I think the issue with this season's (and next season's too from what I have seen) bags is that none of the ones that went down the runway, or that have been newly introduced are really classic at all. It is like, you can get a Chanel quilted shoulder bag, or a LV Suhali Le Fab, or you can go the opposit extreme and get a Chanel cassete clutch or a LV Lenor. Nothing new has any real staying power. The next bag I am buying will be Hermes (haven't settled on what yet), I am really uninspired by anything new.
My advice to anyone is to just go classic. Buy something from Hermes, or the regular line of LV (preferably Suhali), or Chanel quilted bags, or go the unknown designer route.