India, April 6 -- I have really expensive taste. It's both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because whenever my friends need someone to go shopping with them, I'm always their first call. A curse because staying within my budget every month is a real challenge, which is why I rely on Quince's affordable finds.

Bags are my biggest vice, including my recent obsession with Bottega Veneta's $4,400 Intrecciato Trail Backpack. Fashioned out of the brand's iconic interlocking leather, this backpack has been in the back of my mind since I first saw it being used by a fellow traveler when I went to Vermont for my friend's wedding. So when I saw that Quince quietly dropped a nearly identical convertible version last week, I knew I had to have it...