14 DAY TRIAL // Fashion can be accused of many things (depending on who you ask, understandably) but never of not being original or highly inventive. In response to the latest trend in accessorizing – of clutches in the most daring shapes and colors – Yves Saint Laurent comes out with an item that is as original as it is… puffy, as the Daily Mail can confirm.
Clutches that have something that looks like brass knuckles instead of straps are not new on the market, for even famed designer Alexander McQueen used to make them. These items are to be found at the junction between high fashion and military style. Now, Yves Saint Laurent brings something new to the table, making its new clutch also fuzzy and equipped with a hand heater as well.
With a price tag of £640, YSL hopes many will see the usefulness of such an item and buy it the moment it becomes available later this year. Of course, whether that actually happens is an entirely different matter altogether – though, if one were to judge based on Internet hype, one could infer that such a bag will actually be the opposite of successful, save for a snob here and there.
“Last season was all about the clutch bag – stylish, but not exactly practical. They may look sleek and elegant, but try juggling a glass of champagne in one hand, your clutch bag in the other and then see what happens. Thankfully, designers have seen our plight and come to the rescue. No, not a bag with a strap or handles, but with the knuckle bag. Yes, that’s right, a handbag that you wear on your hand like a ring,” the Mail writes.
“Yves Saint Laurent’s mink knuckle-ring bag, £640 (in store from August), is a knuckle duster that you could actually dust with. The fluffy pouch, which rests on four brass rings, has just enough room for a lipstick, cash and phone. What’s more, on chilly evenings you’ve got an inbuilt hand heater. This is fashion’s practical answer to a perennial style dilemma. Whether you dare wear it out, though, is quite another matter,” the British publication goes on to say.