Dance Purse....

I kept getting asked about my purse last night. Which I'll photograph and edit this post with shortly, but it was a take off on this:



Mine had a frame, but it was more or less the same thing. This particular one is, I believe, a "bride's purse". But of the same era.

My beautiful friend The Outlaw has the only actual one I've ever been able to see an play with in person. They are small, usually ornate clutches with a strap running from top to bottom over vertically along one side. The strap is meant for you to slide your hand through so that you can hold onto your purse and dance at the same time, in theory. Or so that you can hold your bag and keep your hand mostly free. Also to put your gloves through when you aren't using them.

I love them. And since I hate to carry around a purse all the time, especially at shows, this works perfectly.
I'll post a pic of mine soon. It's tiny, I want to make a few more, more like the one in the photo. I'll post those too..