If Buying Every Beaded Bag in Sight Is Wrong, I Don’t Want to Be Right

It is the year 2019, and the line between jewelry and other accessories has become incredibly blurry. Embellishments once reserved exclusively for jewelry—namely, beads—have now permeated other sartorial realms—namely, bags. The gateway drug to the now-pervasive beaded bag trend was likely the beaded dress—a statement-making must-have worth whipping out at parties when one wants to come across AEAP (As Extra As Possible). Once the barrier between jewelry and dresses was broken down, it was only a matter of time before the barriers between jewelry and other fashion items were expunged, as well.

These days, we’re living in a full-blown beaded bag renaissance. The trend first made its way into the...

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