A split insert pair for a purse is made of fabric which is stiffer at the outside walls and less stiff at the end walls and which has an upper opening which is capable of either being opened wide or held in closed position by fasteners located on opposite sides of the upper opening. Various upwardly opening pockets are situated on the inside and outside surfaces of the insert walls to receive the usual articles carried in a purse. An outside wall on each of the inserts of the pair is provided with matching patterns of releasable fasteners, so the pair of inserts is useable as a unitary joined pair or as separate inserts which may be placed in separate purse compartments.