After six hilarious and heartbreaking seasons, Mindy Lahiri, everyone’s favorite romantic comedy-addicted gynecologist who fluctuates between chubby and curvy thank you very much, finally found the love of her life for real this time, fellow doctor Danny Castellano, the neurotic Italian-American with childhood baggage and very strong opinions on NYC mayors that you (and Mindy) couldn’t help but love.
The brainchild of Mindy Kaling, who played Kelly Kapoor in NBC’s The Office, The Mindy Project aired on Fox beginning in 2012 and ended its run last November on Hulu. Along the way, Mindy gave us many relatable and laugh out loud one-liners (“Look at these wrists! Look at how dainty they are! They can barely lift the enormous calzones I eat!”) a reason to say “exsqueeze me,” introspection on the many, various challenges of relationships and Morgan Tookers, a car-thief turned male nurse who was the best friend you wish you had.
And if you were paying attention to what our fearless pop-culture obsessed doctor whose alter ego was indeed named Beyonce Pad Thai, you’d know that the Mindy Project also gifted us with some of the most flawless fashion on television – including the best designer handbags which appeared on almost every episode of the show.
From classic Chanel flaps to iconic Hermes Birkins, Mindy Lahiri is the hands down, undisputed queen of handbags.
We know, because we’re obsessed with bags over here at StockX and literally tracked almost every single one that appeared onscreen throughout six seasons of the Mindy Project.
From the brand, to the model to the color to the price, we’ve got the most extensive lowdown on Lahiri’s designer bag collection. Don’t miss our supercut of all the Mindy bags and our roundup too:
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Hermes Birkin
The Hermes Birkin is the mother of all handbags, with a price tag to match. Mindy carries at least six different kinds of Birkin bags throughout the show, in several different sizes and materials, from the 35 cm in Blue Jean Togo leather, to an Epsom leather yellow version to a 25 cm orange stunner that she carries around with her in “Bernardo and Anita,” (Season 4, Episode 18), where she attempts to explore and comes to term with her Indian identity in the context of America. These bags are extremely hard to get, and very expensive to buy – they start at around $10,000 and go up (and up) from there.
Total Estimated Retail Worth: $65,000+
Appears in:
Season 1, Episode 2 – Hiring and Firing
Season 1, Episode 8, Two to One
Season 1, Episode 15, Mindy’s Minute
Season 1, Episode 20, Pretty Man
Season 1, Episode 21, Sante Fe
Season 2, Episode 2, The Other Dr. L
Season 3, Episode 2, Annette Castellano Is My Nemesis
Season 3, Episode 10, What About Peter?
Season 3, Episode 11, Christmas
Season 4, Episode 1, While I Was Sleeping
Season 4, Episode 2, C is for Coward
Season 4, Episode 18, Bernardo and Anita
Season 4, Episode 24, My Kid Stays in the Picture
Season 5, Episode 2, Nurse’s Strike
Season 6, Episode 6, The Midwife’s Tale
Season 6, Episode 8, Doctors Without Boundaries
Chanel Classic Flap
Mindy has a lot of bags, but she sticks with the brands she loves, never traveling far away from what she knows works. Case in point? Chanel. Lots of it. Her obsession isn’t unfounded – Chanel flaps, whether they are single or double flaps, never, ever go out of style. In recent years, their value has increased and is expected to keep going up, making them great investments pieces. Retailing around $5,000, Mindy carries the Chanel flap in many color variations including black, red, pink and blue, but almost always sticks to the classic quilted lambskin leather version. The bag’s first appearance, in “Teen Patient” (Season 1, Episode 7) is the most sought after on the retail and resale markets – black leather with goldtone hardware.
She carries the Chanel flap at least 28 times throughout the series, but it makes its most prominent appearance in what is arguable the best episode – when Mindy and Danny finally meet on top of the Empire State Building. The scene is a nod to When Harry Met Sally, but includes Mindy struggling to get up a bajillion flights of stairs because of an elevator breakdown and passing out on the top floor, heaving with her pink Chanel classic flap next to her.
Total Estimated Retail Worth: $82,000+
Appears in:
Season 1, Episode 7 – Teen Patient
Season 1, Episode 12, Hooking Up is Hard
Season 1, Episode 18, Danny’s Friend
Season 2, Episode 16, Indian BBW
Season 2, Episode 17, Be Cool
Season 2, Episode 19, Think Like a Peter
Season 2, Episode 21, Girl Next Door
Season 2, Episode 22, Danny and Mindy
Season 3, Episode 3, Crimes & Misdemeanors & Ex-Boyfriends
Season 3, Episode 5, The Devil Wears Lands’ End
Season 3, Episode 6, Caramel Princess Time
Season 3, Episode 9, How to Lose a Mom in 10 Days
Season 3, Episode 12, Stanford
Season 3, Episode 14, No More Mr. Noishe Guy
Season 4, Episode 4, The Bitch is Back
Season 4, Episode 7, Mindy and Nanny
Season 4, Episode 15, 2 Fast 2 Serious
Season 4, Episode 17, Mindy Lahiri is DTF
Season 4, Episode 19, Baby Got Backslide
Season 4, Episode 26, Homewrecker
Season 5, Episode 2, Nurse’s Strike
Season 5, Episode 5, Leland Breakfast is the Miracle
Season 5, Episode 6, Concord
Season 5, Episode 12, Mindy Lahiri is a White Man
Season 6, Episode 4, Leo’s Girlfriend
Season 6, Episode 7, Girl Gone Wild
Season 6, Episode 8, Doctors Without Boundaries
Season 6, Episode 10, It Had to Be You
Chanel Wallet on Chain or WOC
What can we say about the Chanel Wallet on Chain, one of the most popular (if not the most) Chanel bag, except that it is the one clear winning favorite of Mindy “I want you to love me the way I can show on Instagram” Lahiri. This dainty bag shows up the most frequently on the series, over 60 TIMES. Variations of the classic black version appear around 32 times, while a Camelia green version makes an appearance 5 times. There’s also pink, grey, green and velvet iterations of the WOC.
Total Estimated Retail Worth: $21,000+
Appears In:
Season 1, Episode 16, The One That Got Away
Season 1, Episode 19, My Cool Christian Boyfriend
Season 1, Episode 21, Sante Fe
Season 1, Episode 22, Triathlon
Season 1, Episode 23, Frat Party
Season 2, Episode 2, The Other Dr. L
Season 2, Episode 6, Bro Club for Dudes
Season 2, Episode 9, Mindy Lahiri is a Racist
Season 2, Episode 11, Christmas Party Sex Trap
Season 2, Episode 13, L.A.
Season 2 Episode 14, The Desert
Season 2, Episode 20, An Officer and a Gynecologist
Season 2, Episode 21, Girl Next Door
Season 2, Episode 22, Danny and Mindy
Season 3, Crimes & Misdemeanors & Ex-Boyfriends
Season 3 Episode 4, Slipped
Season 3, Episode 5, The Devil Wears Lands’ End
Season 3, Episode 8, Diary of a Mad Indian Woman
Season 3, Episode 9, How to Lose a Mom in 10 Days
Season 3, Episode 13, San Francisco Bae
Season 3, Episode 15, Dinner at the Castellanos
Season 3, Episode 19, Confessions of a Cathoholic
Season 3, Episode 20, What to Expect When You’re Expanding
Season 3, Episode 21, Best Man
Season 4, Episode 2, C is for Coward
Season 4, Episode 3, Leo Castellano is My Son
Season 4, Episode 7, Mindy and Nanny
Season 4, Episode 8, Later Baby
Season 4, Episode 9, Jody Kimball-Kinney is My Husband
Season 4, Episode 10, The Departed
Season 4, Episode 11, The Lahiris and the Castellanos
Season 4, Episode 12, The Parent Trap
Season 4, Episode 13, When Mindy Met Danny
Season 4, Episode 14, Will They or Won’t They
Season 4, Episode 15, 2 Fast 2 Serious
Season 4, Episode 16, So You Think You Can Finance
Season 4, Episode 17, Mindy Lahiri is DTF
Season 4, Episode 18, Bernardo and Anita
Season 4, Episode 19, Baby Got Backslide
Season 4, Episode 20, The Greatest Date in the World
Season 4, Episode 21, Under the Texan Sun
Season 4, Episode 22, Princeton Charming
Season 4, Episode 26, Homewrecker
Season 5, Episode 1, Decision 2016
Season 5, Episode 3, Margaret Thatcher
Season 5, Episode 4, Mindy Lahiri is a Misogynist
Season 5, Episode 7, Revenge of the Nurse
Season 5, Episode 9 Bat Mitzvah
Season 5, Episode 10, Take My Ex Wife Please
Season 5, Episode 13, Mindy’s Best Friend
Season 6, Episode 2, A Romantic Decouplement
Season 6, Episode 3, May Divorce Be With You
Season 6, Episode 7, Girl Gone Wild
All The Rest
Despite Mindy’s affinity to the bags above, she changes it up from time to time, bringing in Gucci, Stella McCartney and Dolce & Gabbana bags to match her ridiculously coordinated outfits. The Gucci New Bamboo bag is a favorite, appearing twice as is the popular Celine Micro Luggage bag, debuting in several colors throughout the season.
Gucci New Bamboo Handle
Estimated Retail Worth: $4,500
Appears In:
Season 1, Episode 10, Mindy’s Brother
Season 4, Episode 24, My Kid Stays in the Picture
Celine Micro Luggage
Estimated Retail Worth: $10,000+
Appears In:
Season 1, Episode 24 – Take Me With You
Season 3, Episode 15, Dinner at the Castellanos
Season 4, Episode 5, Stay at Home MILF
Season 6, Episode 8, Doctors Without Boundaries
Vintage Chanel Vertical Stripe Flap
Estimated Retail Worth: $4,950
Appears In:
Season 3, Episode 15, Dinner at the Castellanos
Season 5, Episode 7, Revenge of the Nurse
Brighton Bella Limone Sofia Shopper
Estimated Retail Worth: $250-300
Appears In:
Season 6, Episode 8, Doctors Without Boundaries
Dolce & Gabbana Mini Sicily
Estimated Retail Worth: $1,195
Appears In:
Season 6, Episode 1, Is That All There Is
Dolce & Gabbana Medium Sicily
Estimated Retail Worth: $1.695
Appears In:
Season 6, Episode 3, May Divorce Be With You
Stella McCartney Falabella Studded
Estimated Retail Worth: $1,095
Appears In:
Season 6, Episode 5, Jeremy and Anna’s Meryl Streep Costume Party
And there you have it, the dreamiest bag collection if there ever was one. The producers must have thought so too – in Season 4, Episode 26 (Homewrecker), we get a dream sequence sneak peak into what most of her bags look like side by side:
Total Estimated Retail Worth: $190,000+
