Jessica Biel was the latest celebrity to be spotted with a western style handbag. Her purse is adorned with fringe along the edge.

Lady Gaga appears to do the punk rock chic style well, with this Hermes leather handbag that she studded herself.

Actress Amanda Seyfried was seen recently with a floral handbag, and this handbag, with three-dimensional flowers in a print style, combines two trends of the moment.

Lindsay Lohan, never giving up on her quest in fashion, will be designing handbags for Ed Hardy.

Balloon handbags are one style seen recently, but this is part of a larger trend of handbags, such as hobo styles, without shape.

Western fashion is added to clutches and handbags in subtle ways, such as with the fringe on this purse seen on Fergie.

Gold is one recent handbag trend, as seen by these bags carried by Khloe Kardashian and Whitney Port.

Designer brands are forming an attact against celebrity lines, and part of this involves showing the craft that goes into designer clothing.

Does the “It” handbag still have a place in fashion? This recent article from the Daily Mail still thinks so.

Crocodile skin or print is still popular for handbags, but the bag itself should be in a neutral color, such as black, white, or brown.