Green Leather Silk Purse w/ Rhinestones & Fish Says Richard

So i have this cool purse that has been sitting in a box for a while im thinking midcentury but not sure. Anyone gave an idea on the age or who Richard is?

 

Any kind of tag on the interior? Size?

 

Its 10.5x6.5x2" but nothing tag wise or hardware markings anywhere I expected there to at least be the remnense of a label in there but nothing

 

No idea, but I LIKE that.

 

I see retro; I don't see old. What is the lining made off?

Debora

 

Hi,
Who was the male designer Richard Hudnought or some what? Cosemetics
greg

 

It's definatly synthetic it's stiff but what to call it I have no idea

 

I saw some of his pieces researching this bit didnt want to jump to any conclusions so i figured id ask you guys in my eyes the experts

 

Very likely China.

Debora

 

Oh well, I appreciate you guys chiming in on it and sharing your thoughts. Thank you so much!

 

Are there any marks inside? It's a formal evening bag and it has an 80s look to the body, but that handle is straight out of the 60s. So...without interior labels it's hard to be sure. If there's a China label inside it's newer. The black sides look like vinyl, btw.

 

I'd say vinyl but there isn' even remnants of a label inside

 

I remember the name "Richard Hudnut" in cosmetics back when I was an adolescent/teenager. If I ever had (bought with my babysitting money) any of his products it "might" have been a lipstick.

 

Seems to me a little on the large size for an evening bag (I use this term for things that are more like a minaudiére), especially if the handle does not fold down at all, but would not suit most women's daytime look, so for social occasions/nightlife, party times. That lime green was popular second half of the 60s - had a bag myself that used leather of a similar green. The rhinestones are more 70s, so would put it to 1965-75. Interior seems to be black vinyl that has stiffened with age; looks like some rhinestones have fallen away. Still, a great kitschy period piece & a lot of fun.

 

Thank you, Bronwen

 

I'm seeing early 1980s. I had day handbags like that, we were wildly into bling. You should have seen my glasses! The colour is a real giveaway, too, as is the fabric mix.

Richard rings a bell.