You may follow our sister site, Outblush, for news on the latest couture & hipster fashion, beauty products, and more, but what if your sole obsession in life is purses, purses, and more purses? Hel-lo, you turn to us here at Purse Page! Welcome to Personal Shopper, Purse Page style!

Maren F. wrote, “I’m looking for the perfect leather handbag – one that’s big enough to fit a couple of school books and documents, and still pretty and simple enough to work with any outfit or occation. If my bank account would permit it, I’d go for the classic Mulberry bag. Do you happen to know of any good and slightly more affordable alternatives? . I would probably be able to stretch to $300 and live off pasta and beans for a few weeks if the perfect bag with quality and timeless design that promises years of frequent usage were to reveal itself. Preferably a little less though, as I’d like to be able to buy some tomato sauce for my spaghetti ”

Maren, we’ve been starving students before, so we totally know how you feel: you want to look like a million, but you definitely don’t have the budget! We rounded up seven similar leather satchel-style bags, all nice and roomy. Hope you like ‘em!

1 – The Original: Mulberry Bayswater Bag ($950)

2 – Calvin Klein Python Oxford Shopper ($215)

3 – Rachel Nasvik Penelope Medium Hobo ($220 on sale, in 2 colors)

4 – Oasis Selina Shopper ($67)

5 – Ann Taylor Large Leather Satchel ($248, in 2 colors)

6 – B. Makowsky Classics Washington Large Satchel ($228, in 4 colors)

7 – Sorial Seamed Leather Medium Tote ($216 on sale, in 2 colors)

8 – Halogen Work Leather Shopper ($198, in 4 colors)

If YOU have a purse shopping dilemma, contact us! We’re always happy to give the Personal Shopper treatment to one of our readers.

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