Don’t scrimp on the finishing touches: the right miniaudière for party season speaks volumes. These bags – from bijou to maximal – top our wish-list …
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There’s something beguiling about a party bag. They’re designed to be frivolous, some are so small they barely cater to the card-phone-lipstick minimum space allowance, while others are indecently glitzy. So glitzy that, at any other time of the year they’d induce an eye-watering shiver. And yet: we love them. We revel in their sparkles, in their no-holds-barred appreciation of a good party. The good news is this: we’ve been taking note and the same styles come back around each year. The not-so-nice news is that these bags can be wasteful, the high street is littered with sequinned styles at low, low prices that are heavy on disposable fashion. So, follow this advice: buy once and (no matter where you purchase from) buy well – that is, buy a style you love and you know will go with endless little black dress combinations. See the party bags we love for any occasion below.
Scarlet mini bow moiré tote, €295; www.augustnight.ie.
Black diamanté black bag, €99, at Mint Velvet.
Silver rhinestone mini bucket bag, €45.95, at Zara.
Multi-colour Perello mini bag, Anya Hindmarch, €1,050, at Brown Thomas.
Silver small leather bag, €119; www.arket.com.
Black Le Teckel medium nubuck shoulder bag, Alaïa, €2,100; www.net-a-porter.com.
Green sequin top handle bag, M&S Collection, €35, at Marks & Spencer.
Silver rhinestone fringed bag, €72, at H&M.
Silver Cove leather clutch, €99, at COS.
Multi-colour The Kiss Klimt embroidered appliqué clutch, Olympia Le Tan, €1,485; www.net-a-porter.com.
