Kimora Lee Simmons is a 'luxury hoarder' who owns nearly 700 purses

Kimora Lee Simmons is a 'luxury hoarder' who owns nearly 700 purses
Source: Daily Mail Online

Self-confessed 'luxury hoarder' Kimora Lee Simmons has given fans a peak inside her towering purse closet.

In a teaser for the upcoming finale of her rebooted E! reality show, Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane, the fashion icon showed off her impressive collection of designer bags which included Chanel and Hermes.

'So yes, I have a problem,' the 50-year-old executive producer-star admitted.
'My name is Kimora and I am a hoarder, but a luxury hoarder.'

When cornered by producers about how many designer bags she owns, Simmons (born Perkins) guessed 'a hundred' before changing her answer to 'probably hundreds' and was shocked to discover the number was 698.

Hermès Birkin bags typically cost between $5,000 and $500,000, and the Baby Phat founder owned numerous varieties including a colorful 'Sunrise Rainbow' version valued at $38,500.

Kimora Lee Simmons gave fans a peak inside her towering purse closet at her luxurious LA home in a teaser for this Tuesday's finale of her rebooted E! reality show, Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane

'So yes, I have a problem,' the 50-year-old executive producer-star admitted. 'My name is Kimora and I am a hoarder, but a luxury hoarder'

St. Louis-born Simmons showcased her 2019 Chanel 'Gold & Black Calfskin' purse valued at $7,500 as well as her $9,000 Louis Vuitton 'Monogram World Cup Memorial' bag.

'My girls will inherit a lot, but not yet,' the divorced mother-of-five noted in the teaser of the finale, set to air on Tuesday.

At that, her 25-year-old daughter Ming entered the closet to ask her to borrow a bag and Simmons scoffed: 'Ming loves to shop in my closet. She takes my bags. She takes things like earrings, rings.'

The Boulangerie founder - who graduated from NYU in 2023 - wound up selecting a blue clutch that matched a bikini she previously 'took' from her famous mother.

Simmons also welcomed 23-year-old daughter Aoki during her 11-year marriage to ex-husband Russell Simmons, which ended in 2009.

The 6ft former model welcomed two sons - Wolfe, 10; and Gary, 16 - with estranged second husband Tim Leissner, whom she hasn't been pictured with since 2019.

Simmons mothered 16-year-old son Kenzo with ex-fiancé, two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou, and she has a 'bonus 19-year-old son' called Jaden.

The Tony-winning producer also serves as godmother to disgraced rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 19-year-old twin daughters Jessie and D'Lila.

Earlier this month, Simmons admitted she 'doesn't have a relationship, really' with any of her exes.

'The kids are with me full-time,' the venture capitalist told People.
'I'm pretty much the primary parent. It's difficult, but I don't know sometimes what other people are thinking. Guys are weird. If I wasn't this person, I don't know if we would've made it or if we would be okay.'

When cornered by producers about how many designer bags she owns, Simmons (born Perkins) guessed 'a hundred' before changing her answer to 'probably hundreds' and was shocked to discover the number was 698

Hermès Birkin bags typically cost between $5,000 and $500,000, and the Baby Phat founder owned numerous varieties including a colorful 'Sunrise Rainbow' version valued at $38,500

St. Louis-born Simmons showcased her 2019 Chanel 'Gold & Black Calfskin' purse valued at $7,500 as well as her $9,000 Louis Vuitton 'Monogram World Cup Memorial' bag

The divorced mother-of-five's 25-year-old daughter Ming entered the closet to ask her to borrow a bag and she scoffed: 'Ming loves to shop in my closet. She takes my bags. She takes things like earrings, rings'

The Boulangerie founder - who graduated from NYU in 2023 - wound up selecting a blue clutch that matched a bikini she previously 'took' from her famous mother

Simmons recently admitted she 'doesn't have a relationship, really' with any of her three exes with whom she welcomed her five children aged 10 to 25 (pictured in 2024)

Her ex Russell then clapped back on Threads on December 14 claiming she kept him from speaking to their daughters and he gave her '$50,000 a month for 20 years' until he sued her over the sale of Celsius stock shares.

'My "girls" are grown women! You know these are lies,' Simmons Instastoried last Tuesday.
'Why are you typing from thousands of miles away in a non extradition country? Go negotiate and answer your accusers.'

The beauty was referring to the 68-year-old ousted Def Jam co-founder living his life in exile in Bali after being accused by over 20 women of sexual assault and misconduct.

As of November 3, Rolling Stone reported that Russell still hasn't paid $11 million owed to three of his accusers.

The vegan yogi's #MeToo scandal was detailed in Kirby Dick + Amy Ziering's critically-acclaimed documentary On the Record, which premiered in 2020 on HBO Max.