Atlanta - October 18, 2006

In Your Clutches

Kay Jay Handbags

Ah, you could get used to this castle gig: buff hotties giving you the palm frond-grape rotation, the sun kissing your eyelids at such a blissful angle …

Too bad every time you open them, you’re back in Cubicle City. Isn’t it time you got a grip on something that’s fantastical but, you know, real? Like the handcrafted, vintage tapestry bags from country-hopping designer Kimberly Jackson.

The intricate clutches are made of embroidered fabrics that Jackson collects from Afghani tribal women. They’re just big enough to fit your hard-earned riches (the lipgloss-and-twenty combo that funds your lavish evenings) and equipped with optional wrist straps (so you can give the imaginary bodyguards a night off). 

Closures are made with antique coins, carved jade, and amulets from her collection, resulting in bags you’re unlikely to find again — even if you could afford to search the world over, Princess.

And the royal treatment ain’t got nothin’ on that.

Available at Frolic, 3802 Roswell Road, Buckhead (404-841-8800); Beth Ann, 47 Irby Avenue, West Buckhead (404-233-4424). To see styles, go to kayjaycollection.com.