Next to dry shampoo and oil-blotting sheets, the clutch is every girl's life saver. No one really wants to lug around a giant tote filled with every just-in-case item when the night calls for mindless bar-hopping and running around town (and we refuse to be the next victim of poshitis). Still, it can be tough to squeeze everything you need for a night out into a bag the size of a postage stamp. Enter the oversized clutch: a happy medium that makes holding onto just those beauty essentials even more convenient -- and stylish. Who ever said fashion wasn't functional?

These smaller handbags are perfect for anything from your bold lipstick of the season to a compact umbrella. With tons of shapes in vivid, patterned and textured designs, consider the oversized clutch your new BFF (best friend for fall).

Olivia Palermo took this studded blush clutch and made it work from day to night during the Norisol Ferrari show at New York Fashion Week.

This piece from Missoni's 2013 collection proves two things: White is wearable and bigger is always better.

Street style rule #1: Aviator sunnies and an oversized leopard print Clare Vivier clutch make the perfect match.