The 20 Best Handbags of the 2016 Met Gala Red Carpet

By and large, the looks at Monday night’s tech-themed 2016 Met Gala were a little bit boring (the world has now been emptied of silver sequins and beads because they were all on the Upper East Side last night), but there was one very bright spot (for us, anyway): tons of celebrities carried interesting clutches.

Formal red carpets often involve stars handing off their bags to publicists before being photographed or hanging on to boring little box clutches, but last night’s picks included some solid choices, from Karlie Kloss’s light-up evening bag to Allison Williams’s customized Edie Parker. For all that and more, check out the bags from the carpet, below.

Adriana Lima
Roger Vivier Tiffany Pochette
$1,395 via Neiman Marcus

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Allison Williams
Edie Parker x Le Ligne Minaudiere
Shop Edie Parker via Neiman Marcus

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Amy Schumer
Alexander Wang Attica Micro Bucket Bag
Shop Alexander Wang via Neiman Marcus

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Ashley Olsen
The Row Snakeskin Happy Hour Clutch
$890 via Neiman Marcus

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Bee Shaffer
Alexander McQueen Knuckle Duster Clutch
$3,895 via Neiman Marcus

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Beyoncé
Givenchy Flower Minaudiere
Shop Givenchy via Neiman Marcus

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Chloë Grace Moretz
Coach 1941 Western Rivets Turnlock Saddle Bag 23
Shop via Coach

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Jennifer Connelly
Louis Vuitton Petite Malle Clutch

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Karlie Kloss
Lisa Perry Scintillator Light Up Clutch

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Kerry Washington
Judith Leiber Resin Specchio Clutch
$1,495 via Neiman Marcus

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Lara Stone
Tom Ford Ring Clutch
$4,390 via Neiman Marcus

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Lupita Nyong’o
Calvin Klein Box Clutch

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Margot Robbie

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Mary-Kate Olsen
The Row Ascot Small Hobo
$990 via Neiman Marcus

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Michelle Williams
Louis Vuitton Petite Malle Clutch

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Mindy Kaling
Tory Burch Box Clutch
Shop via Tory Burch

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Miranda Kerr
Louis Vuitton Petite Malle Clutch

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Poppy Delevingne

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Selena Gomez
Louis Vuitton Petite Malle Clutch

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Uma Thurman
Jimmy Choo Ciggy Clutch
Shop via Jimmy Choo

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Carrie K

Louis Vuitton ruined the Met Gala this year. While I love the Petite Malle Clutch, the clothes were…no comment

Edia

when i was looking at the pictures at style dot com i was thinking the same. like every person wearing louis vuitton looked awful. loving the petite malles though<3 gucci dressed their clients beautifully and alexander mc queen of course

psny15

these clutches are ugly (barring uma and poppy)
LV bags are not meant for these outfits, i wanna see more judith leiber!!!!!

Andrea

Poppy is carrying a piece from Oroton, an Australian company. Opera Crystal Clutch.

CoCo

I love how Mindy Kaling’s clutch matches the print on Freida Pinto’s dress!

TexasST

I love Poppy’s look, she is flawless!! Claire Danes in that Zac Posen dress was everything though!!!

MF

is that not a Tiffany bean Margot Robbie is carrying? (her cuffs are definitely Tiffany…)

Preppyboy

I think its a bean shaped clutch by Emilio Pucci. Seen that one somewhere before.

Graham

agreed

Amanda Mull

We removed the Calvin Klein ID and reached out to Tiffany to see; their original dressing release about Margot’s jewelry didn’t include mention of the clutch.

CoCo

Margot is wearing the Elsa Peretti Bean purse.

Here is the link to the bag: http://www.tiffany.com/accessories/tiffany-leather-collection/elsa-peretti-bean-purse-17053841

Alex575

It looks like a sunglass case.

Graef Allen

Amanda, are you sure Margot Robbie’s clutch isn’t an Elsa Peretti Bean clutch? Her cuffs are Elsa Peretti, and that clutch really looks like the Bean to me.

Fiona

Yes!you are absolutely right!

seres

Underwhelmed by the clutches and most of the clothes, but was enchanted by Claire Danes dress that fit the theme perfectly.

Aurore de La Gorce

It’s gorgeous ! Thanks for sharing !

Tang

Yeah. Why are they all wearing the same heel boots? Are those boots from LV? Well, it looks pretty awful. At least to me.LV or not.

Sparky

Convinced no one owns a full length mirror.

Aurore de La Gorce

I like Uma Thurman’s dress, but it’s the only one.

Andrea

Poppy Delevigne is carrying the Opera Crystal Clutch by Australian company Oroton

Aurore de La Gorce

Same for me. Though I like small bags, small shoulder bags but evening clutches…

Aliza Zibkoff

Not carrying for the clutches but Beyonces dress is giving me diaper rash!

Krissy

Wow. Wealth does not equal good taste.

Azaleafox

Wow Uma still looks that good? Tom Ford clutch looks nice, but hands down Poppy had the best outfit!

VegasGlam

Margot Robbie is holding a Tiffany bean clutch,no??

Ramona Daniela

Margot Robbie’s might be an older style of Emilio Pucci under the creative direction of Peter Dundas.

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missarewa

Kerry Washington looks gorgeous and Mindy Kaling can do no wrong, she’s effortlessly both a superstar and the girl next door. No love for the Knot? I totally need one for formal occasions.

Alex575

The only one that I liked was the Alexander McQueen Knuckle Duster. Only because it doubles as rings. 🙂

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