Personally, I wouldn't go anywhere important without my own favorite Hermès black bag... I have my jewelry with me in case something happens and I suddenly have to dress up. For me, going out without that purse would seem almost like going out naked. Well, almost.
c. 1954. Attributed to her in: It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography (2005), p. 212: "Kelly had mentioned this to Hitchcock during the preparations of the movie Rear Window."