Nicole Richie Steps Back to the 70s with the Thomas Wylde Ibiza Suede Fringe Bag

Nicole Richie was seen out with husband Joel Madden for a shopping trip in West Hollywood, CA  last Sunday. She looked like a 70s flower child in her flared jeans, an embroidered silk jacket and carrying a suede fringe bag:

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden stop by at Fred Segal in LA to pick up a few purchases on August 15, 2010

Nicole Richie may look vintage but her outfit actually consists of some of the latest releases from expensive premium brands and designer labels. Nicole is wearing the $78 Clementine Camisole and the $215 Himalaya Jacket from her own Winter Kate Line, a pair of $190 Paige Premium Laurel Canyon Jeans, and is carrying – hold on to your seats – the $2,200 Thomas Wylde Ibiza Suede Bag.

What she’s wearing in these pictures costs more than my entire wardrobe put together!

Here’s a closer look at the Thomas Wylde Ibize Suede Bag:

It’s an exquisite fringe handbag, but do you think using that many embellishments (beads, metal plate, suede fringe, silver fringe and god knows what else) make this bag worth $2,200?

If Nicole Richie paid full price for this bag then she’s really getting her money’s worth out of it: she’s been seen using this bag since last year, around the time she was still pregnant with her second child, Sparrow James.

Here are 4 fringe cross body bags that would give me Nicole Richie’s look and they don’t go anywhere near the $1,000 mark:

Clockwise from top left: Hurley Venue Shoulder Bag, $32.20; Lucky Brand Get Laced Fringe Crossbody, $99.00; Wendy Nichol Elk Fringe Satchel, $628.00; Minnetonka Cross Body Fringe Bag, $49.95

I could’ve gone lower with these and said none of these hit the $100 mark, but I just couldn’t resist the Wendy Nichol fringe satchel! Too cute!

Credit: FylnetOnline.com, GeekHandbags.com