Vegan bags/purses

[dcvegan]

Does anyone know where to find nice looking, stylish vegan bags/purses? Everything I encounter can't a hold a candle to the non-vegan purses in style now. I loooove Moo Shoes (used to live in nyc) but find they have poor selection in purses. I have a cute small faux leather purse from Moo Shoes that I love to use for fancy occasions but it's too small for practical purposes. Where are the cool fake leather bags and purses?!?

[Erin_S2S]

Since I don't always have the same style choices as others, here are a variety of links. Maybe one will help.
Personally, I've never ordered a purse. I can usually find perfectly good vegan ones in regular stores with minimal searching.

http://www.truthbelts.com/
http://www.buyolympia.com/queenbee/sid=573172137/
http://www.veganmart.com/shop/Bags/all/
http://www.bagglady.com/
http://www.bulgebag.com/
http://www.goodgoth.com/purses.htm These aren't so much stylish as they are crazy cool
http://www.sparklecraft.com/Purses.htm
http://www.tomorrowsworld.com/index.php3?SCREEN=department&department=62
http://www.viavegan.com/english.htm

[dcvegan]

Thanks for the links. I've seen most of them, and they're alright (of course I can never get onto via vegan's site...need username & pword?). But you mentioned you can usually do just fine in regular stores. Would you mind sharing which stores those are? I seem to never be able to find anything animal-free in regular department stores, but maybe I'm looking at the wrong ones.

[Erin_S2S]

Simple shoe stores are good bets. Payless, The Shoe Dept., Rack Room Shoes, etc
Other places are Goodys, Target (though it has been a while since I was in one), TJ Maxx, Gottschalks, Bealls, I want to say Sears and JC Penney, but as with Target it's been a while, sometimes even thrift stores and swap meets/flea markets, Claires (once you get past all the 10 year old girly junk) and I've even spotted a couple at Big Lots. Also check at regular stores online.
One thing to remember is that you rarely find what you're looking for when you need it. So if you like it and you have the money to buy it, get while it's available because you'll be grateful for it later.

[SallyK]

I don't have trouble finding great looking non-leather purses either. I've had some really cute ones in the past - DKNY, Nine West, Guess, XOXO, Anne Klein, even Ralph Lauren. I find them at Marshall Fields, Herbergers, and discount places like TJ Maxx. I do love Kenneth Cole bags, but have never seen one that was not leather - so watch out for those.

[Joyful-Eyes]

I just bought one made by "Bueno" at Stein Mart, it's big and roomy and was only 15 bucks, wow! I usually don't buy the cheaper brands, but I saw one almost identical at Dillards which was real suede and very pricey so I said why not! I really like a bargain, sometimes! I think it's fun to get a great deal!
And this one is very stylish, it looks just like real suede trimmed in real leather, but it's 100% faux...It's not cruel to the critters, and besides, it's very cute and contemporary!