Beaded Evening Bags
It was fashionista Coco Chanel who claimed that women should "be caterpillars by day and butterflies by night". Well the evening bag certainly pays tribute to a butterfly's dazzling evening attire.
Evening bags refer to miniature sized purses that are often made of lighter weight luxury fabrics - such as silk, peau-de-soir or satin - and are decked out in embezzlements of every size, shape and color - such as beads, pearls, gold or silver metallic, silk flowers or ribbon, feathers, fur, semi-precious stones, pieces of glass and even metal mesh.
The pretentious tiny evening bag was an accessory, which first carried a woman's change in medieval times. In fact, the size of a woman's evening bag greatly corresponded to her social status - the smaller the bag, the wealthier the woman. Today, miniature bejeweled evening bags from the past are housed in collections at purse museums and considered pieces of art for their small stature, yet extremely detailed craftsmanship.
However, evening bags still dress up the butterfly's nighttime wardrobe. A colored evening bag will add just the right amount of glamour to a basic black dress or pant suit.
In fact, elaborate evening bags, especially those inspired by the Medieval and Victorian eras, as well as those from the roaring 1920's, are often spotted out-on-the-town rather then tucked away by collectors in a museum. Even current evening bag designers are working vintage inspirations - semi-precious stones, pearls, fur-trim, feathers, colored pieces of glass and brooches - into their newest evening bag lines to reflect this.
Even though the current trend for evening bags is all-flash a woman can't go wrong with a basic black evening bag. A classic silk evening bag or sleek, satin clutch will flatter any wardrobe in any color. But if you're wearing basic black don't be afraid to dress up your evening bag by pinning on a brooch with colored stones, pearls or even a cameo onto its fabric to add a touch of romanticism.
Evening bags can be had for between $15 and $100 dollars online.
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