Lady Jet

Here's the third Lady of the Evening I bought last month from my favorite local Op-Sh0p, My Favorite Things here in Post Falls, Idaho. I call her "Lady Jet" because she has sparkling jet black beads on a black sateen ground fabric.



All the beading is on the front of this bag. Her back side has a soft black sateen sheen.



As you can see, the basketweave design is made of alternating rows of seed beads and faceted short bugle beads. Interestingly, one set of diagonal lines has rows of seed-bugle-seed-seed-bugle-seed beads. The opposite set of diagonal lines has rows of seed-bugle-bugle-bugle-bugle-seed beads. The way light catches the varied surfaces is what enhances the sparkle factor.



This bag has a nice long rope handle on an eyelet hinge. When you don't want to carry it over your shoulder, you can tuck the handle inside and this evening bag transforms into a clutch.



It's the ideal Lady of the Evening to carry when wearing a simple little black dress. Now, to find the ideal little black dress and an excuse to wear it!