WANT the designer look without the heft price tag? Look no further than New Look.

The high-street staple has released a stylish handbag that looks just like a pricey designer one for a fraction of the cost.

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The Sardine Bermuda bag from Bottega Veneta will set you back £8,510, but the Burgundy Leather-Look Weave Shoulder Bag from New Look is just £24.74.

“Switch up your accessories game with a standout style,” the product description reads.

“This slouchy weave shoulder bag is shaped with a roomy interior that’ll keep your essentials effortlessly close to hand.”

The stylish bag is perfect for everyday wear, or even for work.

And if you’re not into the burgundy colour it also comes in navy and black, although black is currently sold out online.

But if the whopping £8,485.26 saving wasn’t enough to convince you, fashion fans have already been raving about the stunning dupe online.

Impressively it’s got an average rating of 4.8 out of five, and one happy shopper said: “The perfect everyday bag. Gorgeous bag. Beautiful colour great size for practicality.”

A second agreed and wrote: “So beautiful and looks way more expensive!”

While third added: “This is my new favourite bag! The perfect size and I love the weave effect.”

“Wow this bag is perfect. Amazing quality. Looking expensive,” another chimed in.

And a fifth wrote: “I love this bag so much. It’s perfect to add a touch of colour to my neutral wardrobe.

“I bought this for a city break recently and it was the perfect size, colour, shape for my trip and went with everything. The zip is very safe and secure also.”

One shopper did point out one small down side to the designer dupe though, as they pointed out: “Lovely bag just wish the zip was slightly wider to fit my work laptop in.”

And another agreed it was smaller than they expected: “A bit smaller than it looks on the model,” they noted.

The stunning bag isn’t the only dupe fashion fans have been loving recently though – Marks and Spencer shoppers have also been raving about a bag that looks a lot like a YSL one.

So if you’ve been eyeing up a posh leather bag like the Saint Laurent Le 5 À 7 Bea tote, but don’t fancy forking out £2,654, Marks & Spencer has you covered.

The M&S Faux Leather Shoulder Tote Bag is priced at just £45 and looks almost identical to the designer brand.

Although the bag isn’t made from real leather, you’d never be able to tell.

It features an adjustable shoulder strap, detachable pouch, internal pockets and sleek magnet fastening for easy access – what’s not to love?

This faux leather tote bag is a versatile choice for carrying your essentials,” Marks & Spencer bosses noted.

The chic bag has perfect five-star reviews so far too, with fashion fans raving about its “value for money.”

Why you should always buy a dupe over designer…

Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend says it’s time fashion snobs stopped looking down their noses at affordable versions of designer buys.

Bargain US supermarket Walmart became a social media sensation when its £60 dupe of Hermès’ Birkin bag, dubbed the Wirkin, went viral.

Influencer @styledbykristi gushed: “Eighty dollars (£60), you can pretend that you got a Birkin. I mean, everyone will probably know it’s not, because who the hell has the money to spend on the real Birkin? Not me.”

Me neither. And why bother? I would never spend that on a designer bag (although if someone wants to buy one for me, that’s a different story).

Plus, if I splashed that much, I’d feel I was being ripped off…

We’ve all been told how the leading brands use the finest leather, thread, dyes and craftsmanship in the world.

But all that is inflated by fashion houses to create the desired illusion of exclusivity.

Just last year, Dior came under investigation for paying £44 to assemble a bag that sells for £2,000.

So while you might think you are paying for top-level craftsmanship carried out by a true artisan, chances are the poorly paid workers are not seeing any of your hard-earned cash.

Dupes — not to be mistaken for knock-offs that copy everything from the logo to the inside label — are a more practical and all-round sensible way to go.

I bought my first when I was 18. It lasted me four years and only broke after I wore it in the shower.

And these days, British high streets have plenty of dupes. In the past three years, Marks & Spencer, H&M and Mango have all seen huge spikes in sales thanks to their canny copies. They use the same viral, must-have marketing tactics that pricey brands have.

Fashion folk will tell you that you are making an investment and buying a “heritage piece” and will turn their noses up at a high street equivalent. But we’ve been wearing looks inspired by catwalk designers for decades.

If we can buy a bag that’s the spitting image of the pricier version, but doesn’t mean you have to remortgage, why not?