Yummy Chanel Fall 2009 Bags!!!

I've been slacking on the bag reviews this week, but I'm back and better than ever. Chanel has some new exotic skinned bags for fall and they are absolutely stunning. Take this metallic lizard flap bag for instance. It's a work of art!




The turn-lock is so subtle and the metal chain adds a rocker edge to the flawless metallic lizard skin, which is so underrated by the way! It's my favorite reptile skin, yet all I ever see in stores is python and crocodile?!? But I digress...check out this matte alligator bag.




It appeals to a more traditional, sophisticated aesthetic with the classic interlocking CC closure and interlaced chain. The alligator skin speaks for itself...it's perfect! That's actually the difference between alligators and crocodiles. Crocodiles have integument sense organs, which look like dots on the corner of each scale, but I'm sure that's way more information than you wanted to know. For those of you that don't have $40,000 lying around, I decided to post some bags that achieve the same look for significantly less $$$. I'll start with this breathtaking Yves Saint Laurent lizard skin bag.



It's just as decadent as the Chanel bags, but it only costs a fraction of the price at £950.00 ($1,569.69) from Browns Fashion. If crocodile is more your thing, you must see what Nancy Gonzalez has created for fall.

At first, I thought that it was just a fab crocodile fold-over bag, but after careful inspection, I came to the realization that the chain shoulder strap is actually crocodile skin! Nancy G. never ceases to amaze me. This bag is available in olive or black at Stanley Korshak for $2625. Click the title of this post for lust-worthy bags from Bottega Veneta!