Clutch

Bright orange, with a silver chain slung across the front like a casual afterthought.

This clutch is size S, an envelope design with a long silver-toned chain. The envelope clutch has been an evening favorite for generations, small enough to hold in one hand and flat enough to tuck under an arm. Its surface carries the pattern of crocodile hide, the knobbed ridges of the back running down the middle of the flap with smaller rounded scales on either side. The orange is rich and even, and the edges are finished in neat stitching. It is 9 inches long, 1.5 deep and 5 high.

Not a shade for staying in.