If you just absolutely can't afford a high priced one, then by all means find a really nice looking, cheaper model. It will look fine for quite a while, especially if you only don it once or twice a year. But it's best to wait and save for the good stuff if you can. (IN any case, the bovine models don't look good to me. Look like they came from a cow.) (that's a joke.)

I would avoid buying a cheaper dress sporran. I have one; it's OK. But I also have a very nice fur I bought at Grandfather Mountain several years ago on the last day (they are more willing to deal on Sunday afternoon), and I nearly always wear it and leave the cheaper one home.

Even though the cheaper one looks good--like Panache's--I would still hold out for a really nice one, leather or fur. My reasoning is that, in the end, a good sporran will last forever. I keep mine wrapped in a plastic bad when not worn, and it looks like new today.

I also wear a lot of different cheaper sporransfor day wear. But for real dress--Charlie or the doublet and lace--I don't want to look like I tried to hit and missed. A cheaper looks good now, but over time it won't last like an L&M in leather or fur.