Kate Bosworth was a bare-faced beauty at the Mulberry LA Pool Party held last July 20. She even wore a casual get up to go with the no-make up look.

Kate Bosworth, July 20

But although she was looking rather ordinary, she still stole the spotlight with her stunning leopard printed crossbody, probably from the brand’s recent collection.

I like how she dressed up and brightened up her look. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen her do such a thing. We’ve seen her wear a bright colored crossbody to dress up a plain outfit before.

I guess you could say it’s a little sneaky too. I mean, be all dressed up in T shirt and jeans and somehow get away with not looking so good because the bag looks soooo darn fabulous. I wouldn’t mind taking such a cue from her though, sneaky or not. Which is why I went about searching for these:

From left (clockwise): Baggallini Uptown Bag, US$80 (Bagsbuy.com); Ashley M Comeco Bag, US$31 (Bagsbuy.com); Nina Elin Bag, US$50 (Zappos.com); Christian Audigier Julie Chain Link Mini, on discount for US$78 (6pm.com); Steven Sofie Crossbody, on discount for US$74 (Zappos.com)

Several models were spotted doing their thang and parading their cross body bags for the paps in just the past few days. There were quite a few of them in fact that I had enough to call this  ”models with cross body bags” post a MEGA post.

Let’s start with Brazilian model and Matthew McConaughey’s baby mama Camila Alves who was seen shopping for flowers at an LA market last Friday:

July 23, 2010 – Camila Alves at a flower market in Los Angeles

Very low-key, hardly made up and definitely not in a place to be seen, but I’m sure there’s something about Camila Alves that made the paparazzi instantly recognize her even in this getup and at a place like this.

Second on the list is Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova who was seen walking hand in hand with her husband Archie Drury in Tribeca last July 23:

July 23, 2010 – Karolina Kurkova goes for a walk with her husband in Tribeca after coming home from the gym

Love the fierce look that Karolina K. is giving the camera and the way that she’s walking down the sidewalk like it’s a runway!

And last but not least, the super famous, started-out-as-a-German-model Heidi Klum was seen out and about with her kids and their nannies in NYC last July 18:

Heidi Klum takes her kids out in NYC on July 18, 2010

Heidi was a good mom and spent the entire day walking, going to the park, and getting ice cream with her kids. She might have a small army of nannies to help her, but I’m happy to see that she still makes time for her kids despite her hectic schedule.

Want these models’s cross body bags?

Camila Alves’s cross body bag is the Circus 2 Bag from her own handbag line MUXO:

MUXO Circus 2 Bag, $292.00

Read and know more about Camila Alves and her MUXO handbag line here.

Karolina Kurkova’s bag is the Alexander McQueen Faithful Satchel, shown here in black:

Alexander McQueen 236721BCU0Y Faithful Satchel, $1,454.00

Other colors in other sizes are Olive, Sunflower and Straw. Check out the iridescent Olive, it’s very pretty and the lowest priced out of all of ‘em.

Heidi Klum’s exact bag hasn’t been identified yet, but get the look with this very similar Glazed Turnlock flap cross body bag from Fossil:

The Fossil Glazed Turnlock is $38.50 down from $55.00 at 6pm.com.

Credit: Photo Agency, PacificCoastNews.com

It’s another Ashley with a cross body bag sighting!

This time it’s Ashlee Simpson who was seen on her way to the Ken Paves Salon in West Hollywood on Monday:

Ashlee Simpson out at Ken Paves Salon on July 19, 2010

She was there to promote the salon’s “Makeover Madness” charity event wherein part of the proceeds from the beauty packages go to Rally for Kids with Cancer. Another celeb who also took part in helping promote the event was Eva Longoria.

It’s nice to see Ashlee Simpson out and about again but doesn’t she look so different from the time when she first became famous? Her hair’s lighter, she’s so boho chic with that band around her head, and she’s wearing bright yellow! Oh well, at least she’s looking happy and seems to be very comfortable in her newfound style.

As for her tan cross body bag, Ashlee was first spotted using it for traveling:

Ashlee Simpson heads for an outbound flight at LAX airport on July 7, 2010

I like that this cross body bag is big enough to use as a carry on but small enough to fit just your everyday things. Oh and the zipper-edged florettes on the flap are cute too!

Ashlee Simpson’s bag is the See by Chloe 9S7086-N80 Marti Large Cross Body Bag:

The tan color is available for £414.40 at Net-A-Porter.com while the dollar/silver grey color is $599.00 at Zappos.com.

Do you prefer Ashlee Simpson’s old rocker chic style or new boho chic style?

Credit: Wenn.com and FamePictures.com