5 CHEAP Handbag Brands EVERYONE IGNORES (Absolute GOLDMINES)
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5 CHEAP Handbag Brands EVERYONE IGNORES (Absolute GOLDMINES)
Whether or not these prices mentioned are actual/current, that quality for a small difference i pricing mentioned, id definitely look at these other makers when im able to afford to splurge. Which... i really should be doing more often for myself. I deserve it! 🥰
A Pol ne Numero Un costs $390. A Saint Laurent Sac de Jour costs $3,150. The exact same Italian-grade calfskin. The bag is not.
Five cheap handbag brands are using the same materials as the fashion houses charging eight times the price. The pattern is the same in every category. Cut the wholesale layer. Cut the boutique rent. Cut the licensing fee. The bag arrives at your door with the materials intact and the markup gone.
What about Patricia Nash? Is that considered classy?
This breakdown covers the five most overlooked direct-to-consumer and emerging women's handbag brands delivering full-grain leather construction at a fraction of designer pricing. No brand deals. No sponsorships. The receipts are inside the bag, and we read every one of them.
Brands covered in this video:
These are so boring. I get that they are classic shapes n colors but hey id rather go to loewe for basics & lv for whimsy. I guess to each their own.
- Songmont
- Pol ne
Thank you - I appreciate all of your knowledge! I will make fewer and better decisions re: handbags because of watching your video
- Cuyana
- Mansur Gavriel
All the brands mentioned are very expensive to the average person. But nowadays good leather is hard to find. Here in the U.S. an option is Portland Leather.
- Demellier London
Four shopping tests every woman should run before paying designer prices:
Wonderful ! Fed up of every one flashing their loud logos and indirectly advertising for free 😂
I finally came across class and luxury !
Thanks to you and the few minority that don’t follow but remain original and discrete ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
- The leather grade test
- The stitch-count test
L'Tannieur is a brand that is top quality and relatively affordable. I think they've been around a long, long time. I usually swap my bags often, but I've been using on of their bags every day for over a year and it still looks great! It's about a $600 bag. But it's exceptional quality and the style is timeless.
- The edge-finishing test
- The hardware weight test
love these lists, thanks!
Sources and references:
1. Pol ne official brand statements on Ubrique, Spain workshop sourcing
😂 this was happy for a moment until I checked out the prices. lol😂
Give me a break. The value that you are telling us is absolutely not true.
2. Cuyana published materials and country-of-origin disclosures on the Classic Easy Tote
3. Mansur Gavriel material specifications for vegetable-tanned Italian calfskin
These European bags are great quality. An American maker that has a great reputation is Portland Leather. I have purchased several, given them to friends and they are very happy with them.
4. Demellier London brand background and Spanish manufacturing disclosures
5. Songmont official brand history and Italian leather sourcing notes
I have a Dior bag which peeled on the rim. It was hardly used and kept in the dust bag. Took it back to Dior who told me the rim is not leather but pvc and they dont cover any repair for this. The bag is as good as new but looks bad with peeling rims.
6. Vestiaire Collective resale-value listings and price-history on featured brands
7. The RealReal resale-price tracking on Saint Laurent, Chloe, Coach, Tory Burch
The older leather bags are heavier than modern equivalent. I used Mulberry and Coach bags for 25 years before reselling. My new Demellier ‘brass’ hardware has scratched but I love it. I have used a Chesneau leather bag, for 45 years. There are bags for fashion and bags for longevity. Buy best quality you can afford for work and it will repay you, even when worn has quality.
8. PurseForum community archive on emerging brand quality reports
9. Business of Fashion: direct-to-consumer leather goods coverage, 2022 to 2025
I wouldn’t brag about anything the former duchess carries, she doesn’t do anything she doesn’t get paid for or benefit from.
10. Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editorial coverage of Pol ne, Demellier, Cuyana, and Mansur Gavriel
11. Independent leather goods teardown analyses by Tanner Leatherstein and Bag Religion editorial
A channel dedicated to hype chinese songmont. Disguised as fashion advice. SO many of these now I dont bother to watch a single one.
12. Ubrique, Spain leather goods cluster - regional manufacturing capacity and shared workshop relationships with European maisons
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Coach is better quality than all these brands. The straps never fray and I’ve had these bags for years. Stop trash talking Coach.
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True, but I'd rather save up for a while and buy a quality handbag. Cheap ruins sn outfit. I don't know why the average woman needs a lot of handbags. Women buy way too much cheap fashion. Quality always shows. It's quiet, understated and elegant. I have bought good quality handbags from the shopping channel we have in Canada. I know they are available in the US. Amy Kestenberg, American Leather are good brands.
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I’ve got a small handbag, 25 by 12 cm with a brought but short shoulder strap and a flip over buckle with a magnet closing and a zipper. ❤It’s from Bever’s Paris!❤
After 30 years of daily use there is no wear and tear or even a scratch. No zipper problems, no magnet problems even the intricate design on the magnet looks like new just as the hardware.
It’s my favorite handbag! ❤
It’s still very expensive
@jazminemaranan6172Have a look who owns polene !!!!!!!
@LLhypnoImpressive
How can we procure these bags
I have had the Cuyana bag for years. I also have the makeup bags, coin purses, and laptop sleeves. I love the leather and design, but they do get heavy with all the sleeves and accessories that match and snap inside. `00% check it out - truly fewer, better.
@robinSFSongmont! & Polene
@pauline-myThe worst is Fendi I was gifted from NM logo rubbed off, stitching came undone, lining ripped 😱 piping at base of bucket worn & torn. I’m very easy on my bags, & am cautious & treasure them ❤️
@lisasaims3007Coach is wonderful if you are buying retail not outlet.
@theworldisavampire3346where is 390.00 cheap?
@5devinnbruceThe luxury handbag reviewer/deconstructor, Tanner Leatherstein, bought then literally ripped apart handbags to access material, construction and hardware grading each component and assigning $ amounts. He has probably reviewed all or most of the brands mentioned. He is Stow London’s Director of Craftsmanship and is founder of direct-to-consumer brand PEGAI and Atelier PEGAI.
@helenm6732I have two bags from Radley London for many years and they still in great shape
@andressblogs5565My favorite is Stow London, under $1,000 —-Teflar Brooklyn, NY , under $300 and Branded_Leather NYC $35 reverse boho tote
@beafee725you should look up chiaroscuro bags, india and the bicyclist, india
@coachbhucharWhere can I buy a loewe flamingo medium look a like?
@jessmartin6654Strathberry is also good and i think it's cheap enough compared to brand like dior or chanel
@LuQiYunIt would be nice if the narrator could pronounce these names correctly, virtually every single name was mispronounced!
@a2zin125Excellent video. Thanks for the information.
@elsienorbackSongmont Luna is now $350. perhaps still a good buy, but not $150-200. Numero un sells for $580, not $390. etc
@jamesstedronsky4139Strathberry is also amazing!
@Yes_mam1212I own two DeMellier bags and they are gorgeous. Every time I use them I get stopped and complimented.
@cys1953I am looking these up and prices are considerably more than cited here
@carriemiles88331. Songmont; 2. Polene; 3. Cuyana; 4. Demellier?
@RisingofBodhisattvasI love your approach!
@sherrydance144How to purchase one of these bags when they sell from their European stores only? Do they all have websites?
@nancyvalenza6330Parisa Wang makes such wonderful bags that you hate to put them down. They’re absolutely stunning. There’s a decided balance that you feel the instant you pick them up. Exquisite materials, design, craftsmanship.
I also love Demellier, Cuyana, Fendi, Cole Haan, and a fabulous twenty year old cognac colored Marc Jacobs tote that looks like it was carried off from the set of The English Patient. I adore a beautiful mid range bag.
Define "cheap" 🙄
@beategeibel66I looked up the Luna it's 390.00 . I will still get it though.
@deidrazimmerman3185While these are less expensive than luxury brands they are not cheap. The average person still can’t afford them.
@aliciacampos3191i bought polene bag 5 years ago and followed by demellier a year after. these bags are gorgeous, i love them both . they still look new untill now
@gloriamata-doelp1352La Festina- french brand
@martinepilot2574Italy has no leather it mostly african
@africansisterYou lost me at the Meghan Markel. Hate her so will not support any product associated with her.
@denisecarpenter2981The Bridge, I've had one for 30 years.
@ileanamuntean7338Very informative thank you ❤❤❤
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