Photos: Red carpet fashion: Clutch bags

Stephanie Beatriz carries a Corto Moltedo “Susan Desny” clutch in Gold Moon. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Jan. 26, 2015 12:20 PM PT

More than afterthoughts, clutch bags have been star players on the red carpet, with mirrored details, faceted textures and spherical shapes. But Amal Clooney may have made the biggest statement at the Golden Globes by wearing her sentiment pinned to her Dior clutch: a “Je Suis Charlie” button.

Caitriona Balfe carries a blood orange leather geometric clutch with gold metallic sides by Rodo. (Paul Buck / EPA)

Natasha Lyonne carries a Proenza Schouler metallic clutch. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Joanne Froggatt carries a black plexiglass Salvatore Ferragamo clutch. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Sufe Bradshaw carries a Benedetta Bruzziches “Theatre” clutch with chain detail. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Kelly Osbourne carries a Benedetta Bruzziches “Carmen” clutch. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

Viola Davis carries a Sidney Molepo box clutch. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Kerry Washington carries a sparkly Judith Leiber clutch. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Naomi Watts and her Bvlgari “Serpenti” clutch in shiny silver lizard. (From left, Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times; Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Louise Roe with an Edie Parker acrylic glitter “Minnie” clutch. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Lopez chats with film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg while holding up a Jimmy Choo “Mini Tube” clutch. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Diane Kruger carried a mother of pearl “Nam Hai” clutch from Emm Kuo, along with a “Je Suis Charlie” sign. (From left, Frazer Harrison / Getty Images; Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Dressed in silver, Dakota Johnson also carried a silver mirrored square clutch. (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Salma Hayek with an Alexander McQueen clutch. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Amal Clooney with Dior clutch, which bore a “Je Suis Charlie” button. (From left, John Shearer / Invision / AP; Mark Ralston/ AFP / Getty Images)

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Booth Moore

As Los Angeles Times fashion critic from 2004-15, Booth Moore logged tens of thousands of miles covering the runways from L.A. to Paris and interviewing style leaders such as Karl Lagerfeld, Tom Ford and Donatella Versace.

Photos: Red carpet fashion: Clutch bags

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