Gossip Girl bags - Kipling substitute?

[thatu]

I don't know what they're like but the zips look the same as Kiplings and this one is a dead ringer for the Kipling Alvar - for £14.99. Other styles also on amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gossip-Girl-Lightweight-Shoulder-Messenger/dp/B00LX8F8OQ/ref=cm_cr-mr-title

 

[Kathy]

I wish I had seen the above before I paid over £50 for the tropical Kipling Alvar for a Christmas present....they look good.