The pearl-ivory clutch worn on a woman's shoulder by its gold chain, hanging at her side against a dark evening dress, restaurant and city lights blurred behind — Dinner downtown, chain on the shoulder, hands free for the menu.

Koi Pearl Oval Clutch

Pearl scales and a gold fin, made into an evening clutch.

Tilt it toward the light and the scales catch it, row after row across the pearl-ivory shell.

Find the gold fin on top. It is the latch, and the only thing to press.

Press the fin and the front half swings forward on a hinge hidden along the bottom edge, to about 100°.

Lay in a phone up to 6.7 in, then a slim card holder. Keys and a lipstick go in beside them.

Swing the front shut and the fin latches it.

Hook the chain on the two gold loops for the shoulder, or leave it off and carry it in the hand.

Up close

A rigid evening clutch: two domed pearl-ivory halves covered in fine raised koi scales, meeting at a slim gold band, with a gold fin on top.

Made for an evening out, a wedding, a dinner or a party. About 7.5 in wide and 4.3 in tall, it carries a phone up to 6.7 in, a slim card holder, keys and a lipstick, on the shoulder by the chain or in the hand.

Close three-quarter view of the gold fin latch on the gold band, its rays engraved, the raised scales running across the pearl shell below — The fin sits on the band where the two halves meet, its rays cut in fine lines.

The clutch lying open on its back, the front half swung down, one empty compartment inside — One open compartment, nothing to sort.

The open clutch with a dark phone laid inside and a slim card holder on top of it — A phone and a card holder, laid in flat.

A koi, turned into a clutch

The scales run the whole way round both halves. The fin keeps its place on top, and it is also the way in.

Press the gold fin and the front half swings forward on a hinge hidden along the bottom edge, to about 100°. Drop things in, swing it shut, and the fin latches it. The chain hooks on the two loops; unhook it to carry it as a hand clutch.

Open the front half Closed

Side section through the middle. The gold fin rides on the front half; the hinge links sit along the bottom edge.

The clutch without its chain, three-quarter view: the gold band, the two gold loops at the top corners and the fin between them — Chain off: two gold loops at the top corners, ready for it again.

Koi Pearl Oval Clutch

An evening clutch with pearl scales and a gold fin.

2 things in the box

1: clutch, pearl-ivory and gold, with its fin latch and 2 loops
1: gold oval-link chain, about 46 in

Size: About 7.5 in wide, 4.3 in tall, 2.4 in deep
To the top of the fin: About 5.1 in
Weight: About 5.9 oz
Holds: A phone up to 6.7 in, a slim card holder, keys and a lipstick
Inside: 1 open compartment
Opens: To about 100°, on a hinge along the bottom edge
Chain: About 46 in, detachable
Material: Silk PLA in pearl-ivory and gold

The closed clutch seen from the front with its gold chain draped across, the fin centred on top

Good to know

Will my phone fit?

A phone up to 6.7 in lies inside, with room for a slim card holder, keys and a lipstick.

How does it open and close?

Press the gold fin on top. The front half swings forward on a hinge hidden along the bottom edge, to about 100°. Swing it shut and the fin latches it.

Can I carry it without the chain?

Yes. The chain, about 46 in long, hooks onto the two gold loops at the top corners. Unhook it and carry the clutch in your hand.

What is it made of?

Silk PLA in two colours: pearl-ivory for the scaled shell, gold for the band, fin, loops and chain. There is no glue, no screws and no magnets.