Dutch News
Oct. 14, 2016
What do Queen Maxima, Grace Kelly and Dries van Noten have in common? They all feature in a royal-themed exhibition in Amsterdam, writes Julia Corbett.
The Museum of Bags and Purses, located in a canal house on Herengracht, has a reputation as one of the world’s finest fashion museums. Its experts have spent a year putting together a display of royal handbags that celebrates the style of some of Europe’s most iconic kings, queens and princesses.
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands has selected three bags from the collection of one of her predecessor, queen Juliana, to include in the collection. Also on display are six bags selected by Britain’s queen Elizabeth II.