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10 Cool, Affordable Handbag Brands Fashion Girls Love

For when you're stuck between Chanel and a hard place - by Marie Claire Team
  • 22 Oct 2020
10 Cool, Affordable Handbag Brands Fashion Girls Love

In the world of handbags, it can sometimes feel like there are only two options: A stunning, high-end designer piece, or that fabric bag you got as a freebie from careers' fair two years ago that for some reason happens to be the perfect size for all your stuff. There is no in-between.

But if you're on the hunt for an affordable, everyday handbag that has doesn't sacrifice on the style front, your options aren't as limited as you may think.

Here, we round up 10 designers making chic handbags that don't cost a fortune (and head here if you're after affordable shoe brands too).

Lead image via @bembien

STAUD

Staud

This LA-based brand is all about accessible pieces with serious fashion cred, and their retro-fabulous handbags are a highlight. Toggle between croc-embossed, '50s-style totes and pastel bucket bags, all of which are surprisingly well-priced.

Prices: $280 AUD-$700 AUD

Carolina Santo Domingo

Carolina Santo Domingo

For the playful accent piece in an otherwise dreary work wardrobe, you can't go past Carolina Santo Domingo's functional-yet-eye-catching designs. From fun, fluffy raffia totes to her signature triangular 'Amphora' bag, the brand's pieces are one-of-a-kind additions to your daily look.

Prices: $700 AUD-$1300 AUD

Bembien

Bembien

Designed in New York City and brought to life in a village of artisan weavers in Bali, Bembien creates the kind of basket bags that will have you instantly dreaming of a holiday on the French Riviera. With the label recently expanding to offer silk scarves and must-have jewellery too, it's your one-stop shop for the kind of accessories perfect for pretending you're on a permanent European vacation.

Prices: $130 AUD-$370 AUD

KARA

Kara

Despite their lack of branding, Kara backpacks and their chunky zippers quickly catapulted to 'instantly recognisable' status among the New York style set. If you're not a "backpack girl" fear not: nowadays the line—designed by ex-Gap accessories designer Sarah Law—has expanded to cross-bodies and clutches.

Prices: $280 AUD-$700 AUD

PB 0110

PB 0110

Sticking to a strictly minimalist design aesthetic, designer Philipp Bree's handbags have become the cornerstone of cool-girls' oufits in every corner of the globe, from his native Belgium to Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

Prices: 250 AUD-1000 AUD

OAD New York

OAD

Sydney Suh-Lee⁠—who cut her teeth designing accessories for Calvin Klein Collection and Kate Spade⁠—has a simple design philosophy: stylish bags with a practical number of pockets. The result? OAD, her line of sensible, business-appropriate bags with a chic twist.

Prices: $210 AUD-$700 AUD

Simon Miller

Simon Miller

If you've been stalking street style galleries or making your way through a particularly busy Sydney cocktail bar of late, you'll immediately recognise these cultish Simon Miller mini bucket bags. A favourite at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, we're expecting to see a lot more of these babies.

Prices: $280 AUD-$845 AUD

Dylan Kain

Dylan Kain

The brainchild of genetically #blessed sister trio Bonnie, Whitney and Stephanie Gilmore (yes, the six-time world champion surfer)—Dylan Kain is a range of simple leather handbags, elevated with metal hardware detailing and a chic crocodile effect finish. It-bloggers Rumi Neely, Alexandra Spencer and Elle Ferguson are all fans.

Prices: $340 AUD-$840 AUD

A.P.C

A.P.C

The go-to for French staples a la trench coats and Breton tees, A.P.C expanded their cult appeal with the 'Demi-Lune' handbag, a fashion industry favourite thanks to its perfect everyday size, minimalist design and 'Jeanne Damas on the weekend' vibes.

Prices: $420 AUD-$985 AUD

Sophie Hulme

Sophie Hulme

You're likely to see any number of street style stars toting Hulme's playfully-coloured, structural bags, preferably in a bright hue of red, pink or blue or a fun graphic print.

Prices: $550 AUD-$1100 AUD

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