minaudière
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thumb|200px|A minaudière from 1938 A minaudière, or vanity case, is a women's fashion accessory, generally considered a jewellery piece, intended to substitute for an evening bag. A case with compartments, it allows storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys.
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thumb|200px|A minaudière from 1938 A minaudière, or vanity case, is a women's fashion accessory, generally considered a jewellery piece, intended to substitute for an evening bag. A case with compartments, it allows storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys.
The minaudière appeared during the 1930s. Its invention is attributed to Charles Arpels, of Van Cleef & Arpels, but many jewellers and haute couture designers have created their own models.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “minaudière” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.