Nina Ricci bucks the trend and creates an evening purse for the pack-rats with its Liane bag.
This is the purse for girls that need more than their keys and lipstick to enjoy an evening out. It’s luxuriously large, so you can truly make the day to night transition without compromising your cargo.
I appreciate the balance Nina Ricci has found between size and style. Carrying a large handbag can seem ungainly, particularly when it’s paired with an evening dress. However as the Liane is slender, we get away with it. The soft rose colored tweed is also very soft, so storage space isn’t compromised by the skinny design.
It’s unusual for me to celebrate the practical aspects of an evening bag before its styling, but those are so unusual here that they’re worth mentioning first. Happily Nina Ricci doesn’t let us down on the looks front though. The pastel pink is delicate and ladylike, a feminine foil for the rich golden hardware. The metal latch and flap-over design help give the Liane an on-trend vintage vibe.
The bottom line is, of course, the biggest stumbling block. At $1995 it’s out of the budgets of many of us. However that money at least buys us an evening bag large enough to put things in, which puts it ahead of most in this price range.
More Features of This Nina Ricci Tweed Evening Bag
- A magnetic metal latch
- Leather lined interior
- Measures 11 x 14.2 x 4.3 inches
- Made in Italy
