verbminx ([personal profile] verbminx) wrote2005-06-12 12:23 am
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help me find....

OK, there is a style of bag that is really trendy right now. It's sort of like a net shopping bag, but the thread pattern is closer together, and it's fabric-lined. There are either sequins or paillettes crocheted into the net outer layer of the bag. I've seen these with large sequins, small paillettes on strings with beads, and large paillettes. Each style is slightly different. The shape is sort of like a "hobo" tote (the kind where the sides of the bag come up to form the handle).

But I'm looking for a particular one. It is done in dark grey thread and fabric, with sequins (not paillettes). The sequins are iridescent. The joke we have about it is "somebody skinned a mermaid!" But seriously, I can't find which store sells this particular style; I've already checked Nordstrom, Target, Forever XXI, The Gap, and Wet Seal. If you know what I'm talking about and have seen one in this particular style (grey with iridescent sequins) please let me know where! Thanks!

[identity profile] thryn.livejournal.com 2005-06-12 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
you lost me at paillette.

[identity profile] verbminx.livejournal.com 2005-06-12 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
A paillette (pronounced py-ET) is like a sequin, except in a few significant ways:

It's flat, rather than curved and faceted. (There are also flat sequins, but I don't think there are curved and faceted paillettes.)

The hole is at the top, not in the center. They're meant to hang and overlap.

See some paillette bags (not the style I'm looking for) HERE:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/fredala_1849_1919861