Hold on to your horses, folks. Or at least hold on to your Hermes Steeple Canvas Horse Totes – prices for the most expensive handbags in the world are about to get even higher.

We’re hearing from multiple people, including Mizhattan and Jim Shi’s Twitter account, that prices brand-wide are about to rise 9% at Hermes. There’s some conflicting information over when exactly that will happen – some say the end of January, some say January 24th specifically, some say early February – but whenever it happens, it’s soon. If you’ve been waffling on whether or not you should make a purchase, it’s decision time.

Hermes cites the need for the increase as the ever-rising cost of raw materials, specifically silk and crocodile. While it may be factually true that those things are more expensive than they were a year ago, it would be just as factually correct for Hermes to say, “Why are we raising prices? Well, duh, because we can.” The Hermes customer is not a woman who can be accurately called “price-sensitive” in the first place, and even though everyone grumbles about increases, it never seems to stop Hermes bags from flying off of shelves. Get to shopping, ladies – it’ll be a lot more expensive in a couple of weeks.

Eek! An Hermes price increase is coming at the end of January! is a post from: Cheap Online Shopping

We know that today is the first real day back to work for many of you and you probably have a ton of stuff you’re supposed to be doing right now, but by the very virtue of you seeing this post, we know that you’re not doing it. Time to drop that charade, don’t you think? Well, we have a way for you to even further embrace your workplace procrastination – shopping, duh.

Net-a-Porter’s end-of-season sale is ongoing, as you all know, but perhaps you didn’t know this – the site has taken another 20% off of mark downs as of this morning, which means that those shoes or that bag that you were eyeing last week might be still there and even cheaper than you remember. Check it out, but if you spend all your money, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Shop Net-a-Porter’s End of Season Sale!

Net-a-Porter takes an extra 20% off of its sale prices! is a post from: Cheap Online Shopping

The posting of any Chanel collection brings a wide range of responses – joy, rage, the sounds of overcome shoppers fainting and terrified credit cards weeping. Sometimes, it also brings consternation from fans of the traditional Chanel aesthetic – where have our classics gone? What is Uncle Karl doing with our beloved brand?

For those of you who fall into that last group, Chanel Cruise 2012 Handbags should be a sight for sore eyes. Even with the addition of the Boy Chanel bags and a few new takes on the quilted flap, most of these designs are the sort of stuff that quickens the pace of a Chanel fangirl’s heart. Be careful, the pictures after the jump may cause spontaneous shopping – after all, these bags are available now at your friendly local Chanel boutique.

Chanel Cruise 2012 should appeal to Chanel purists is a post from: Cheap Online Shopping