Enter the clutch bag: What to carry in it and how to wear it

So you're all dressed up, makeup in check, finally convinced your dress doesn't make you look fat and you're ready to grab your clutch bag and dash out the door for a good evening; did you take stock of what you put in there? Clutch bags, aside from how pretty they tend to look, are normally used to carry those extra bits you will need when you're out when you don't really want to carry a big handbag. Because of the lack of real estate in your clutch bag, the consideration of what you carry and what you leave behind is essential. So we're going to try do you a solid in that regard.

It's quite difficult to pick out item by item what each lady needs in there, but knowing what to pack in your clutch bag and how to wear it shows you're more than just a woman who likes pretty things. Just like your clutch bag is unique, so are you and your needs on a regular evening. In light of that it makes sense to approach the decision on a needs basis, the essentials you should consider should cover your hygiene, beauty, medical and financial needs.

Medical needs

If you're on some medication you can't do without, include it. A night time pill, inhaler or whatever it may be. Beauty must never come at the cost of your health so carry with you what you need to.

Beauty Products

Every once in a while the classy lady will excuse herself for a quick look in the mirror just to ensure she looks as amazing as she did when she left home. A tiny makeup kit/makeup essentials, your eyeliner, lip gloss and/or lip stick. Your beauty is your arsenal when you go out feeling that good, include what you need to keep it that way.

Hygiene

Let's face it, not all places are clean and smell good, and no matter what, you

have to be cleaner and smell better. Carry a small bottle of body spray, some hand sanitizer, your favourite perfume, some tissue and the all important sanitary tampon/pad. If you use dental floss a lot, include some in there. Some mints to keep your breath fresh wouldn't kill you neither. Your hygiene as a lady can never be sacrificed, include everything you need.

Money and ID

Card/Cash and ID. Carry it. Emergencies happen, no options on this one. Period.

How to wear your clutch bag

How you wear your clutch bag would depend on the size of the bag and the contents, how heavy it is and such. But as a rule of thumb, the smaller bag can be held in your hand for the chic look. The larger clutch bag can be neatly tucked under your arm for that lady-like look, but not too close to your armpit. However you feel more comfortable carrying it in these two ways should be perfectly fine. Here's a little clip we found and like that teaches you how you would hold the smaller clutch bag with a few extra tips. However you physically carry it, typically you'd want a clutch bag that doesn't match with the rest of what you're wearing, this will give your clutch bag that "stand-out" effect.

The wristlet option

Wristlet clutch bag by Lady Targaryen from La Pochette Collection

Should you prefer to have your hands/arm not very preoccupied with carrying your clutch bag then go for the wristlet type of clutchbag. With this type of clutch bag you can easily slip your hand through a small strap and let the bag when you want to dance, free up your hand or simply don't feel like holding the bag.

La Pochette Collection meets Mucha (Original African Couture)

La Pochette Collection
Beauté dans un petit paquet

"La Pochette Collection, beauté dans un petit paquet" - translated to English reads "The clutch bag collection, Beauty in a small package". The name and description speaks for itself really, it speaks for what we set out to do with a new line of clutch bags. We thought, we want to create something small but largely breathtaking, portable but heavily attractive - a tiny little bag that would compliment a beautiful outfit with an enormous contribution. That contribution we wanted was beauty, the pure essence of beauty wrapped in a little package - the clutch bag. Finally, the clutch bag from Lady Targaryen arrived. As usual, it was put together using 100% genuine Ethiopian leathers.

La Pochette Collection is short line of six clutch bags, cleverly combining elements of simplicity, class and colour. The few numbers of bags in the line again emphasizes what we wanted to achieve, it's not about the numbers but about what those few numbers bring to the classy lady. The options you have with the clutch bag, what the clutch bag says about you when you wear it - those were more important considerations to us when we designed the bags as opposed to just conquering every design quandary with increasing numbers. The few bags in the line are not just plain or simple, they are elegant. The designs are not tacky, they are classy. The colours are present, captivating, but not overbearing - they exude beauty.

In this post we even throw in a few style tips, but first let's meet the collection.

LPC1

A deep purple, 100% genuine leather, envelope-style clutch bag with ostrich print detail

LPC1 @ $55

LPC2

A 100% genuine leather, envelope styled, mustard little beauty with cute floral leather artwork on the cover.

LPC2 @ $50

LPC3

100% genuine leather two-tone clutch bag combines a beautiful beige leather with textured brown leather with twisted ribbon-design detail flowing from the back to the front and leather strip detail on the side.

LPC3 @ $60

LPC4

Simplicity is the ultimate complexity. 100% chocolate brown genuine leather clutch bag.

LPC4 @ $55

LPC5

An amazing blend of soft leather colour, 3-tone clutch bag.

LPC5 @ $60

LPC6

Textured beige leather clutch bag with zipper front pocket and a cute little strap for carrying convenience.

LPC6 @ $55

Style tips with Mucha (Original African Couture)

Now that you've met the entire collection we will show you how to wear them. Our friends at Mucha (Original African Couture) provided us with gorgeous style tips on how to blend their amazing African print fabric designs with La Pochette. Trust us, African print fabric perfection is hard to come by, sometimes its just a mix of colours put together horribly wrong, sometimes its African print for the sake of it being African print fabric without an actual sense of design or style, sometimes the fabric itself is so low quality it feels like cardboard when you wear it. But Mucha have all the right recipes in their pot. 

The best thing about it is both brands are Zimbabwean! Gone are the days where ladies would have to look to foreign magazines, get on planes to go shopping outside the country - everything the classy lady needs is right here in Zimbabwe. Our wealth of designers, fashion products and stylish brands proves just that. A blend of Mucha and Lady Targaryen is but an example. Here are some style tips brought to you by Lady Targaryen and Mucha (Original African Couture):

Lime Green Pants by Mucha (Original African Couture)

Clutch bag by Lady Targaryen (LPC3 from La Pochette Collection) @ $60

Warrior Neckpiece by Mucha (Original African Couture) @ $120

Mustard Clutch bag by Lady Targaryen (LPC2 from La Pochette Collection) @ $50

Basic Pencil skirt by Mucha (Original African Couture) @ $49.99

African print Jacket by Mucha (Original Africa Couture)

Textured beige leather clutch bag by Lady Targaryen (LPC6 from La Pochette Collection) @ $55

Deep purple leather clutch bag by Lady Targaryen (LPC1 from La Pochette Collection) @ $55

African print dress by Mucha (Original African Couture)

Peplum top by Mucha (from Muchas Hearts Prints Collection)

Chocolate brown leather clutch bag by Lady Targaryen (LPC4 from La Pochette Collection) @ $55

Get in touch!!!

Get your own PDF copy of La Pochette Collection here. To an order call, sms or Whatsapp on 0774 999 856/0774 760 865 or email us on info.ladytargaryen@gmail.com. Visit our facebook page Lady Targaryen and follow us on twitter: Lady_Targaryen.

Visit Mucha's website here and their facebook page, Mucha (Original African Couture).