So you don't have $2,000 to splurge on an It bag from your favourite designer label. It's okay, you're not alone.

But you can still flaunt some flash with a little less cash.

Luxury labels from Bottega Veneta to Louis Vuitton have always offered products that are easier on the pocket, like small leather goods, as entry-level hooks for the not-so-rich.

But expect more than the usual suspects like key holders and mobile phone straps.

Gucci has shoe horns; Celine has a solid gold hook on which you can hang a handbag or coat; Prada has a tape measure and a golf tee set.

Yes, brands are expanding their accessories ranges, and for good reason too, since these trinkets are usually the biggest money-spinners for top fashion houses.

French label Yves Saint Laurent says accessories - comprising handbags, shoes and small leather goods - accounted for 80 per cent of its total sales here in 2006.

As its CEO Valerie Hermann told The Straits Times Life! last year: 'The accessories market is huge. It's very important for a luxury brand to cater to those people who need something small and nice to put their coins in.'

Just ask Nanyang Polytechnic student Fionette Yeow, who has mobile phone charms from French brands Agnes b. and Christian Dior, a Marc Jacobs keychain and a Gucci mobile phone pouch - all for more than $100 each.

Said the 20-year-old: 'They look nice and, frankly, I don't want to carry something that looks 'cheapo'.'

Several brands also report a spike in accessories sales during the recent festive season, thanks in part to the wider selection.

'Accessories are relatively inexpensive and make great gifts,' said a spokesman for the Gucci Group.

Urban susses out various accessories you can score from your favourite designer brands.

There are the de rigueur keychains, and then there are weird and wonderful branded goodies like a magnifying glass and adapter set - all for under $650. » View photo gallery