12 Purses That Look 10 Times Their Price
TBH, I could have swapped the 10 in the headline for a 20 without sacrificing accuracy, but I didn’t want to sound like a drama queen—but it’s true! At $35 and under, the latest crop of Who What Wear collection bags literally look like they cost 20 times their prices, and they garner the compliments a designer purse would—without the same hefty investment. I know from experience because I own a few myself.
Whether it’s our of-the-moment belt bag (that doubles as a crossbody) or the ultra-useful Love purse, they’re as easy on the eyes as they are on your wallet, and the proof is in the pictures. To see what I mean and shop the bags along the way, simply keep reading below.
The Quilted Waist Crossbody Bag: $27
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The Love Crossbody Bag in Olive: $35
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The Gater Top Handle Crossbody Bag: $30
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The Sack Crossbody Bag: $20
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The Vertical Metal Handle Bucket Bag: $30
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The Martha Crossbody Bag: $35
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The Luggage Lock Crossbody Bag: $35
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The Love Crossbody Bag in Plum: $35
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The Inca Crossbody Bag: $30
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Up next: 13 new and affordable finds to copy from bloggers.
Since starting as a fashion intern in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles at Who What Wear. She is currently editor at large, and in her present work for the site, she focuses on a mélange of shopping content, including her new-arrivals and Trust Me—Buy This columns as well as her weekly Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. Her interest in shopping spans everything from decoding the best luxury investments to discovering on-the-rise brands to trend forecasting, affordable fashion, and more. She holds a business administration degree from USC's Marshall School of Business and has been based in New York since 2017, when she moved from her hometown of Beverly Hills.
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