Alba keeps style close at hand

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2006 | by Donna Freydkin

Jessica Alba is proud to be a bag lady. Hollywood's "it" girl totes around seemingly every must-have purse, including her current favorite, the Gustto Parina bag. The brown Italian lamb-leather tote, which Alba has been spotted carrying recently, retails for $625 at Saks Fifth Avenue and Henri Bendel.

Alba sums up the beauty of the perfect handbag: "Aside from the sheer practicality of something you can carry your whole life around in, a bag really pulls an outfit together," she says. "A great bag can make an everyday outfit something special." USA TODAY's Donna Freydkin checks out the other pocketbooks Alba has been spotted with: The last straw Alba with her Coach Daphne straw $548 handbag at L.A.'s Kid's Choice Awards this year. For similar styles, visit coach.com. Clutch...

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