Bottega Veneta will create a bespoke handbag for Christie's upcoming Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth. The exclusive purse will sell at the annual private charity event on April 11 at New York's Rockefeller Center. While this charity soiree is an invitation only party, ...

Hermes will auction off four one-of-a-kind purses this May to benefit London's Royal Academy of Arts.

The bags are new interpretations of Hermes' Passe-Guide purses. Each one pays tribute to one of the nations of the United Kingdom.

The English bag is crafted from red box calfskin ...

A vintage Cartier handbag raised £2600 for the Helen & Douglas House when it was auctioned off recently. The stunning silk purse commanded significantly more than its £300 to £500 estimate.

All money raised at the auction will go to the Helen & Douglas House, a children's ...

Leading fashion and accessories designers have given some cute teddy bears stylish makeovers to help The FEED Foundation.

Rachel Roy, Vena Cava, Cynthia Rowley, Milly, Nicole Miller, Susan Rockefeller, and Douglas Hannant, and The FEED Foundation's founder Lauren Bush are amongst the big fashion names ...

While many of us are feeling the effects of the latest credit crunch and wondering how we'll pay off our Christmas shopping, a private handbag collector has showed he or she still has money to burn. The anonymous bidder spend more than $203, 150 on ...

A collection of designer handbags owned by the late Elizabeth Taylor will be auctioned through Christie's from December 13 to 16. Purses from Hermes, Balenciaga, Chanel, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, and Christian Dior are amongst the accessories on offer.

A different group of luxury purses will go under the hammer ...

Diane von Furstenberg, Carlos Falchi, Nanette Lepore, and a host of other American fashion designers have decorated canvas totes to help survivors of April's Alabama storms.

The Fashion Targets Tornadoes campaign will see the handbags auctioned off via eBay. Bidding commenced this week and will ...

Leading British fashion houses have taken on a unique design challenge to benefit the BBC's Children in Need appeal. Mulberry, Erdem, Katie Hillier, Giles Deacon, Jonathan Saunders, and more have given the charity initiative's mascot Pudsey Bear some fashionable new makeovers.

Pudsey Bear's signature yellow fur ...

A prized Hermes Diamond Birkin, one of the rarest and most valuable purses in the world, will go under the hammer on December 6 as part of Heritage Auctions' Handbags and Luxury Accessories Signature Auction.

The sought after purse features white gold hardware encrusted with glittering diamonds. ...

A collection of handbags, designer jewelry, and other luxury fashion accessories worth an estimated £1 million will go under the hammer in the United Kingdom tomorrow.

The goods belong to Muriel Hodgson, a former partner in the collapsed property investment company Challenor Property Developments. She spent up big on ...

Judith Leiber lovers had better start saving, because Bonham's is auctioning off one of the world's most impressive collections of the iconic designer's accessories. The Robert Maier Collection will go under the hammer on December 12.

Maier's collection began when he bought a Judith Leiber pillbox for his wife. She was ...

The career of The Hangover star Zach Galifianakis is taking an unexpected turn. The quirky comedian will design a one-of-a-kind purse for Hung On U, the fashion label founded by Keith Richards' wife Patti Hansen.

Galifianakis is just one of many stars flexing his creative muscles for the project, ...

Project Runway season two alum Andrae Gonzalo has joined forces with Los Angeles design firm Silvr Lining to create an innovative solar powered handbag for charity. The tech savvy purse will be auctioned off for Keep a Child Alive, a youth AIDS initiative, during ...

Flamboyant British media personality Sharon Osbourne is auctioning off her golden Fendi Spy bag for charity.

The purse is currently fetching £130 on the Sellebrity auction website, but with more than six days to go we can expect it to fetch ...

A black Asprey handbag once owned by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher fetched £25,000 at a charity auction yesterday. The Iron Lady owned the purse for more than 30 years, and was even photographed carrying it while visiting the United States and meeting then president Ronald Reagan in ...

A Hermes Birkin bag donated by its namesake Jane Birkin raised more money than any other item sold though EMI's recent celebrity auction. The designer handbag raised $163, 000 of the auction's $470, 000 total takings.

EMI matched the money raised, eventually donating $940, 000 to the Red Cross. ...

A handbag owned by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is expected to fetch around £100, 000 when it goes under the hammer for charity in June.

Thatcher carried the black Asprey purse to state ceremonies and international summits, including meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan. For Thatcher her ...

A selection of art decorated Fendi baguette bags are amongst the covetable items being auctioned through Christie's and Runway to Green's A Bid to Save the Earth online auction.

The online extravaganza is a companion project to the A Bid to Save the Earth ...

A vintage 1964 black crocodile Christian Dior handbag is amongst American socialite Wallis Simpson's personal items to be auctioned for charity.

Ms Simpson was a colorful figure, famous for her affair with Great Britain's King Edward VIII. The scandalous relationship, which resulted in the ...

African inspired bags from the likes of Bally, La Perla, Trussardi, and MAX&Co will go under the hammer for COOPI's Bags4Africa auction.  COOPI is an Italian aid organization which has fought poverty around the world since 1965.

The charity auction will raise funds for development projects ...

We recently told you the story of Ginger Littleton, the Florida school board member who auctioned off the Brahmin handbag she used to fend off a gunman at her local meeting. Now we can report that the auction raised more than $26, 000 for Salvage Santa, the ...

A faux crocodile purse owned by Florida school board member Ginger Littleton may end up being the most expensive handbag of its ilk auctioned on eBay. Despite not being a genuine exotic, the bag stands at almost $13, 000 at the time of writing, with ...

A vintage Hermes Birkin bag broke records recently when it became the most expensive handbag ever sold through London auction house, Christie's.

The 1998 Rouge Moyen Birkin, made from alligator skin, was sold for a staggering £49, 000.

That's a significant increase from the Birkins' recommended retail ...

American actress Eva Longoria has joined a host of French celebrities in donating handbags for an online French charity auction.

The casual black snake-embossed messenger pictured has been generously donated by the Desperate Housewives star. I can't place the designer, but it's a lovely thing. This purse ...

Ralph Lauren is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its cancer charity Pink Pony with a massive online auction.

Luxury Ralph Lauren handbags and this boho fringe purse autographed by Kate Hudson are amongst the hundreds of items up for grabs. I've also got ...

Handbags owned by some of the world's most fashionable stars will be auctioned off next week as part of Handbag Heaven. This charity initiative hopes to raise more than £60, 000 for the Women's Fund for Scotland, a charity which helps disadvantaged Scottish women and girls ...

Louis Vuitton fans should start saving their pennies, or more correctly their pounds. On September 28, the famed Christie's auction house in London will auction off a massive selection of Louis Vuitton travel bags as part of its Interiors: Style & Spirit sale.

The auction features more than 20 pieces ...

Some of the world's most fashionable handbag designers are going green for Elle magazine. Last month the fashion rag asked the designers to create solar powered purses, which will be auctioned off on eBay. With the auction's launch tomorrow, we'll see the innovative technology employed by the likes of ...

Twilight star Robert Pattinson, Jay Leno, and the stars of Lost have signed handbags for the Purses with a Purpose charity auction.

The auction will raise funds for Career Wardrobe, an organization which provides business attire and training programs to women looking to join the workforce. Since its inception in 1995, ...

Hollywood stars have joined Asian celebrities in designing tote bags to celebrate the opening of Coach's new Shanghai store, one of 15 new Coach boutiques in China. The one-of-a-kind bags are being auctioned to benefit the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, an organization which gives scholarships to young people from ...

Twelve of Iowa's most creative artists have decorated Francesco Biasia handbags for the Getting a Handle on Life silent auction. All proceeds raised benefit the Courier's online women's showcase.

Contributing artists include Gena Ollendieck, Paco Rosic, Mary Frisbee Johnson, and Bill Close.

Formerly a live event, the tough economy has forced organizers ...

A new auction site is doing its best to lure luxury lovers away from eBay. Oohilove.com offers incredible bargains on some of our favorite brands. Just last week a Gucci Interlocking Hobo Handbag went for a mere $13 (including sale price and bids), ...

British actress Sienna Miller will donate a Cartier handbag to help raise money for Haiti relief efforts. Sienna carried the purse to the premiere of the action flick, G.I Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.

The designer bag will be auctioned alongside some of director Ridley Scott's personal effects at ...

Sixteen celebrities have donated their handbags to raise money for a cancer support group in Seattle. Purses owned and autographed by the stars will be sold in Gilda's Club of Seattle's annual Bags & Bottles auction next month.

The altruistic celebs involved include Carol Burnett, Olivia Newton John, Tina Fey, Sharon Osbourne, ...

Oprah Winfrey's cleaning out her rather expansive closet for charity. The American talk show queen will do a little spring cleaning next month and we'll get the chance to nab her luxurious cast offs.

Oprah will auction 150 items on eBay including a Bottega Veneta bag and a quilted ...

A range of Canadian celebrities are parting with some prized accessories, including designer handbags, for a charity auction. All money raised by the Celebrity Baggage drive will benefit the Mood Disorder Association of Ontario (MDAO).

MDAO is a non-profit organization which helps to raise awareness of mood disorders and support sufferers ...

Gucci and Christie's auction house have teamed up for a unique vintage appraisal program. Gucci Collector: Presented by Christie's is the first Gucci-certified online service of this kind.

The service was designed for collectors who want to learn about the history of their vintage Gucci items, and perhaps most importantly, ...

Katie "Jordan" Price is clearing out her closet and selling the surplus on eBay. The former page three girl and ex-wife of Peter Andre is offloading footwear, jewelry, clothing, and of course, handbags. But don't expect to see droolworthy designer purses. These bags belong to Jordan after all.

Jordan's eBay store ...

DashOfEnvy.com is a new entertainment shopping site which auctions off a different designer handbag every day.

While you need to worry about fakes, beat-up old purses and unreliable sellers on eBay, DashOfEnvy.com takes away the guesswork by offering new and authentic accessories. There are some real bargains to be found too. ...

Famed fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz is stepping out from behind the lens for a new project. After years of capturing images for photo shoots and a recently publicized financial woes involving a Supreme Court lawsuit, Leibovitz is trying her hand at a different kind of fashion career: designing handbags.

The photographer, whose work with ...

The annual Handbag Amnesty is on again, giving ordinary bagistas the chance to nab celebrity purses, and raise funds for cancer research at the same time.

Some of the world's most stylish stars have donated bags from their private collections. You could own Paris Hilton's own Paris Hilton handbag, Scarlett Johansson's ...

Some of our favorite stars broke out the paint and glitter glue at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, all for a good cause. American Idol judge Paula Abdul, Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, I Carly's Jennette McCurdy, and skateboarder Tony Hawk were among the celebs who decorated casual messenger bags ...

Some of our favorite luxury bag designers turned their creative hands to Christmas trees recently, all in the name of charity. Around 44 designer Christmas trees were auctioned off at the Les Sapins de Noel des Createurs charity auction in Paris.

The chic trees included this golden beauty crafted with ...

For a Christmas gift that just keeps on giving, snap up one of the rare Hermes bags for sale at the upcoming Christie's auctions.

If you're in Britain, head to the Jewels sale at South Kensington in London on December 9 to snag one of 23 very special Hermes bags. ...

We've all experienced a serious case of bag envy as we've watched our favorite stars strut the catwalk. Well wipe away the drool fashion lovers. Seventeen Magazine is giving you the chance to nab cute clothes and adorable accessories ...

Mama's Got a Brand New Bag is encouraging us to clear the old handbags out of our closet, and help out a worthwhile charity at the same time.

Mama's Got a Brand New Bag is the brainchild of single moms Maggie Atwood and Rhonda Herring. The two friends were actively involved in volunteer ...

We've all lusted after the designer bags carried by Hollywood's hottest stars. But what if I told you you can own them, and raise money for cancer research at the same time? Sound too good to be true? It's no fantasy, thanks to Handbag Amnesty.

Handbag Amnesty, a joint initiative by Handbag.com and ...