Back when I was hauling my laptop from city to city, I did what probably would have given my company's IT director the equivalent of a network coronary - I would literally throw my laptop into an oversized purse, completely unprotected. I just didn't want to carry those horribly plain black nylon laptop bags that were also just begging to be mixed up with another person's.

I don't have to carry the laptop from place to place anymore, but if I did, I'd love to carry one of these laptop bags from Abbi New York. Because it's a laptop bag, it's lightweight but strong, and protects your computer (unlike allowing the poor thing to jostle around in my oversized handbag with my wallet, makeup, and other purse goodies). There are three collections: "Prints" that are printed silk brocade like the Jade pictured, "Classics" that includes leather and faux leather, and "Sequined." The bags range in price from $90 for the silk prints up to $250 for the white leather Valerie bag that is my personal favorite.

You can buy the bags from the Abbi New York website, but I've also seen the bags on sites like eBags.