medor clutch: thoughts?

[papertiger]

After reading this thread, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a well priced resale medor 29, ardoise (dark gray box leather), phw. I wanted a larger day clutch in a dark neutral that wasn’t black. (of course size 29 would be more casual). It’s not too reminiscent of a jewelry roll bc of its larger size, and it actually reminds me of when I collected jige PMs years ago. (This would be a bit deeper and more like an elan In shape. Now that I have one, I believe that even in a smaller size, it’s not formal, but perhaps could go with a simple cocktail dress. But, I’d be more likely to pair with jeans and doc martens or even shorts or a mini(Personal style choice). For a slightly dressier clutch, I occasionally use a black box kelly longue wallet ( fits an iPhone 14)

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Congratulations, that's a proper clutch, not a jewellery roll

 

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Congratulations, that's a proper clutch, not a jewellery roll

 

[etoile de mer]

After reading this thread, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a well priced resale medor 29, ardoise (dark gray box leather), phw. I wanted a larger day clutch in a dark neutral that wasn’t black. (of course size 29 would be more casual). It’s not too reminiscent of a jewelry roll bc of its larger size, and it actually reminds me of when I collected jige PMs years ago. (This would be a bit deeper and more like an elan In shape. Now that I have one, I believe that even in a smaller size, it’s not formal, but perhaps could go with a simple cocktail dress. But, I’d be more likely to pair with jeans and doc martens or even shorts or a mini(Personal style choice). For a slightly dressier clutch, I occasionally use a black box kelly longue wallet ( fits an iPhone 14)

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That's beautiful! What a fun find! I think it's hard to choose one clutch to meet all needs, from casual to formal (OPs question). A clutch for use at truly formal occasions would likely be too small for casual use. I personally wouldn't invest much in a formal clutch, as it wouldn't get much use. That's why I chose my Jige Elans, but I love the Medor 29, too. Looks great on you!

 

[880]

That's beautiful! What a fun find! I think it's hard to choose one clutch to meet all needs, from casual to formal (OPs question). A clutch for use at truly formal occasions would likely be too small for casual use. I personally wouldn't invest much in a formal clutch, as it wouldn't get much use. That's why I chose my Jige Elans, but I love the Medor 29, too. Looks great on you!

Thanks so much @etoile de mer! 100% agree with you

For those thinking about a medor clutch, I love mine, but hysterically, I keep opening it up side down.