Nowadays everyone is thinking about there pocket book before spending a lot of money.  Spending over $1000 on designer handbags that were over $1000 were not unusual.  A lot of these bags were the trend and were made from leather and canvas from Coach, Prada, Guchi.  Okay, that fad has come and gone. Women always want the best for their money, but spending that kind of money these days is hard to swallow. So what's a girl to do?

We need to start exploring new options that are less expensive.  Before you purchase a new handbag you should think about these four points first.

Price
Price is typically most importantly is that this type of purse is approximately a quarter of the price. No longer do you have to spend big bucks, you can now find great styles for less than hundred dollars. That's a big difference and will allow you spend the rest of your money on other accessories.

Washable
Fabric handbags are machine washable. How many times have you spilled something on your bag and never been able to get the stain out? We've all experience this and wanted to cry remembering how much money we spent of that other type of purse. These bags can be thrown in the washer and then touched up with an iron and they'll look brand new.

Style
Fabric handbags have far more options to style and color than leather or canvas purses. That's because fabric can take on any color, or screen print providing the designer an endless amount of options to choose from. Whereas leather can only be dyed and normally just one color. This allows for much more modern styles than older methods used by major manufacturers. Also, with all of the colors the fabric can take on it's much easier to match and complement your outfit that you're going to wear for the day.

Humane
Fabric is much more humane to animals. With fabric an animal doesn't have to lose its life just so we can use it hide. No matter where you are on the animal rights, when given the choice between using an animal or not, I think most of us would choose the life of the animal when there are substitutes that can be found. Lastly, many of the designers are now eco friendly as well using recycled materials from junk yards, thrift shops, and second hand stores. Some designers are even using parts out of old cars, like the headlines or seat belts as the base material for their bags. Not only are these material eco friendly, they are cheap or even free. This saves our landfills and allow you to go green everywhere you go.