The Season's Boldest Accessory Is an Empty Hand

Vogue's Liana Satenstein is making the case for carrying next to nothing, arguing that a small bag, or no bag at all, reads as confidence rather than oversight. It is a freedom our own red carpets and cocktail hours could stand to borrow, where the clutch has long been treated as mandatory. The idea: the fewer straps and clasps between a hand and a handshake, the more polished the arrival looks.

With reporting from Vogue.