I don’t know how often you folks out there disagree with my opinions on some of the Prada handbags I’ve reviewed, but I have a feeling that I’m about to give a thumbs up to a bag that most people find offensive to their eyesight. I can’t help myself though. I’m a sucker for silver, and the Silver Metallic Prada Nappa Gauffre Messenger bag is nothing if it’s not silver.

It’s one big hot mess of silver, in fact, and I think it is absolutely fabulous. It’s so loud, so bright, you could probably reflect a sunbeam and blind someone who’s a mile away from you. So it’s a potential lethal weapon too, how sweet is that?

Kidding, kidding – fashion is a passive industry, unless you’re on the runway … or trying to lay your hands on something that I want in the middle of a sensational there, then you better guard yourself.

But anyway, I do think this bag has other merits besides its fantastical, glimmering color. For instance, the buckle detailing on the front? That is sick gorgeous. I mean, those may be the most awesome buckles I have ever seen on a Prada handbag, ever. The futuristic style of the bag is perfectly balanced out by the elegant ruching, which gives the purse a well needed touch of class and sophisticated style. I mean, that detailing is absolutely flawless.

Finally, it’s no secret that metallic fabrics have been big over the last few years, and the trend will be continuing in the coming seasons. However, when you pair that metallic silver with the rich, luxurious, decadent nappa leather for which Prada is so well known, then you have a stunning combination. Is it worth the $2,680.00 the bag averaged for when it first premiered? Well … even I can’t say that it does, but hey, here’s to finding a serious sale.