Matchy-matchy wedding minutiae is not a must, but the goods should to go with the day’s un-ordinariness. A new clutch is probably already in the works, but every bride should consider silk-screened totes for the girls, an emergency kitbag for gloss, aspirin and tampons – and campy coin purses for impromptu vending machine refuels.
This is not to encourage big-spending, but big hunting. You’re sure to score nifty finds for thrifty prices at Etsy, flea markets or your big sister’s enviable closet. For a range of purses, (pocket books, makeup bags, messenger bags), from the pennywise to the designer, read on.
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Inspired by the inimitable model/muse/monokini-wearing Peggy Moffitt, this little black gem is lined with coquettish pluck (also red satin).
As yellow as July is scorchin’. Don’t full-on squeal until you’ve grazed the custom woven, navy and clotted-cream lining.
Lulu’s chi-chicest number is just roomy enough for a tube of red lipstick, compact mirror and forties’ pillbox.
A darling handbag with a hot pink exterior and black satin interior will make you feel Parisian all over.
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Bowl your girlfriends over, in the gentlest, most figurative way, with this gunmetal purse.
A tri-color combo hasn’t looked so scrumdiddlyumptious since Neapolitan ice cream. Thank goodness it’s faux-lizard.
Judith Leiber’s people aren’t kidding when they describe this sensational, tortoiseshell resin clutch as having ‘large crystal accents.’ They practically stonewall that gold plated cage.
No show-stopping ivory clutch is complete without a tulled and feathered, rhinstoned brooch.
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The ‘swimming divas’ pouch invites the likes of summer wedding requisites, like battery-powered mini fans, bottled lemonade and non-greasy SPF.
Paying your vendors from a song-bird checkbook ought to lighten the money-dishing mood – right?
This is the ultimate in retro-girl-job cool. Get one whether you plan to involve it in your wedding or not.
Nothing says ‘Thanks for putting up with my bridal antics,’ quite like a durable cotton tote filled with girl-sentials.
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This genteel concoction of laser-cut posies is a must-get. If not for the lacey summer dress connotations, then just so you can use the anomalous term ‘laser-cut posies.’.
A soft pebbled, plum-colored purse is nice, but a soft pebbled, plum-colored purse with a crest featuring English bulldogs, teapots and cupcakes, is, without hyperbole, amazing.
A meeting ground for good-looking materials, including silk, gold-finish hardware and cotton twill, this blossoming clutch will go with your dress and everything else you own.
A little pink clutch with a little pink bow. Olga Berg continues to blow our tasteful minds with their subtly special and so-reasonably priced creations.
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A dainty bridal clutch can only hold so much stuff. Create extra space for your anti-perspirant and breath mints with this barely-there cardholder.
This floppy, cotton ‘pouchette’ with tasseled zipper is begging to be clutched and stuffed with earth-toned makeup, peppermint gum and cherry-flavored toothpicks.
This sleek clutch forms an optical damask – from far, it’s as good as vintage wallpaper, while up close, it’s just plain beastly. The purse features deer, elk, rabbits, squirrels and birds in a bright orange.
Marc Jacobs’ exquisite shoulder bag/clutch is a jazzy duet between colors, textures and styles, proving that opposites attract our wallets.
Spill the (ideally) eye-catching contents from your handbag (books, mags, glasses, glosses) and ask that your photographer snap a ‘what’s in your bag’ type picture. For kicks for now, it will probably evolve into a ‘who was I back then’ sort of shot, later.
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