shelve your clutches, hang the rest

GET THE LOOK:

1. SHELVES To keep clutches in place, file them like books. Use sweater dividers to cordon off and protect bags made of delicate materials like satin (which can snag) and patent (which can dent and discolor). Lynk shelf dividers, $7 each, bedbathandbeyond.com

2. HOOKS To keep bags from sagging under their own weight and losing their shape (a danger when they’re left lying down), hang them from hooks affixed to the top of your storage space or unit. Liberty Hardware single-prong hooks, $5 each, amazon.com

3. CREDENZA While this concept works happily in a closet, we love seeing all our bags displayed in an open case like this one. White low rider bookcase, $349, landofnod.com

CUSTOMIZE IT!

Dress up a plain bookcase with molding: This finishing touch makes a room—and your bag collection—feel extra special.

On top of cubby, from left to right: CREAM MINAUDIÈRE, STYLIST’S OWN Aqua Opal Elizabeth glass candy dish (used as vase), $25, fishseddy.com. Glass jewelry box, $19, urbanoutfitters.com. C. Wonder leather notebooks, $10 each, cwonder.com. juno accent lamp, $325, gracioushome.com. In cubby, left to right: Straw “Brompton” clutch, $128, jcrew.com. Woven bamboo ikat minaudière, $295, Rebecca Minkoff, shopbop.com. Leather “Mini Harper” bag, $295, Diane von Furstenberg, dvf.com. Woven leather “Mambo Mesh” clutches, $265 each, bluesbykyky.com. SANTI CRYSTAL PURSE IS NOT AVAILABLE Leather-trim jute clutch, $595, Reece Hudson. 8fifteen, Indianapolis, 317-253-1234. Leather “Stella” messenger bag, $399, monimoni.com. Crocodile-trim leather “Lady Bag” clutch, $2,425, reecehudson.com. Quilted “Ivanka” clutch, $95, Ivanka Trump, vonmaur.com. Embossed leather “Daria” bag, $350, rebeccaminkoff.com. Leopard-print clutch, $159, Clare Vivier, seevivier.com. Leather bag, $148, Miss Albright, anthropologie.com. Leather “Boston” bag, $890, Inden New York. Yamak, NYC, 212-807-9100. Red leather “Zip Zip” satchel, $425, brown leather satchel, $318, Dooney & Bourke, dooney.com. Leather “Stella” tote, $425, Botkier. Addison Craig, Nantucket, MA, 508-228-1899. Canvas and hair-on-hide leopard-print tote, $483, Clare Vivier, seevivier.com. Leather “Eden” satchel, $595, Botkier, shopbop.com. Glazed leather “Milano” tote, $595, pourlavictoire.com. Faux-leather-trim canvas “Beach Bum” tote, $38, Street Level, lulus.com.