A protective device for shielding a bottom portion of a pocketbook is provided. The protective device having a cavity defined by a plurality of sidewalls and a flat base, wherein the sidewalls and base are interconnected by fold lines. The sidewalls extend to a peripheral flange that defines an opening communicating to the cavity. An elastic band may be connected along the peripheral flange so that when a bottom portion of the pocketbook is slid into the cavity, a user may selectively cinch the elastic band, securing the peripheral flange against the pocketbook. The protective device folds along the fold lines between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration, wherein the folded configuration is dimensioned to be retained with the pocketbook the unfolded configuration is dimensioned to support.

A collapsible bag that has a use orientation and a collapsed orientation. The bag has an internal frame structure supported by an outer shell. The internal frame structure has a first folding sidewall, a second folding sidewall, a front frame, a rear frame and a bottom member. The outer shell is made of fabric and has a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, which define a cavity, and a bottom retainer member. The internal frame structure is retained within the walls of the outer shell. The bottom retaining member pivots from a collapsed position to a use position, and holds the outer shell in the use orientation when in the use position.