Vintage dress into evening clutch

I found this vintage dress at the thrift store in San Diego. That's what it looked like:

The dress itself, obviously can not be worn nowadays, but I really loved the fabric on the top of the dress: beaded and sequined. So, I separated it from the dress:

Here is the choices of the lining: I picked the silk crepe vanilla colored fabric, which also once was a dress.

Sewing the inside pocket, original to the dress:

I made the lining of the bag with double layer of the grosgrain fabric, reinforced with interfacing for holding the shape. Here I am applying the zipper. the beaded fabric had to be sewn by hand on the outside.

And here is the finished bag:

You can get it here, at my Etsy store. Remember, there is only one available:

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