Behold the money bag, made from recycled money satchels once used to transfer bills from the Federal Reserve. Ironic? Yes. Appropriate? Maybe not. But you can’t help but appreciate the humor and stroke of creative genius that went into making this bag. It’s from Alexandra Cassaniti — a former designer for Steven Alan, who branched off to start her own namesake line of rocker-chic tops, tees and totes. The money bag is made from 100% cotton in a heavyweight canvas, and features a leather base, straps and side detailing. It’s the kind of bag you’ll want to toss around and rough up, if only to wear it in a little and take away some of the obvious stigmas associated with carrying around a bag with a huge dollar sign on it.

The new fall lookbook from Cassaniti features young, LA-types lounging around with the bags laying casually by their feet. The country may be in a recession, but they don’t seem to have a care in the world. Maybe it’s un-PC, but we kind of dig it. This might actually be the best time to have fun with fashion and shake things up a bit. And the money bag is the perfect accessory for people who don’t take themselves too seriously. Sadly, while the bag was stuffed with thousands of dollars in its past life, it’ll cost you more than a couple of bills to purchase it this fall. But we think it’s worth it, and it could be just the good luck charm needed to make sure we all get some money of our own real soon.