Well Shopistas, with summer just around the corner, fashion is starting to feel just that tad more fabulous!
Sleuth has celebrated Spring with the purchase of a Prada, and with Rhianna getting her groove on with the luscious Christian Louboutin Miss Rope Capras bag in Portofino recently, Sleuth thought this to be the perfect opportunity to highlight some divine new designer bags, and also some golden oldies that will forever be in style, and forever leave us feeling fabulous (and more!) when we tote one on our arm.

Sleuth hearts Prada!

While the price tag of designer bags can often leave Shopista feeling a little choked up, buying an investment bag can be as valuable to your wardrobe as five tops and twice as many skirts. A designer bag can add a certain air of sophistication to Shopista's look, no matter where she's going or what else she's wearing (tracksuits aside - but hey, a $12,000 Birkin is likely to add some perk to that look too!)

So before Shopista splashes out $300 on a bag she may not be particularly in love with, but feel may add a bit of 'somethin' somethin' to her wardrobe, do the Shopista maths equation, and work out if it might be better to store those pennies in the Shopista Shopping Fund for a later date, where a larger (designer) investment will also equate to more use, so therefore reducing the cost-per-wear ratio significantly. Quite simple really! (note - Sleuth will use any means or measure to talk oneself into a fab purchase!)

Enjoy perusing the below fab finds, and of course...

Happy Shopping! x