Claudia Schiffer carries a bold-colored patchwork handbag. Photo from Celebrity Bag Styles.

The difference between a low-end designer brand like Coach and a high-end designer handbag like Balenciaga is the pervasiveness of the monogram. Nearly all Coach handbags, including their patchwork designs, include their brown-on-brown monogram pattern. They’re not the only designer brand that does this, however. The Louis Vuitton bag seen on Jessica Simpson a few weeks ago is also guilty of the same thing. Nevertheless, this patchwork Balenciaga bag doesn’t stoop low enough to include a monogram material and, in fact, all materials used for this patchwork style are uniform. The bag itself focuses on the combination of colors resulting from the patchwork – not cramming in five to ten different materials on the same bag.

As Balenciaga handbags can cost a few months’ worth of rent, where would you find a more affordable look? As Best Handbag Wholesale keeps ahead with the latest trends, similar patchwork handbags are part of the selection. This handbag under the link goes with a similar bold color scheme as Schiffer’s Balenciaga bag and all pieces used have an angular cut. Mainly, though, this handbag has a western edge to it, and each piece of leather used is patterned and detailed like a cowboy boot and embossed.

Jessica Simpson is seen with a patchwork handbag. Photo from People.com.

While Coach and Louis Vuitton appear to push this combination, they’re not the only brands doing it. In fact, many designer brands have taken this model and added their own spin on the patchwork handbag. In the case of Best Handbag Wholesale, this includes western style hobo bags, such as the one pictured under the link, that combine cloth, patent leather material, snakeskin, and imitation suede. As the main monogram brands have started this look, some of the cloth used is designed to imitate a traditional monogram pattern. Be it a “C” like Coach or Chanel or a “G” like Gucci’s monogram style, the material looks like a monogram pattern but doesn’t fully ape off their designer counterparts.

This isn’t the only patchwork style this season seen at Best Handbag Wholesale, however. One design is a patchwork tote bag made entirely of cloth. As you can see in the product under the link, this includes bright neon colors – green, in this case – juxtaposed with darker and camouflage print fabric. Much like a quilt, instead of a material mishmash, all pieces are square and sewn together. Quilted bags have been seen by designers like Chanel this past year, so perhaps this bag combines both the patchwork and quilted trends.

Crosses are a common feature on many western handbags, and some of our new handbags feature this image. The crosses are displayed on one side of the handbag. Some of these are a simple outline of metal studs, while others are a cross designed with faux turquoise stones. Aside from the cross, each of these western style handbags has a hobo design, although these bags, with a smaller size, resemble more slouch purses from the ‘80s. The texture of the bag, in addition, is that of patent leather, and colors available for the body of the bag range from black to bright green and pink. The cross, whether in turquoise or rhinestones, is consistently black.

Another new western style handbag is somewhat designer-inspired, as well. One feature for various designer handbags the past few years has been a patchwork appearance. The patchwork style combines various materials in different patterns to make the body of the handbag. In this case, this can be a variety of cloth, patent leather, and other textured fabrics. For the new handbags, the patchwork style is made from pieces of faux leather and cowhide, with the cowhide in its natural color and the leatherette dark and bright shades.

But what about the rest of us in terms of design? That’s where Best Handbag Wholesale comes in with its latest styles of designer-inspired handbags. While animal prints ranging from snakeskin to leopard spots have been hot this year, other trends that have remained somewhat secondary have included this patchwork design, as well as western inspired (or rocker chic, if you have to call it that) handbags with studs and fringe.

The selection of new patchwork designer inspired handbags on Best Handbag Wholesale combines various patterns and materials on a single handbag. If you’re looking for a particular style, these patchwork bags are available in hobo, or slouch, styles and small messenger bag styles. The latter includes black cloth lining the edge of the bag. The patchwork style in these bags incorporates patterned pieces of cloth with solid ones. Patterns range from plaid and snakeskin to flower and fruit prints, while solid colors include bold pink and green shades. If you’re looking for a bit of western style combined with modern fashion, some of these patchwork handbags also have a belt buckle closure with rhinestones.