Balenciaga Cherche VS Banana Republic Robson

I was about to get it until a recent trip to Banana Republic and what do I see? A knockoff! OK, it isn't a "fake" kind of knockoff but the styles surely do resemble each other a little too closely for my liking. I am left in a stupor because on the one hand, I should not be deterred by Banana Republic, it is not as though you would mistaken the Balenciaga as anything but a designer bag. But on the other hand, if the basic style and shape is what I love, why not save $835 and just get the Banana look-a-like? OK, the Banana one does not have the cool stingray medallion but is that really worth $835? I mean, to be perfectly honest, the Banana clutch is nice and cleanly made. But am I so much a snob that I can't "lower myself" to using a Banana Republic bag? I mean, I wear the clothes, I have this orange silk dress that gets more compliments than I ever did for any of my Balenciaga dresses. In the end, I could not get myself to compromise, not even to the extent of getting the actual Balenciaga knowing that the other one is out there. The difference is slight yet it is separated by a vast pretension that I cannot bridge. Balenciaga Cherche clutch at Barneys for $995, Banana Republic Robson clutch for $160.