ABSTRACT
Baglets, mini handbags smaller than the standard envelope, which could be clutched in the hand, slung across a shoulder, hung from the neck or draped from the waist, dominated the American fashion scene in the fall of 1975. Baglets had other advantages as well. These included the following: they were convenient; by being less bulky than regular-sized handbags, they were flexible, sexy. New York Designer Albert Capraro noted, "Toward evening when they were slung lower on the hips, they were even sexier". Manufacturers liked them because they represented a viable solution for waste. Some of the notable models of baglets included: a simple vinyl bagatelle designed by Manhattan's Shirl Miller which, at the retail price; a flat half circle with a snap-down flap, constructed of suede, leather or printed cotton, by Parisian designer Kenzo Takada, which sold millions in copies by Pappagallo, Miller, and others; and Hand-painted leather boxes; Squares of velvets and so on.
