more glamorous, it just means they were too cheap to use mink, not that I approve of fur bags of any shape or species. Can't you just hear the bunny now? "Help me, help me, get me out of this trap... I'd rather be made into stew than be this ugly!" $2,085 at Net-a-porter

No this is not a spoof, this is an actual ad from Versace's Fall 2007 campaign featuring Kate Moss (okay, so I added Grover but it's funny how perfectly in sync they are!). I first saw this bag in red fox fur on the pages of Elle and laughed out loud because it looked curiously like my son's favorite monster, Elmo. I was not able to find that photo but managed to get this one, the Grover version in blue fox. These rainbow colored Versace fox bags were clearly inspired by Sesame Street, which may appeal to our tot snobs but no woman in their right mind should ever be seen with this unless they are being paid 7 figures like Kate. As a mother of a toddler, she is probably familiar with Sesame Street, which would explain her posing like Grover, who knew she had the same sense of humour as the Bag Snob?!?! And do you see what I see on Kate's face? She's got the "I am being paid millions to be photographed with this giant fuzzy mess but you'd be an idiot to actually spend $5,000 for it" look. Seriously, you don't see her traipsing around London with this on her arm do you? $4,710 at Versace Boutiques.

Source: frillr
Bag Snob note: Thanks to chicanduntroubled for pointing out the typo- it was very late last night when I finished this and my mind was thinking Versace but my fingers kept typing Fendi. Fendi/Versace- both Italian brands with hideous bags this season. xo