I love how Jane Birkin decorates her bag (the most coveted on the planet) with stickers and beads and carries it as her sole utility bag until it wears out (she auctioned off the above in April to benefit Japan). I've never been a die-hard handbag devotee, but the high-end bag married with a low-maintenance attitude is really working for me.

“There’s no fun in a bag if it’s not kicked around.”—Jane Birkin