Beyonce is the latest star to sport the £1500 Saint Laurent DUFFLE bag that was created in honour of showbiz pal Gwyneth Paltrow

Female celebrities are constantly setting (and raising) the fashion bar and nothing says 'I'm fabulous' more than being one of the first to get your hands on the 'IT' bag of the season.
This week Beyonce was spotted having a ball in her ringside seat at an NBA All-Star game in Houston, Texas wearing a cute floral blazer, neon heels and toting some subtle but seriously stylish arm candy in the shape of the new Saint Laurent Duffle 12 bag.
It's set to be one of the hottest new bags of the season - Lily Allen, Kate Moss and Sky Ferreira have all been spotted with one - but Gwyneth Paltrow can claim some mega fashion brownie points here because the boxy bag was designed especially for her way back in August last year.

The singer showed off her lean legs and serious arm candy from Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane at the NFL game

Queen of style Gwyneth carries the Saint Laurent Duffle while traveling, looking every inch the star 

The bag was the first created by the new creative director of Saint Laurent (previously known as Yves Saint Laurent) Hedi Slimane when he took the helm at the luxury fashion brand and Gwyneth debuted it as she strolled through LAX airport last summer.
Unfortunately for Gwyneth Hedi has decided not to name the bag after the actress, instead choosing the rather practical sounding 'Duffle' bag.

 

The bag comes in three sizes 'depending on your needs for the day' and prices range from £1,335 for the Duffle 6 through to £2,025 for the outsized Duffle 24.
Beyonce's Duffle 12 would have set the singer back £1,545 (the brand insist that it wasn't gifted and that she must have paid for it).
Made of super-soft calfskin the Duffle bag has a suede lining and is actually practical as well as stylish: the shoulder strap can be removed to transform it into a holdall.

Style guru Kate Moss carried the It bag in the classic black leather while out and about in Paris

Lily Allen also is a fan of the Saint Laurent duffle, carrying it to her first solo show in four years

Sky Ferreira attended the NME awards last night with the duffle bag, worn over her shoulder

The Saint Laurent Duffle in size 6 (left) and the size 24 in black (right) seen on so many A list arms