Trend Report: It’s Clutch

It’s officially summertime and as our wardrobe shrinks as the weather warms up, so do our purses. Box clutches are a modern, flirty way to shake up the traditional evening handbag.  These clutches are designed in all colors and styles to satisfy your mood so you can change up your look as often as your flavor of the week.

And there are some very excentric pieces out there.

Vogue.com highlighted the Lavin (above on left) in their uber popular trend report, I must concur on their selection it is truly a jewel – very mod meets legally blonde – in Paris of course.

Even Fendi pulled out the stops for an extremely feminine boxed clutch reminiscent of patterns from our grandmother’s days but I must admit is a stunning piece and had I the extra capitol I would certainly add this to my collection. Will blog for Fendi. Really.

One credited fashionista divulges, “With a satin front, black leather lining and silver tone trim, this clutch is surely a head turner. Besides the price, the only thing I am not a fan of is the fastening top; it just doesn’t fit with the rest of the bag. But, I might be able to look past that and go back to focusing on the fact that I actually found a flirty Fendi bag I wouldn’t mind carrying around,” and continues “Fendi’s glory days date back to Sex and the City. This multicolored box clutch has what I certainly consider to be gorgeous hand stitched and painted cotton flower detailing. ”

Calvin Klein designed this summer clutch that pains both our hearts and our wallets.  A fellow fashion writer reveals her love affair with this particular purse worth purse-uing. (Ok, too much?)

“This enamel box clutch nearly knocked me off my feet today when I saw it. Constructed with sturdy enamel, the rectangular-shaped evening bag is decorated with floral ornamentation and lined in suede. The bag features a back wall slip pocket and closes at the top with a clasp. The silver Enamel Box Clutch is very New Wave and perfectly compliments any Friday night out you have planned. Luckily it’s payday for most of us, because the bag will cost you $1500 at Zappos.”

Moving on from a Friday evening to Saturday Night Fever.

“Disco fever has hit over at Anya Hindmarch headquarters, meet this tribute to the past, the Disco Box Clutch! Anya Hindmarch, known for her bright, bold designs and pretty leather goods presents to us something rather… odd.”

This designer went off -brand to bring us another fun, unique and un-recession-friendly box clutch, but perfect for the retro chic.

 ”Here’s a clutch that is not only an essential holder but can also double as a decent-sized mirror for its owner. So a combination of the two most popular metallic’s form this pint-sized box, what do you gals think about this? Personally, I believe this piece should have made its debut… in the 70’s! I apologize to any fans of this clutch, but unless I find this sitting lonely at the clearance section, (that’s with an extremely reduced price tag of course) this glimmery piece won’t be found pictured within my bag collection. This petite accessory measures in at 7” x 4” x 1” and carries a hefty price tag of $460!”

So what did we learn today?

Box Clutches= Fabu!

Their Price  Tags= Not so much.

If you want to clutch any of these clutches you had better be a TFB (Park Cities TLA (three letter acronym) lingo for Trust Fund Baby) or have a very serious credit line.

Now back to my DVR recording of Oprah’s 2009 money episode.

XOXO