A Style That Never Goes Out of Fashion
OUR INVENTORY
HISTORY OF BEAD PURSES
While women were carrying bags for centuries, they began using purses in the late eighteenth century in France after more form fitting dresses came into style, which caused their dresses to lose their pockets. This caused handbags to have mass popularity. Once purses and handbags came into fashion, so did beaded handbags and the hobby of crafting them by hand. Women made beaded handbags up through the 1930s, and at first the intricate designs were meant to show off to possible suitors.
There were a couple of way to create a beaded purse which included: sewing the beads onto mesh, knitting, or crocheting the bags. Most beaded bags were composed of tiny glass or metal bags, and then later they used plastic. The sheer number of beads used to create the bags are able to create a distinguishable pattern.