In the world of luxury bags today, the next step to go beyond buying off-the-rack is personalizing. While the ultimate goal is to get a bag bespoken from scratch just for you to fit your needs and wants, apparently it is not accessible to anyone just yet. Hermes’ charge starts from USD11,000 in 2007 (might be more expensive now) for a bespoke bag and one famous client is Cameron Silver, the owner of Decade.

Anyway, for those like me who still needs to work for a living, your very own initials on your bag is a good start. Louis Vuitton has offered the Mon Monogram service since last year and Goyard has a similar service too. Another French house who offers this service now is Longchamp and it takes it to another level for its Le Cabas bag. Instead of painted or stamped on, your initials will be perforated onto the body of the leather bag, making it uniquely yours, You get to choose the size and colors for both the body and lining of the bag too prior and all that for only USD480. I say it is definitely worth it.

Image is my very own Le Cabas, should I decide to get myself one, courtesy of Longchamp.