The Under-$40 Bags I'm Telling All My Friends to Buy for Spring
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There are a lot of good things about our Who What Wear collection. The clothing, shoes, and accessories themselves; the unbeatable price point; the size inclusivity; and sheer convenience of being able to purchase pieces at Target stores or online. Not to mention the fact that we drop new items every month and are constantly tackling the latest trends. However, with all these positives come one little negative: the fact that the best pieces are bound to sell out.
That’s why when we get a really good drop, I make sure to tell my friends about it; I’m in no mood to hear their complaints when they can’t buy the skirt, heels, or bag they’re seeing all over Instagram—or on me. So what am I gushing about these days? Among other things, it’s our spring handbag collection. These nine purses are so good I don’t even know which to choose for myself. To see them in action, and to do some shopping before they’re gone, just keep scrolling.
In our lookbook:
On Instagram:
Shop the bags:
Up next? 5 shoe styles everyone in our office will be wearing this spring.
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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