I love the look of designer bags but can't afford them, and won't be able to for the foreseeable future. $200 or so is about the most I could spend on a bag. I know it wouldn't be the same quality as a designer bag, but do you guys have any suggestions for lower end bags that have the clean, timeless look of designer bags? I like bags like Chanel, Hermes, Kate Spade, etc. Not gaudy or anything. Thanks for any help you can give!
High quality, designer look at non designer prices?
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Check Kate Spade when they have sales. I've gotten several nice bags for under $150 when they're running their extra 25% off sale items.
Not gaudy and high quality leather are my main requirements too. I just commented on another thread about how much I dislike michael kors and kate spade for treating customers like unknowledgeable idiots. My current favourites are everlane, marni, issara, matt and nat. of course mansur gavriel....My suggestion would be to get on the new brands before they become super overpriced, and keep an eye out on crowdfunding platforms for some great deals.
I don't own any, but in store, the leather is thick and the stitching looks sound. Definitely have that nice classic leather bag thing going on, especially the Italian leather ones. I'm really digging this one:
http://bananarepublic.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=1032765&vid=1&pid=167302002
It reminds me of the Gucci Dionysus, but modernized.
I personally like Dooney & Bourke leather bags. They are very well made and they don't break the bank. Plus, because they're not very popular (compared to Coach and Kate Spade), it is super easy to find them for cheap. The only con I can think of is that their leather bags tend to be heavy.
Are you open to bags that you may not find in the department store? If so, there are tons of beautiful bags sold on Etsy, all personally made/stitched by the people who sell them.
I don't own any of these bags, but I'm looking into this Italian shop called Del Giudice (http://www.delgiudiceroma.com/). They have good reviews online; I'm hoping when my roommate goes to Rome she can go to the store and buy one of their bags for me. They ship globally, too, and you pay for the pre-tax price if you are not from EU. A few of the bags might be out of your price range, but not by a whole lot and it's easy to find one that is less than $200.
Are you open to bags that you may not find in the department store? If so, there are tons of beautiful bags sold on Etsy, all personally made/stitched by the people who sell them.
I don't own any of these bags, but I'm looking into this Italian shop called Del Giudice (http://www.delgiudiceroma.com/). They have good reviews online; I'm hoping when my roommate goes to Rome she can go to the store and buy one of their bags for me. They ship globally, too, and you pay for the pre-tax price if you are not from EU. A few of the bags might be out of your price range, but not by a whole lot and it's easy to find one that is less than $200.
You may also look at Kenneth Cole NY bags ( not Reaction Kenneth Cole), they are usually over 200$ but they have sales.
http://www.kennethcole.com/women/ba...LE01_size=30001#cgid=womens-handbags&start=18
Also DKNY on their website.
http://www.kennethcole.com/women/ba...LE01_size=30001#cgid=womens-handbags&start=18
Also DKNY on their website.
Fossil, Madewell, Roots all have clean designs. With the US-Canadian exchange rate what it is, you can get some of the more expensive Roots bags at a bargain.
I'd look at contemporary brands all brands inspire from each other so it should not be difficult to locate nice bags without spending thousands. As well many brands offer factory stores so that opens up a different angle to obtain discounts and even made for factory bags which often are available around 100.$ or less.
Have you been to the store called COS? They have wonderful minimalist designs for their handbags.