It feels like summer, which means I'm craving an outfit that pairs well with a spritz, while also resisting the urge to buy a whole new wardrobe in the name of warm-weather gallivanting. I'm currently packing for a week in Mexico City and briefly spiraled about not having anything cute to wear, before reminding myself that I’ve managed to survive four previous trips to CDMX with my existing wardrobe just fine. BUT the one thing I am currently shopping for is accessories, which brings me here.
An interesting statement accessory is a low lift way to make a simple outfit feel fresh and seasonal, and vintage summer bags have so many fun ornamental details. Shells! Beads! Color! Embroidery! Pair with closet staples like a basic black dress, or denim with a tank and sandals. Over indexing on accessories when packing is a great way to add versatility and interest to a basic foundation and, bonus, small clutches and wovens can lay flat in the suitcase. Here’s a roundup of my favorite (mostly) under $100 finds (view the full collection here), plus the search terms I used to find them.
1. Wooden top handle cream clutch, $68
2. 70’s Spanish woven top handle bag, $68
3. 1960s raffia barrel handbag, $60
4. Bamboo handbag, $32
5. 1960s Julius Resnick orange woven bag with lucite handles, $50
6. 1950s raffia beaded handbag with brown marble lucite frame, $48
7. Magid Woven Raffia Bag Handmade in Italy, $85
1. Small mother of pearl and brown satin evening bag, $73
2. 1950s lucite shell inlay frame bag, $90
3. Dark brown faux shell purse, $30
4. Faux pearl & capiz disc purse, $118
5. Light mother of pearl mosaic handbag, $75
6. 1980s coconut and shell shoulder bag, $78
7. 1960s coconut shell purse, $75
8. Tortoise shell mosaic clutch, $33
9. Y2K mother of pearl top handle bag, $80
10. Pink shell panel top handle clutch, $82
11. 1970s shell crossbody, $98
1. 1930s/1940s striped beaded handbag, $115
2. Made in Japan woven straw handbag with fringe, $99
3. 90s Betsey Johnson woven floral bag with bamboo handles, $118
4. 90s ‘Baskets of Cambodia’ woven raffia shoulder bag, $60
5. 1940s Black Corde Fan Purse, $189
6. Rodo Italian yellow woven handbag, $125
7. El-Rossans Creation black raffia floral bag, $88
8. Beaded handled clutch, $50
9. Woven raffia floral bag, made in Philippines, $42
1940s deadstock raffia handbag with shells, $165
1. Raffia market carryall, $125
2. Rattan floral tiki tote, $112
3. Woven brown straw tote, $45
4. Pink woven plastic tote, $44
5. Gerhard Welzel orange straw tote, $107
6. 1960s Neatway carryall tote, $28
7. Striped woven raffia tote, $148
Woven Bolga wicker basket tote, $165
1. Top handle wooden beaded handbag, $35
2. 1960s Avanti Italian top handle, $60
3. 2000s wooden beaded crossbody, $58
4. 1970s chocolate brown beaded bag, $42
5. Japanese wood and straw handbag, $65
6. Yellow embellished handbag, $76
7. 1970s beaded crossbody, $55
If you like an adventure, you can always start broad with a general search for vintage summer handbags. But here are the directions I used to niche down:
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