This clutch bag is so chic you won’t believe it’s not designer

Just in time for pay day

Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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Just in time for pay day

Hands up if you agree this has been THE longest month ever? Ok who am I kidding, every month feels like a century when you spend your pay check in about five minutes.

However, pay day is almost here, so there's no harm in having a little look around for a treat, non? As I was browsing the Charles & Keith site this morning, I couldn't help but notice their bag offering this season is pretty strong.

Minimalist clutch bags, chic totes and just a little bit of novelty here and there, it seems like they've got all the trends covered. And the best thing is the price points are amazingly low considering everything looks designer.

If you're not aware of the Singapore-born brand, CHARLES & KEITH was established in 1996 by Charles Wong and Keith Wong with the goal of providing fashionable footwear for chic, modern women. A couple of decades on, and you'll be hard pressed to find a fashion influencer's feed that doesn't feature C&K. I'm adding the three bags below to my shopping list, and here's why.

The minimalist clutch

The below clutch is so simple it's possibly the most versatile clutch you could ever buy. Team it simply with a denim shirt and beige wide leg trousers during the day, and a black satin slip dress at night.

Shop now: GEOMETRIC CLUTCH for £39 from Charles & Keith

The multi-purpose bag

Why have one bag when you can have two is my motto (well not really but you get my drift). This is cute as it is, but both bags are removable so you can wear them separately. Glitter was everywhere on the catwalk from Victoria Beckham to Saint Laurent and Gucci, so there really is no excuse not to embrace it this season.

Shop now: DUO SHOULDER BAG for £59 from Charles & Keith

The elegant tote bag

In my opinion, an elegant tote bag is a wardrobe staple, especially if like me, you carry everything around from your laptop to your lunch box. This chic flap tote in the colour of the season will stand out beautifully against a camel coat or navy trench.

Shop now: STRUCTURED FRONT FLAP TOTE for £69 from Charles & Keith

We're so here for this.

New workwear staples? We think so.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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