For a Different Read on a Clutch: Femme Sud

Geez. You've been really keeping up with the latest volumes of sterling journalism in People and Us Weekly. Your friends in the scientific circles don't quite appreciate your thirst for pop culture knowledge. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to pick up an enlightening novel. Did you ever want to be perceived as more erudite by your fellow or friend, but didn't know how? Have you been accused of being shallow?

Well, you've got to walk before you run (right?), so start here and look no further than this handbag. There's no better way to be smarter than to simply look smarter. Fool them all! Carry a book...that's really a handbag. Truly utilitarian.

These lambskin leather-bound clutches, produced by Femme Sud in the Ex Libris collection, open on two sides. Under the front cover, there is a 3x5" mirror, and an intro page with witty sayings that relate to the special title on the cover. The back cover opens to an area that carries an included black satin change purse, lipstick, and other necessities you determine. Some of these have a special touch of added whimsy, with metal corners that allow you mount a photo that highlights a particular personal moment in your life.

My favorite here is Fame & Fortune, but other titles in the series include Yearbook, Bible, Diary, Photos, Brag Book, Datebook, and The Birds & the Bees.

The dimensions are 10 x 2 x 7.5. and there is a metal snap closure. Each literal bookbag has a limited series run of 999. Each bag is $395 at Femme Sud. So run to your nearest library, but if you don't know where that is yet, run to this site and get a hard cover in your hand.