11 Under-$100 Handbags That Are Just the Right Size

If you are someone who doesn't love to spend a ton of money on fashion, handbags constitute, unfortunately, a grouping of items that take a huge hit. What we mean by that is when shopping for the best-looking yet affordable items available, handbags are not necessarily high on the priority list. Because it's just an accessory, right? Wrong. No matter how exemplary your outfit may be, draping a subpar bag over your arm will bring your overall look down faster than you realize. 

Never let the above scenario even be an option when it comes to putting the finishing touches on your look. To ensure you are consistently polished, especially when it comes to your handbag, we are here to prove to you that these hand-held accessories don't have to cost you the designer prices you think they do. Every bag in this story is under $100. That's right—affordable to the max, and that's not all, as each one's satisfying price tag equally aligns with its covetable style. 

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Album | MOSHE KATVAN: The Ever-So-Stylish Newspaper Salesman

Slide Show The Dapper and Dignified Newspaper Salesman in Chelsea

CreditMoshe Katvan

Steeve Mackaya arrives each morning before rush hour with three stacks of newspapers, two milk crates and, rain or shine, a different boldly colored suit. The photographer Moshe Katvan noticed him sitting in his wheelchair and was mesmerized. "He was like a piece of New York street art, totally unbelievable and amazing," the photographer said. "You won't see it anywhere else in the world. I asked him what he wanted, if he wanted money. He said he wanted nothing. He just wanted to say his piece."

Mr. Katvan began photographing Mr. Mackaya, 30, and learning details of his life: that he was from Gabon on the west coast of Africa, that he was disabled by polio as a child, that he came to the United States in 2013 as part of a United Nations youth delegation to advocate the rights of disabled people. A t the time he was seeking asylum here, without success. So he lived in a homeless shelter uptown, and because he could not get a job, he sold newspapers on a corner in Chelsea, hoping his suits would signal the dignity and resourcefulness of people with disabilities. Eventually, Mr. Katvan invited his new acquaintance home.

"He said he can't store his suits in the homeless shelter, so he stores them at a friend's house near here," Mr. Katvan said. "I thought I exhausted all his suits, but yesterday he was in a red suit with sequins."

At Mr. Katvan's apartment, Mr. Mackaya spoke loftily about the need for justice and dignity, and about how these were absent from his New York experience so far, especially in the homeless shelter. "We fled from the rain to avoid getting wet," Mr. Mackaya sai d, speaking into a recording app on Mr. Katvan's smartphone. "And we landed in the ocean."

Correction: August 6, 2016

An earlier version of this article misstated the name of the newspaper salesman. He is Steeve Mackaya, not Steve Malek. The error was repeated in an accompanying slideshow.

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