Team Angelina or Team Jennifer? Let the Bags Decide.

Yes, I know this issue has been dissected to high heavens. However, as these two fashionable women have been carrying seriously gorgeous bags, I felt compelled to do a face off and ask you guys who rocked their bags better.

See pictures after the jump...

Jennifer at the Heathrow Airport with a Hermes Massai. Casual and classic.

Angelina with Maddox brings along her Botkier Sasha. Love the way the white pops against her all black outfit.

Jennifer with a Bottega Veneta bag while Angelina uses her Anya Hindmarch to hide her then pregnant belly.

In several pictures I've seen, Jennifer really loves this bag and has been seen carrying it around everywhere. Angelina favors big white bags with elegant details and this Anya is no exception.

Jennifer with a Dries Von Noten and Angelina with a Valentino (Zahara too!)

These girls really know how to take their casual outfits one notch higher with gorgeous bags.

So? Who do you think did it better?

Round 1 - Valentino v. YSL

Round 1. Who did it better? Who did it first? The two bags below are eerily familiar...

While scouring the collection of the The Museum of Bags and Purses, I came upon a lovely bag from YSL designed by Tom Ford in 2003. I was instantly drawn to it because I remembered seeing something similar before. Well, I found the twin in the latest Valentino collection featured at Neiman Marcus.

Suede handbag in the shape of a rose. Yves St. Laurent,
designed by Tom Ford, France, 2003
Picture from The Museum of Bags and Purses

Valentino Petale Rose Tote, 2008 Collection
Photo courtesy of Neiman Marcus

Apparently, a love for roses runs in both designers' genes. The similarities are more apparent in the black Valentino version. And the handles and shapes are a bit different. The Valentino is made of leather while the YSL is made of suede.

So which one did you like better?

You Know You Love ... Bags

I admit it! I am a huge fan of Gossip Girl, the TV series. Actually, I am a bigger fan of the bags featured there.

Blair Waldorf with a Valentino Couture Braided Tote.
Hoping to cause trouble, Georgina Sparks lurks with a Gucci Hysteria tote.

From the episode, "Desperately Seeking Serena", Season 1.

Photo courtesy of Gossip Girl Insider.