Police are hunting for thieves who stole more than $1 million worth of designer handbags from a home in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton.

Investigators said the offenders broke into the house at sometime between September 18 and October 4, when the residents were overseas.

They took 30 Hermes handbags valued at more than $1 million.

Police said in a statement they were "purse-suing" the "fashion-forward thieves" and urged anyone with information to contact them.