I’m not typically a big fan of studded anything but Alexander Wang’s Coco bag caught my eye during the A/W 2009 shows earlier this year. I will be the first to admit he didn’t come onto my radar until the GAP collaboration collection (I’m not in the habit of tracking, buying or affording runway anything) so it was one of those things I noticed that came and went.

Not surprisingly, the bag started showing up on the arm of Mary-Kate Olsen. Black, gold-studded, duh, seems to be her uniform. After seeing these images pop up all over the place the duffel almost became synonymous with the Olsen twins’ style in my mind and I couldn’t imagine any other way to wear it. And then of course fakes started popping up all over the place and that’s typically the end of any love/hate relationship I have with a bag.

…until today I came across a picture of Kristin Cavallari with the same bag, dressed down in her typical LA style. It reminded me again how gorgeous this bag is, but started getting me thinking if it truly is versatile enough for her to wear it the way she is in this picture.

What do you think? Is this bag too stylized for everyday wear? Has it been played out too early now that Kristin is photographed wearing it out in sunny LA summer clothes?