Many believe the work should be financed by the 'public purse'. [=should be paid for by the government]
Companies are expected to 'loosen the purse strings' as the economy improves.
School administrators are already 'tightening (the) purse strings'.
(..) a piece of iconography... used to express individual identity. - Oh! And it's pretty. - That too. Yeah. But the thing is, it turns out there is more to Runway than just fancy purses. Look, here's an essay by Jay McInerney, a piece by Joan Didion. Even an interview with Christiane Amanpour. (..)2006 The Devil Wears Prada