Why? Because, they're a cute, girly, antidote to all those mega totes, you can take them to parties and they go great with those bouffy-skirted prom dresses and dress up your jeans. In other words, why not?

Clockwise from top right: Topshop blue metallic, £18; Dorothy Perkins snake skin, £12; Oasis purple metallic, £16; Warehouse envelope, £16; Dorothy Perkins silver clutch, £8