Bag
Designer
Emmanuelle Khanh
(French, 1937 - 2017)
Retailer
Saks Fifth Avenue
(American, founded 1924)
c. 1966
Tan suede and silver metal
Gift of Ms. Myrna Davis
Object number80.200.4
Many of Emmanuelle Khanh’s 1960s designs featured experimental materials and construction techniques. Like Paco Rabanne, Khanh often rejected tradition. She introduced creations that were evocative of armor.
DescriptionTan suede purse, squares with white metal eyelets and twisted white metal bridge; 17 cm. x 23 cm. with heavy silver tone chain straps passing through heavy eyelets at either side top, front and back; gold tint silver mesh liner with coordinating change purse of mesh on white suede; zippered top closing.Collections
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