If your bag wardrobe is a jewel box, then your evening clutches are the most precious gems. Small and distinctive, you save them to whip out for special evenings – or ordinary nights that you feel like making special with the right bag! Which is why the best clutches, no matter how simple or concise, should possess an air of exoticism. Odd fabrics or skins, unusual colors, a wicked detail to set the clutch off and elevate your entire mood.
Akris, called “the most successful label you’ve never heard of” by the Financial Times, has been around since 1922, but you wouldn’t know it! Their “Anouk” clutches, designed by architecture-oriented Albert Kriemler, are so modern they could almost be out of the future. Clean lines like these and a trapezoid-shaped front flap are timeless, but the choice of died horsehair pushes them into deeply chic territory. Although I can’t possibly say which color is chicer – “Corallo,” a hot-to-the-touch orange, or “Ecru,” an impossibly elegant cast of cool ivory. Sizzling or frosty, either way it’s going to be a special evening the night I carry one of these clutches for the first time! “Corallo” is now for $895 from $1,990 at Neiman Marcus. “Ecru” at Neiman Marcus for $1,990.
Cindy Chao Donut Rings
Pair with: Speaking of jewels, you’ll want something eye-catching on your finger with the “Anouk” clutch in hand. Think quality over clutter, and keep it streamlined with one or two (or five) of Cindy Chao‘s little donut rings, in your choice of a variety of metals. Cindy Chao Donut Rings, $7,800-$20,000.
