Evening purses are smaller in size in fact much smaller then some of the handbags that women carry during the day. It was during the roaring twenties that women of high fashion and status used evening purses and some of these small purses were worth a fortune. Evening purses are a small clutch purse which is just big enough to hold a lip stick, eyeliner or compact, keys and the cell phone switched on vibrating. This is describing the modern day evening purse and not those used in the last century where a woman's status in society was recognized by the size of her evening purse. The smaller and more exquisite an evening purse the higher was the status of the woman. Sadly enough those were bygone times and this rule no longer applies. Today's evening purse can be a beautiful clutch purse in black lather or satin or can be one that is totally eye catching in color and the design on it. It depends on the choice of the woman who carries the evening purse.

Evening purses are considered by many to be a fashion item and many women carry them to parties and an evening on the town. Most women who are going to a party would select an evening purse that will complement their evening gown and not the other way around. Sensible women will take their evening gown to the shop from where they want to buy an evening purse and make sure that the evening purse matches their evening gown. The black evening purse is taken as a safe bet by women who are not sure about the evening purse they think will suit their evening dress and if they think the evening purse too bland may put a brooch on it. From making an evening purse to buying a designer evening purse the entire line is there. From a cheap evening purse to an exquisite vintage evening purse the field in choices of evening bags is wide open. Beaded evening purses are preferred by some women and a beaded evening purse can be sewn in so many different designs that it can become an eye catching and talked about item. Women who like to wear a golden color evening gown prefer bronze evening purses as they match nicely with the dress also the bronze thread gives a golden sheen to the purse. Then there are women who want a bit of color in their evening bag and go for a black and white evening purse which is ideally suited to match a black or a white evening gown. An evening purse rhinestone satin is another evening bag that is in vogue today as the look of rhinestones on satin makes it look an elegant and expensive bag and can be worn on any formal occasion. Victoria's secret evening purses are making quite a splash in the market and have become the 'it' bag for evening wear.

Evening bags are made from leather, snake skin, cloth, etc and it depends on how much one can spend on an evening bag and what are their taste and choice. Also for the hobbyist and the do it yourself types can also make an evening bag.

From an evening clutch purse to cheap evening purses there is a wide variety of choices available for women to select the type of evening purse they want and depending on the crowd that they move in. Another evening purse that has everybody talking is the evening purse with crystal skulls sewn on it. Evening purses are no longer the sedate black, white, silver or golden purses that were commonly seen carried by women at any function. Today women are carrying bright colored purses also as evening purses.