Affordable Designer Bags From Independent Brands

Designer Naza Yousefi is London based and aims to offer high luxury products, with an uncompromising approach to the quality of the materials she picks, but at a price point that more people can stretch to. So for seriously durable, chic but affordable designer bags, this should be a first port of call. Her designs are bold and interestingly shaped. This one, for example, was created to resemble a fortune cookie. But she has also become famous for her half-moon Dolores bags, with knotted leather handles. 

A London design brand founded in just 2017, by designer Youngwon Kim, Danse Lente’s playful bags are architectural and beautifully sculpted. 

Famous primarily for their giant buckle bags, you’ll almost certainly have seen a BOYY bag floating around. BOYY has been around since 2004 and really surfed the first wave of ‘It’ handbag brands from indie designers rather than the traditional fashion houses. Since then, designers Jesse Dorsey and Wannasiri Kongman have continued to evolve their shapes and styles, to produce products for the modern, playful aesthetic. They even do adorable micro-bags.

JW PEI is a Los Angeles based accessories brand founded by a husband and wife duo.

The inspiration behind the brand was the idea that fashion should be accessible, effortless and empowering. The materials used are all either vegan leathers or recycled plastics, with sustainability in mind.

Behind Wicker Wings is a brother and sister team – Belinda and James – whose mission is to put wicker back on the map, and help independent artisans out in the process. Each basket is handwoven by female craftworkers in Indonesia. The baskets then journey to England where, with the help of some premium leather and hardware, they’re then transformed into a variety of beautiful bags.

Rattan is one of the fastest growing, replenishable natural materials, so there’s a sustainability focus behind the brand too. 

Spanish design partnership Belen Perez Torres and Leticia Vázquez launched their first collection in just 2018. Their bags are inspired by the vintage styles of their grandmothers. 

Agneel is a luxury leather handbag brand founded by creative director Yesim Karaman in 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The pieces are exquisitely designed to be simple, timeless but also easily pairable with lots of modern and fashion-forward clothing styles.