A very lovely friend of mine is getting married soon. Her wedding style is 1930s-inspired and her dress is a gorgeous ivory strapless, to be worn with a sensational birdcage veil. (If you're about to plan a wedding, I'll bet you're buzzing with ideas right now!)
She's looking for a vintage clutch in ivory to carry on the day. While the actual bag will likely be procured during an in-the-flesh shopping expedition, it's always wise to do a bit of work beforehand (the fun kind) so you have a solid idea of what you're looking for. You want to avoid taking home something that looked good at the time, only to wake up the next morning and exclaim in horror 'WHAT HAVE I DONE??' (This also extends to scenarios besides shopping.)
So I thought I'd help by doing a bit of cyber-browsing to see what's about. My ideal criteria was 1930s era, ivory, and also gold which I think is a stunning and elegant complement to ivory (the dress), especially when it's pre-1950s, muted and beaded. Here are some of the mellowed beauties I found:
1930s Whiting & Davis. Probably too glam for a wedding, but what a great scalloped frame. And a 1930s gold beaded - stunning!
Late 1930s gold and cream beaded Art deco silver beaded
The top photo is of a 1940s silver cordé with rhinestone zipper pull, MINT condition.
You may have noticed that I haven't included where to find these bags. That was intentional in case the lovely betrothed is interested in any of them. However, if you'd like more information feel free to get in touch. And if you need help finding something, let me know - I'd be happy to assist!
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Posted by: Pat | July 24, 2008 at 10:50 AM