Some of them are an incredible longshot

Some of them are an Authentic Hermes Bags incredible longshot unless you’re already a VIP customer (ahem, croc Birkin), but we think some of the others might surprise you or those who shop for you. If money was no object and we could build our perfect handbag wardrobe this holiday season, these are the things we’d buy.

bags are perhaps even more important, because nothing makes a better gift. (So says us. We may be biased. Or kidding. Or both! You decide.) Really, though, if you want to give a great gift or point a very generous gift-giver in the right direction for you, we’ve taken the liberty of rounding up the season’s absolute best possible handbag gifts.

On Neiman Marcus’ blog NMDaily, Sarah Hermes Fish Stripe bags Bray writes that come Spring 2013 bags, Balenciaga will cease to offer the rose gold hardware that’s become so popular in recent seasons. In its place, bright gold will come back for the foreseeable future. (In Balenciaga hardware terms, that usually means the next two years or so, but who knows with Wang’s advent?) Personally, I’m sad to see the rose gold go – the bright gold of the past felt gaudy to me, and the subtle color of its rose counterpart always felt more appropriate on the Balenciaga aesthetic. No word on how hardware sizes will be affected – if you know more, let us know in the comments.

and then the installation of Alexander Wang as the brand’s next leader. We’ve got some more bag-specific news, though, and you may want to read carefully if you’re thinking about buying a Balenciaga bag with rose gold hardware – it’s about to ride off into the sunset. On the other Hermes Garden Partyhand, if you’ve been pining for the regular gold of yesteryear, you may be in luck.