Red carpets are usually pretty predictable. You know the drill: floor-length gowns, sky-high heels, and a tiny clutch that’s basically too small to hold a phone. But back at the Beijing International Film Festival , Zhang Jingyi decided to throw out the rulebook entirely.





The young actress showed up looking every bit the "Chinese Princess" (as her fans lovingly call her). She was wearing this gorgeous, floor-sweeping black gown with 3D floral details on the shoulders—classic, romantic, and totally high-fashion. Everything was going according to plan until the cameras panned down to her hand.





She wasn't holding a designer clutch. She was carrying what looked exactly like a plain, crinkly polythene trash bag.





Yes, the kind you’d usually find under your kitchen sink.