There's nothing better than the knowledge that your new bit of arm candy friends are cooing over was a complete bargain. Of course, that will be your little secret.

The high-street is awash with fabulous handbags and the quality that's available is astounding. No longer is the high-street the place you go to pick up an imitation designer style, in-house design teams are creating signature styles just as luxury brands do. And the leather that they're using is of the highest quality.

View the gallery to find out which styles made our top 50 most expensive looking handbags on the high-street (without the painful credit card bill).