Beyonce ...]]> Wow I didn’t think these handbags were still around anymore. I’d never thought someone famous – much less someone as relevant as Beyonce – would be caught dead with something so last season (in this case, something so last, last, last season), but here she is toting around the Prada Napa Fringe Hobo from 2007:

Beyonce and Jay-Z leaving the Italian restaurant Nello’s in New York after having dinner on Monday, June 28, 2010

Okay, let’s overlook the hair, the midriff-baring top and the elastic waistband on Beyonce’s shorts. Those are too easy targets. Let’s talk about Beyonce’s choice of handbag.

Do you think the Prada Napa Fringe Hobo could be considered a classic?

Is it something that you could use again and again much like the Hermès Birkin Bag or the Chanel 2.55?

Or would you use it regardless of trends and what other people say because if you had this $2,195 bag, you’d carry it everywhere?

Personally, I think this particular Prada bag is a trend and I don’t think I can commit over 2,000 dollars to a style so fleeting. It is a cute bag though and if I had one in my possession, I’d most likely still be using it 3, 5 or even 10 years after I bought it.

Funny that Beyonce decided to resurrect the Prada Napa Fringe Hobo now because Billabong just came out with a very similar albeit much cheaper looking version called the Willow Bag:

Billabong Willow Bag

Now this is a trendy handbag I can commit to buying. The Billabong Willow Bag is just $44.50 at Pacsun.com.