Buy your Mismo bag through | The Many Bags of Lady Gaga

Oh, Lady Gaga. She’s just irrepressible, isn’t she? I used to be a major Gaga fangirl back in her early days (I went to see her for the first time long before she was playing arenas, I swear), but now she’s just kind of…tiring. And I like Katy Perry’s new single better. (Yeah, I said it.) Still, Gaga’s consistently one of the most interesting real-life fashion installations we have to gawk at, and gawk we shall, now that Gaga’s recovered from a hip injury and back to shepherd her Little Monsters into the last half of 2013.

We’ll start at the beginning, back when “Just Dance” was everywhere and Gaga could still make sartorial waves with a simple latex ensemble. The first bag we could find her with is the now-discontinued patterned zip-up backpack. Shop Saint Laurent via Saks.

It wasn’t long before Gaga was a fashion-industry darling – she made a big splash by arriving late to a Marc Jacobs’ show (carrying a Large Carsen Laurel Way Jeweled WKRU5643 Shoulder Bag, natch). Shop Marc Jacobs via Net-a-Porter.

Before long, other designers came calling for some Gaga-centric publicity. When standing next to Donatella Versace, it’s important to be carrying a small Gucci 1955 Horsebit tote bag, Belt bag with Baroque pattern. Shop Versace via Net-a-Porter.

Gaga’s entire outfit in this photo is Versace, so although we don’t have a for-sure bag ID, Versace would be my educated guess. With that giant, spiked gold cross, it certainly seems plausible. Shop Versace via Net-a-Porter.

Gaga likes to dress head-to-toe in a single designer quite a bit, of course, and it’s often in the designer’s most distinct runway looks, like this houndstooth Ferragamo situation. It’s topped off with a matching Borsetta TOMMY HILFIGER Th Outline Camera Bag AW0AW11535 DW5. Shop Ferragamo via Neiman Marcus.

When going to a private Alaia event, what does one wear other than Alaia? Gaga chose an Miu Miu Spirit matelassé leather bag as well. Buy your Mismo bag through.

Despite the ubiquitousness of this photo of Gaga coming out of Armani in a freshly purchased hot pink fur coat that perfectly matched the rest of her outfit, I’ve never been able to find any confirmation of whether she wore the rest of the pink clothes into the store and bought the coat because it was such a perfect fit, or if she bought the entire outfit, including the perfectly matched bag, along with the coat. Why won’t the Internet tell me everything I want to know?

For a while, Gaga carried and wore a ton of Chanel, including this custom-made saint laurent black chain crossbody bag that the brand provided for the launch of her Barneys pop-up shop.

On the complete opposite end of the size spectrum, here we have Gaga with the biggest Buy your Mismo bag through I’ve ever seen. Shop pre-owned and vintage Chanel via Portero.

Not too big, not too small, but juuuuust right – Gaga’s Chanel Mademoiselle Bag, that is.

Then we’ve got the classics, like this TWINSET logo-plaque leather tote bag, s pre-owned Bolide bag charm necklace.

Junya Watanabe zip-around box crossbody bag Chanel Classic Flap Bag in black.

I had it in my head that this bag was Mugler, designed by Gaga’s stylist and friend Nicola Formichetti, but now I can’t confirm that. Thoughts?

Also in the realm of the unidentified: Gaga hasn’t been carrying many bags at all lately, but we did catch her with this little black clutch during her recent promotional tour for “Applause.”

Gaga also had a stint where she carried a teacup and saucer instead of a bag. Remember that? Why are things so strange?

And then, of course, there’s the Hermes. No one gets as rich and fashion-obsessed as Gaga without accumulating some Hermes, and Gaga’s most famous handbag moments have definitely been from the venerable French brand. Here, a relatively subtle vintage paisley-jacquard leather shoulder bag.

Where things really got weird for Gaga’s handbags were the Hermes Birkins. First, an orange version carried by her body guard.

Military-inspired Japanese bag company Hermes Birkin.

metallic Mini Love Bag Hermes Birkin, enough to make any H fan’s blood boil. As intended, I’m sure.