Coupling

 Precursors of the coupling sleeve are elongated in the form of a funnel. In cold weather, when their Burgundian court worn by both women and men. As an independent couplings cylindrical form first appeared in Venice, it was made of a fur. Italian fashion accessory spread to other European countries. In XVII-XVIII centuries clutch is the privilege of the upper classes; subjects wearing her strictly prohibited. Coupling worn not only at the exit to the street, they were home and away. Men gave up clutch after the French Revolution. In the women's fashion as the accessory continues to appear from time to time and to the present day. This changes its shape, size, material of manufacture. Since the beginning of the XX century the popularity of receiving clutch, which is also the bag.