Object: Minaudière
Designer:
Judith Leiber
(1921 - 2018)
Date: 1980
Medium: Rhinestone pavé
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Gerson Leiber
Object number: 88.95.1
DescriptionMinaudière, miniature evening bag shaped as a duck, in iridescent and clear rhinestone pavé
Label Text:Hungarian-American designer Judith Leiber was best known for small, decorative clutch bags—known as minaudières—that were encrusted with Swarovski crystals. Carried by celebrities on the red carpet and by U.S. first ladies to the Inaugural Ball, these novelty bags use audaciously luxurious materials to create highly visible wearable sculptures. Leiber partially credited her survival during the Holocaust to her daydreams about creating whimsical purses.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function
- Head to Toe