I'm so tired of always carrying a black clutch to formal events. My dress was Duke blue (go Blue Devils!) for a wedding at the campus chapel, so it was fun to match the color. It fit my iPhone 6S, tissues, compact, lipstick, cards, and cash. Not huge, but definitely more space than one of those tiny minaudieres. The shell-like material is really interesting, too. And it's cool that you can use it easier as a clutch or with the shoulder strap, which is super handy for cocktail hour.

Navy Resin Foldover Clutch

Sondra Roberts

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Usual Size: 10

Height: 5' 8"

Bust: 36B

I wore this to my birthday party and got a ton of compliments. It's definitely sexier than my usual dresses so it was fun to branch out for the night with something different (and surprise my friends). I wear an 8 or 10 in dresses and though I got both sizes, I ended up wearing the 8. With this dress, you definitely want it to be form fitting to get almost a corset-like effect. I'm 5'8" and it was definitely quite short on me, but not inappropriately so. The color is great and the straps and zipper are nice details. My guy friend said "the only problem with this dress is that I just want to take the zipper and pull it open!" Ooh la la. That said, even though I got a lot of compliments, I felt a bit self conscious in this. I think it's one of those dresses that just doesn't translate as well to larger sizes. It looks super cute on the size 2 model, but in a size 8 I felt that it wasn't the most flattering, especially if you have a small tummy like me.