Most of us know Jamie Chua for her extravagant lifestyle and her extensive collection of luxury goods. The socialite, who’s also famed for having one of the world’s largest collection of Hermès handbags, has even been featured on Insider for her huge walk-in closet – its 700-square-foot filled with designer clothing, bags and shoes.
Well, we can never have enough of looking into Jamie’s closet. This time, she reveals her favourite colour pink, along with her insight to the wide range of pink bags in her collection. Each comes with a succinct review of just a few words!
Here’s what she showcased and how much they cost:
Looks like: Jacquemus Mini Chiquito Bag
Price: According to designer bag review site PurseBlog, this wee bag that fits in the palm of your hand is listed at US$535 (S$744) and is “proof that millennials will buy whatever you tell them to buy”.
Looks like: Christian Dior Toile de Jouy Book Tote
Price: US$3,900 for the small and US$4,300 for the larger size, according to Singaporean blogger Bagaholicboy.
Looks like: The rare Hermès Kelly Doll Bag that comes with a face, arms and legs.
Price: We couldn’t find the exact version online, but what we know is that it’s an “incredibly rare” style of bag that has since been discontinued but revived for special occasions.
An Hermès Limited Edition Noisette Gulliver Leather Quelle Idole Kelly Doll Bag was on auction for US$8,300 back in 2014, and we saw a bubblegum pink one that was listed for over US$116,000 on a vintage bag site. Talk about eye-watering.
On another resale website we stumbled upon, a version of the bag in its signature orange leather is currently going for a whopping €30,505 (S$48,440).
Looks like: Hermès Birkin 35 Bubblegum 5P Pink bag with silver hardware
Price: Described as “most coveted among collectors”, we suspect this roomy tote is the reason why it’s described by Jamie as the “most useful”.
Listed at US$49,995 and sold out on a vintage bag resale site, usefulness certainly comes at a price.
Looks like: Chanel patent Round as Earth evening bag
Price: Listed as sold on Sotheby’s auction site for US$2,500
This cute bag with a slightly impractical shape was listed by Jamie last year as one of her biggest designer bag regrets. She’d described how she bought the cute patent pink bag simply because it was “the perfect pink, the pink that Jamie loves”.
“When I saw the colour, even if I wasn’t crazy about the shape and the style, I just had to have it,” she’d said, adding that she hasn’t put anything in the bag since she bought it.
Guess what, almost a year later, she still hasn’t used it.
Looks like: Moynat Mini Vanity in pale pink
Price: This 12 cm cube-shaped bag would have set you back by €2,500 (S$3,941), back in 2015. On one resale site we found, it was listed (and sold) for US$3,590.
Looks like: Hermès Birkin “Rose Sakura” with silver hardware.
Price: Listed for US$18,500 on a second-hand luxury retailer.
In the earlier YouTube video, Chua had raved: “I cannot believe that a pink colour can be so neutral”, and that “it literally goes with everything”.
Looks like: Hermes Mini Kelly
Price: US$18,000, according to some media reports.
Looks like: Hermes Tiny Kelly
Price: A version in blue was listed at US$10,000 on vintage designer bag site.
No shade, but we can certainly think of more useful things to do with almost $14,000.
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Text: Candice Cai/AsiaOne
Additional reporting: Sally Manik/CLEO