Lauren Merkin: A la Carte or Prix-Fixe, What’s Your Preference? : BagExchange.com

Choices, choices, choices. Would you consider having many an adventure or perhaps a dreaded errand? I feel that it sometimes is like the latter. If someone gave me a dizzyingly array of options, I can get information overload…but hey, that’s me, Ms. Slowpoke. However, if you are all vim and vigor, Lauren Merkin has a menu to please at her online presence. Her succulent clutches in all their smushy, heady glory can be customized for you or whomever in your life who has everything but can use a little something personal. I almost got a panic attack picking out a shape, a material and finally a color. 4 shapes to choose from and then one must narrow it down from 4 lambskin shades or 14 silk colors. Prices vary, of course, depending on color and material which can range from as low as $165 to a modest top at $265. To further enhance your decision to choose custom-made, the designer offers monogramming embroidered in the leather bordering the interior for an extra $15. I personally am pretty satisfied with the ready-to-wear items, which I have posted images here. Beautiful enough to purchase if you cannot wait the 8 to 10 weeks for a custom order. In particular, I love the star-dusted Charlotte Clutch for some everyday glamour and the Metallic Knit Charlotte for balance of specialness and casualness on date nights. If you want to peruse the substantial list for a made-to-order clutch, just click on the bottom image that beckons you with the little ditty, “I did it my way.”

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Lauren Merkin, Woven Leather Eve Clutch in Gunmetal, metallic lambskin, ruching at front and back, opens with a hexagonal frame, signature metallic pink striped interior, 9.5 x 4.5″h, $295, @ Lauren Merkin.
Lauren Merkin, Metallic Knit Charlotte Clutch in Gold, metallic knit, ruching at front, magnetic closure, metallic pink strip lining, interior patch pocket, dust bag included, 11.5 x 6″h, $285, @ shopbop.
Lauren Merkin, Snake Embossed Goat Suede Clutch in Mushroom, metallic goat suede, complementary leather piping, opens with a hexagonal frame, signature metallic pink striped lining, 13 x 7″h, $295, @ Lauren Merkin.
Lauren Merkin, Metallic Dusted Charlotte Clutch in Brown/Gold, distressed lambskin, ruching at front, magnetic closure, metallic pink strip lining, interior patchocket, dust bag included, 11.5 x 6″h, $220, @ Lauren Merkin.