Atlanta - July 22, 2008

Crazy in a Good Way

Mad Imports Bags

In life, there are two types of clutchers: the pearl-clutching variety (not that you know any) and the clutch-clutchers.

The former have tasering lessons to get to. The latter should lay hands on Mad Imports’s summery bags, which recently landed in Atlanta boutiques.

We love the classic wood-handled Isadora, made with Madagascar-sourced dyed raffia and hand-embroidered with the company’s signature tree silhouette. (Don’t get all riled up. They believe in community development, economic sustainability, and going above and beyond fair trade.)

Still feeling dicey? Clamor for Opal, the oversize envelope style with a rainbow burst of punch, mango, and espresso. It’ll shake things up.

But stop short of convulsion.

Available at Evolve Boutique, 1581 North Decatur Road, Druid Hills (404-474-3244); Sabot, 45 Irby Avenue, West Buckhead (404-816-0077); online at madimports.net.