Clutch is a small elegant handbag, it looks like an envelope. Originally it should be small and without handle and strap, it is usually worn under the arm or by hand clasping. This bag was originally used as an accessory to the evening dresses. Therefore, every self-respecting fashionista should have in her wardrobe a handbag clutch. History of the clutch is not rooted deep into history; this accessory has gained popularity only in the twentieth century, and before the most distant ancestors of clutches were theatrical cases, cast in silver, which were popular at the end of the XIX century.
Another relative of the modern clutch is Vanity Case, which the Duke of Westminster gave as a present to Coco Chanel. This is the Vanity Case from Cartier and it became the first in the history of the handbag - tube.Particularly popular clutch became in the 1920-1930-s, after World War II due to Christian Dior. In recent years, a clutch is once again very popular. Today clutch is no longer the accessory for evening dress-up, but it is also used in everyday life. Nowadays, most often the clutches have grown in sizes.
