Katie Holmes and her Kaite tote bag is a love story for ages. Like other good couples, one is rarely seen without the other. Holmes is staunchly loyal to the spacious Kaite bag, no matter what she wears. She wore it all summer — in fancy button-downs, barrel-leg jeans and a plaid jumpsuit - and now that autumn has hit, she's pivoting to styling in blazers, sweaters, puffer coats and ballet flats. This is all to say: she loves that bag.

However, her latest outfit seems to have influenced the change. On Tuesday, Nov. 19 (Upi)ー A Dawson's Creek actor was found dead in New York City.

Katie Holmes arrived at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre for a performance in Our town dressed in a mix of gorgeous basics. She was equipped with burgundy, cherry red and smoky gray, and looked like a triple threat of winter color trends. Her look included a wine-colored Falconeri satin maxi skirt and a V-neck sweater that matched it. On top of that, Holmes layered a shirt jacket made of washed gray denim and threw a bright crimson tote bag over her arm (read: Bright colors are not common in her Ka

Katie Holmes' accessory line-up. Apart from her aforementioned kite bag, the actress also repeatedly has a black Mansour Gabriel tote and a deep burgundy bucket bag.

Her vibrant handbag isn't just the tailor's betrayal Holmes committed on Tuesday night. On the contrary, she also replaced her beloved Teal velvet flat with almost the same style. Like her Amelia tote, Holmes wears her favorite Vibi Mary Jane in every imaginable fit, on every possible occasion, but yesterday she chose another pair and stepped into a pair of strapped ballet shoes made of mustard yellow crushed velvet. I put it in.

This just goes to show: even the best basics deserve a break.