Victoria Beckham shows off her turquoise Birkin Bag

Yesterday Victoria Beckham chose a printed cotton dress with girlie ruffles, a far cry from her regular formal shift LBDs.

The stylish parts of this outfit were the accessories -  Victoria Beckham has a huge collection of Hermes Birkin Bags in many colours and finishes.  She carried a turquoise Birkin tote and matching suede Christian Louboutin four-inch heels.  Not quite the frumpy housewife look, then!

I do prefer Victoria in her Jackie O/Audrey hepburn looks, but they are not very practical for everyday life as the mother of three active boys.

If you are looking for a designer handbag in trendy Ostrich leather, the Hermes Birkin is the height of luxury. This bag makes best use of the characteristic patterned hide with quill pattern polka dots. If your budget is lower, you can still enjoy the supple, water resistant qualities of Ostrich leather. Look for bags using smooth Ostrich hide, which is much cheaper but just as long-lasting. Ostrich hide is a sustainable leather and the animals are farmed in a free range way, so you can buy an Ostrich leather handbag with a clear conscience.

If you do not think you can afford that Designer Bag that you saw in Paris Fashion Week, there is another way to get the essential look this season. Look out for the Designer status symbol scarf, as worn by your favourite celebs. After Designer Bags were this week classified as passe, which means too expensive, the high end scarf is becoming a great way to acquire an accessory from a luxury brand. Of course this is not new – Hermès was more famous for its timeless scarves until the company joined in the designer bag boom. A vintage scarf by Hermès can command a four figure price, but a new Hermès silk square costs just £140. Compare this with £6000 the company’s desirable kelly Handbag, and the price of a scarf is relatively inexpensive. The scarf is available now – there is a 2-year wait for the bag, so demand for high end bags has not entirely dried up! vegas hotel

The distinctive squishy shape of a Chloe bag is on show here with this cheery pink number, model no. 0017. I know we are fast approaching winter, but there are still occasions for using a pink bag. This one is covered in studs, plus of course the obiolgatory oversized trademark padlock clasp on top. There is contrasting pink top stitching to enhace the lines and you can probably pick up this Chloe Clutch now at under $150. If your bag is stolen you could use DNA testing to get it back.

It seems that Our Posh is taking her commercial relationship with Marc Jacobs pretty seriously but at least we have a few more examples of a change in the look over recent weeks. This time it was an oversized pink Hermès Birkin Bag. But wait! Is this the same Designer Handbag that she teamed with a pink Handkerchief dress last October? Victoria has at least ten bags from the sought after Hermès range, I would like to see a few more of them on view – or does she prefer to go home and look at them neatly arranged in their little dust bags? The rest of us need to raid our savings accounts to see if we can afford just one of these covetable bags.