handmade handbag with costume gems and yellow, satin vintage fabric.

What is a minaudière?



A BRIEF HISTORY 

The French word minaudière is used to describe a ladies small, ornamental bag 
used to carry personal or essential pieces only.
 During the 1930s, when such bags were first in fashion, they were often so
 beautiful they were considered to be an extension of a woman's jewellery.
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