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21 Vegan Bags for the Leather-Averse Bag Lovers Among Us

If you love accessories and fashion but don’t love buying or wearing animal products, you have my sympathies. Several of you have asked me to do a leather-free bag roundup over the past couple of months, and when I set out to do just that, the irritation and frustration of trying to find a designer bag that fits that description became clear.

Most online retailers won’t let you filter their products by material, and most in-site search functions don’t crawl the fabrication information to return results; that means that searching for “faux leather” or “PVC” is only helpful if the retailer’s copy team has included those keywords in the product’s name or general description, which isn’t always (or even usually) the case. Also, totes from designer brands that are made of primarily non-leather materials often have little bits of leather trim, and how retailers notate that fact varies widely and can be difficult to figure out for sure.

That being said, I feel as though my search was reasonably successful; ultimately, it yielded nearly two dozen bags from big-name designers like Givenchy and Bottega Veneta, as well as more affordable options from all-vegan lines like Deux Lux and Street Level. There’s even a faux leather Antigona, in case you’re looking for an ethical It Bag. Check out our finds below.

Bottega Veneta Marco Polo PVC Tote
$980 via Neiman Marcus

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Poverty Flats by Rian Faux Leather Tote
$90 via Nordstrom

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Samudra Coco Palms Clutch
$65 via ShopBop

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ASOS Handheld Handbag
$66 via ASOS

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Tory Burch Madura Shoulder Bag
$450 via ShopBop

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TopShop V Panel Carryall Bag
$70 via Nordstrom

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Stella McCartney Cavendish Faux Python Mini Tote
$1,270 via Bergdorf Goodman

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Marc by Marc Jacobs Top Schooly Reflector Mini Jax Bag
$180 via Bloomingdale’s

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Lulu Quilted Shoulder Bag
$42 via Nordstrom

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Givenchy Faux Leather Antigona Bag
$2,090 via Saks

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ASOS Velvet Clutch
$34 via ASOS

ASOS-Velvet-Clutch

ZAC Zac Posen Mini Eartha Top Handle Bag
$295 via ShopBop

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Street Level Reversible Vegan Leather Tote
$48 via Nordstrom

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ASOS Clean Satchel
$42 via ASOS

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Furla Candy Mini Bon Bon Bag
$148 via ShopBop

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Deux Lux Drawstring Woven Bucket Bag
$70 via ShopBop

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Shrimps Pablo Faux Fur Clutch
$125 via Net-a-Porter

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Givenchy Antigona PVC Tote
$1,080 via Net-a-Porter

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Deux Lux Ariel Mini Messenger
$70 via ShopBop

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Eric Javits Chelsea PVC Suede Bag
$162 via Last Call

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Danielle Nicole Jenna Faux Leather Bag
$58 via CUSP

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