For those that aren't familiar with Miche, the purses have three parts -- the base bag (like the one for sale here), the handles (plus carabiners that hook the handles to the purse), and then the shells. There are four sizes of base bags & shells. Smallest to largest they are: Petite, Classic, Demi, and Prima (also called the "Big Bag").

The draw to these bags is that you don't have to switch out all the contents of your purse every time you want to change your purse's look -- the shells easily slide over the base bag, and the base + shell securely attach at the top with strong, credit card safe magnets. (Some of the smaller base bag sizes have shells that just attach to the outside of the base, but the Demi and Prima base bags are entirely enclosed in each shell you buy.) The Prima base bag is the largest of the bases -- it's for the girl that takes "everything but the kitchen sink" everywhere she goes, but still wants to look great doing it. As a 6 foot tall woman, the bag looks perfectly normal-sized on me, but I've seen photos of really skinny, tiny model-y like women with the Prima bags and the extra large bag size looks great on them, too.

Typically the Prima Base bag comes with the standard black handles in the purchase price. Before buying, I'd suggest contacting the seller to make sure the Prima base bag sold here comes with the handles (as well as the carabiners -- those hook the handles onto the base bag's loops).

Once you have the Prima base bag (and handles), you can purchase Prima shells of many fabrics and colors, each of which instantly changes the look of your purse. There are actually different types of handles you can purchase, too, which can change your bag's look even more. However, the basic black handles do look fine with most of the shell styles. Make sure when you buy shells that you're buying ones that match the base size you own -- if you own a Classic base buy Classic shells, a Prima base buy Prima shells, etc.

I don't sell Miche -- I've never even been to a Miche party. I heard about these bags this summer, and bought some online because the idea really made sense to me. This interchangeable shell system has solved my lifelong purse organization dilemma. Before getting this Prima bag (and some shells) I typically used the same 2-3 bland purses for many years in a row, never caring how they looked in general, and especially not caring if they looked good with what I was wearing. Often, when I would switch between my sad few purses, I'd invariably leave something important in my previous purse. Now, I look forward to which "look" I'm going to have each day and know everything I put in my purse yesterday WILL be in it today, regardless of which shell I choose.