The $4,000 Sevilla Clutch from Judith Leiber and La Regale’s $55 Version

Judith Leiber’s Fall 2009 collection has this exquisite exotic handbag:

Named the Sevilla, this clutch is accented with fringed ostrich feathers which are interlaced with crystal beads.

Retail price? $3,995.

The other Sevilla clutches from the same collection are priced at $1,895 and $2,995 but when set against this feather-fringed version, their insane prices pale in comparison.

Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s introduce Judith Leiber. Judith Leiber is a Hungarian handbag designer whose name is synonymous with meticulous, finely crafted, and  super sparkly minaudieres, clutches, pillboxes, and handbags:

Judith Leiber novelty bags

She is also the same woman behind this very memorable and eye-catching cupcake bag from the Sex and The City movie:

This is the cupcake clutch where Charlotte’s daughter hid Carrie’s phone

Judith Leiber had to make a custom one just for the movie because the phone wouldn’t fit in it.

Very cute, very novel, but all of them are insanely priced. Will you pay thousands of dollars for a purse that can’t even hold a cellphone? They might be better off locked up inside a cabinet as a curio item.

We went searching high and low (mostly low) for a bag similar to Judith Leiber’s Sevilla clutches and we found this:

La Regale Satin Frame Feathers

The Satin Frame Feathers clutch from La Regale. It has got the fringed feathers and an adorable kiss lock closure. An optional chain strap lets you convert it into a shoulder bag. It retails for $68, but if you buy it today, you get 20% off!

Get this feather fringe clutch at eBags.com.