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Yes, this is in fact a Dior bag and not a Isabella Fiore. This would actually be a decent bag for Isabella Fiore and although that may be a compliment to Isabella Fiore because her bags are usually such an affront to my senses, it is certainly a burn for Dior. The whip stitching is never a good idea for anything other than saddle bags and to make matters worse, the bag is not even leather, it's Dior jacquard canvas. Totally disgusting!! They are trying to make this whole thing cute with that heart tag but if they are going for cute then MAKE A CUTE BAG!!! This bag is even worse in person if you can imagine. The heavy whip stitching causes the canvas to pucker, you can even see it in this professional studio picture shot to give the best possible view of the product. The entire thing is a big 'ole mess. And I will reiterate, the canvas combination with the cowboy inspired design is beyond gross!! A total waste of money at $1150, available at Saks.

Now this is an interesting bag. But don't be fooled, interesting doesn't always mean nice or cool or a good idea. We of course love Christian Louboutin but based on the new line of bags, we say he better keep his day job as cobbler. This shiny asymmetrical clutch of studs and beads is industrial and unfeminine. Not to mention, unpractical. What the heck can you fit in there? You have to really strategize to get all your things in there and still yet it will be like some mind bending puzzle to get everything to fit. Unless of course you have an asymmetrical cell phone and asymmetrical wallet. You can get the matching Peep-Toe pumps if you want the head to toe robot look. This would be perfect for Victoria Beckham to finish off her already mechanical face and poses! Clutch for $1100 and pumps (which are awesome by itself) is $1325, both available at Saks.

The staff at Bulga headquarters are so sweet and told us that even though we are mean to their bags, they still love us. So it is with a heavy heart that I have to once again rag on a Bulga bag. I am sorry Bulga girls, but this has to be said. Remember the dangling saggy breast bag? Apparently they listened by lifting and perking things up but my complaint is still the same, why make bags look like boobs? It's neither attractive nor functional, once you fill those pockets up with stuff they're going to look droopy and then you'll be back to saggy breasts again. Please Bulga, I beg you, stay away from female body parts when designing bags because without those pockets this is a cute bag! I know what some of you are going to say, it doesn't look bad from the front but look at that sideview! That alone is enough cause to stay away, far far away. (though they get points for the cute color) And no, I do not have issues with my body, I just don't want to carry around a set of ta tas all day long. Bulga Metallic Ruched Handbagis $760 at Shopbop

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

Last season Tod's had the Roxy nylon bag (which had to be renamed for legal reasons so now it's called the Luna) that became an instant fashion item after Cameron Diaz was seen around town with it. They extended their entire nylon collection based on this popularity, including this hobo. Does this not look like a school bag to you? This model is trying her best to be chic but she looks like she is stopping in front of her locker to flirt with the high school quarterback on her way to chemistry class. I guess this was a business decision to do these nylon bags but they need to be concerned about the long term effects this will do to the company image. Do they really want the younger generation to identify the name Tod's with crap like this? This is a real disappointment because you know how much we love Tod's. At eLuxury for $875.

Alexander McQueen designed a line of luggage for Samsonite Black Label that is influenced by emaciated skeletal models. Is that a good thing? Is that what you want to look at when you're traveling? I don't know about you but when I'm flying, the thought of not having real food for the duration of the flight makes me super hungry so the last thing I want to see before I board is my starved looking luggage. Besides, its just creepy. I am not one who believes in Halloween decorations, I don't mean just for myself, of course I do not have ghost and goblins hanging from my home in October, I mean that I do not believe there should be Halloween decorations for anyone, period! Anything skeleton like is morbid and scary and should not have anything to do with being fabulous. Maybe that's why Alexander McQueen was deathly ill at the launch party. Hero (skeleton) 20" upright is $750, Boarding Bag is $555, Garment Bag is $600 at Samsonite Black Label online.

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.

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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

I don't know about you but this patent and latex bag looks to me like it belongs in the dollar bin at Wal Mart instead of a $1500 Fendi bag sold at Barneys. Imagine carrying a bag made of latex... do you really want to smell like a condom all day long? A giant latex bag at that, it is listed as 40" wide, so it's almost a four foot wide bag! At first I thought it was an error but then saw that it is 29" long, making it almost a 4ft x 3ft bag. I guess this was made for prostitutes who have to carry changes of clothes, wigs, weapons and whatever else they need for their trade. And look at those gross bumpy bubbles on the latex(or is that patent? don't know which part is which, it's all so hideous) I know I have been all into patent leather but this bag just made me want to cancel every single order I have made for fall. The only patent leather bags I currently own are the Valextra Boston in nude patent and white patent Chanel 2.55, both will stay permanently in the Bag Snob collection. The rest, not so sure. Leave it to Fendi to take the look of the season and make it as ugly as possible. $1,580 at Barneys New York.

OK, Coach lovers out there, even you will have to admit that this is a stupid waste of money. I didn't want to continue ragging on Coach but I couldn't let this one go. This is an alligator that they are trying to sell for $10,000 in their Legacy collection. I don't think there is going to be much of a legacy when nobody buys anything. If they did their market research or just read Bag Snob, they would know that their bread and butter is in lower priced practical leather bags that women buy until they have enough money to move up on the designer hierarchy. Once women can afford beyond Coach, why buy Coach? Someone who is regularly buying Chanel and Lanvin isn't suddenly going to be woo-ed and wowed by a Coach, especially an exotic. You will get laughed at and ridiculed as nouveau riche for not knowing designers other than ones that are carried at Macy's. I mean, the bag is ok, a bit old lady-ish, the green is nice but there is no way to justify a $10,000 Coach bag. You can call Coach yourself at 866-262-2440 if you don't believe me.

You lucky citizens of California will be spared this eye sore from Carlos Falchi when shopping at Saks because California state laws prohibit the sale of python skin (I do apologize for assaulting you with these images online though). I burst out laughing when I read the description of this unsightly bag on the Saks website, "a seductively luxurious mix of anaconda and snakeskin". What kind of drugs are they on? Who would be seduced by this? What they should have written is "a repulsively overpriced and deformed collage of reptile scraps". At least then consumers like yourselves will be able to make an informed choice. By the way, they are asking $2,995 for the bag, can you believe it? Here is a close up just so you can fully see the extent of this horror. At Saks.com and Saks Fifth Ave stores outside of California.