Meg's Mahoney's Favorite Things

The PurseBlog founder is a “firm believer in using your bags to truly accessorize”

In 2005, Megs Mahoney was on a swimming scholarship at Ohio State University when she was injured. While Mahoney was recovering, her then boyfriend, Vlad Dusil, registered the domain name PurseBlog.com, knowing that her obsession with luxury handbags could lead to something big. Nine years later, Megs and Vlad are happily married, and together command the Internet’s largest site dedicated to news and reviews of designer handbags. With respect to buying handbags online, Megs has a simple and direct approach: “What do I like and how can I get it?” As the Florida native told Christie’s in a recent phone interview, she bought her first Birkin bag seven years ago, at the Hermés store in New York City: “I had been eyeing it for as long as I can remember,” she explained, “I felt like it was fate—that it was there for me when I needed it.” Megs often wears subdued hues, and is “a firm believer in using your bags to truly accessorize”. Below, she chooses her favorite eye-catching handbags from our latest sale.

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Megs' Picks

A GERANIUM LEATHER BIRKIN BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A GERANIUM LEATHER BIRKIN BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A BLEU IZMIR LEATHER KELLY SO SPORT  BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A BLEU IZMIR LEATHER KELLY SO SPORT BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING, BY TIFFANY & CO.
  • SOLD
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING, BY TIFFANY & CO.
  • VIEW
A SET OF DIAMOND AND GOLD JEWELRY, BY CARTIER
  • SOLD
  • Cartier
  • A SET OF DIAMOND AND GOLD JEWELRY, BY CARTIER
  • VIEW
A MULTI-COLOUR LEATHER, DENIM AND BOUCLÉ PATCHWORK FLAP BAG
  • SOLD
  • Chanel
  • A MULTI-COLOUR LEATHER, DENIM AND BOUCLÉ PATCHWORK FLAP BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A GOLD, DIAMOND AND EMERALD CUFF BRACELET
  • SOLD
  • A GOLD, DIAMOND AND EMERALD CUFF BRACELET
  • VIEW
AN ANTIQUE AMETHYST PENDANT NECKLACE
  • SOLD
  • AN ANTIQUE AMETHYST PENDANT NECKLACE
  • VIEW
AN AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND RING, BY CARTIER
  • SOLD
  • Cartier
  • AN AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND RING, BY CARTIER
  • VIEW
A COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
  • SOLD
  • A COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING
  • VIEW
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I had been eyeing [my first Birkin] for as long as I can remember. I felt like it was fate...""

A PAIR OF EMERALD, DIAMOND AND RUBY EAR PENDANTS
  • SOLD
  • A PAIR OF EMERALD, DIAMOND AND RUBY EAR PENDANTS
  • VIEW
A SCARLET LAMBSKIN LEATHER CLASSIC DOUBLE FLAP BAG
  • SOLD
  • Chanel
  • A SCARLET LAMBSKIN LEATHER CLASSIC DOUBLE FLAP BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A NAVY BLUE DRUMMED LEATHER AND SUEDE SMALL TRAPEZE BAG
  • SOLD
  • Celine
  • A NAVY BLUE DRUMMED LEATHER AND SUEDE SMALL TRAPEZE BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
AN ORANGE OSTRICH BIRKIN BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • AN ORANGE OSTRICH BIRKIN BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A YELLOW LEATHER KELLY CUT CLUTCH BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A YELLOW LEATHER KELLY CUT CLUTCH BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A KIWI AND LICHEN EPSOM LEATHER CANDY KELLY BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A KIWI AND LICHEN EPSOM LEATHER CANDY KELLY BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A VERMILLION DRUMMED LEATHER MINI LUGGAGE BAG
  • SOLD
  • Celine
  • A VERMILLION DRUMMED LEATHER MINI LUGGAGE BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A BLACK LAMBSKIN LEATHER CHAIN TRIM FLAP BAG
  • SOLD
  • Chanel
  • A BLACK LAMBSKIN LEATHER CHAIN TRIM FLAP BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A BLACK BOX LEATHER SO BLACK KELLY BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A BLACK BOX LEATHER SO BLACK KELLY BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A LIMITED EDITION ULTRA VIOLET, BLEU OBSCURE, BLEU LIN, GOLD, ETOUPE AND ETAIN LEATHER
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A LIMITED EDITION ULTRA VIOLET, BLEU OBSCURE, BLEU LIN, GOLD, ETOUPE AND ETAIN LEATHER...
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
A ROSE TYRIEN EPSOM LEATHER CONSTANCE MICRO  BAG
  • SOLD
  • Hermes
  • A ROSE TYRIEN EPSOM LEATHER CONSTANCE MICRO BAG
  • 21st Century
  • VIEW
Jan Sluijters (1881-1957)
  • SOLD
  • Jan Sluijters (1881-1957)
  • 20th Century
  • VIEW

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