These days it’s all about the hands-free option.

You know: earpieces for cell phones, crocheted carriers for water bottles, pouches for toy terriers.

And, of course, clutches you don’t have to clutch. Sure, it’s counterintuitive, but that’s the brilliance of it. Arza Gilad’s mod-inspired totes are designed to be hands-free and can hold anything from a wallet to an iPod. You can wear one around your wrist like a bracelet or on your forearm if you so choose. Available in leather, suede, felt, mesh, and wool, they come in two-tone designs like green with pink, white with blue, or black with orange. So cool and sleek you won’t be able to keep your hands off them.

Figuratively speaking.

Available at Coclico, 275 Mott Street, between Prince and Houston Streets (212-965-5462); or TG-170, 170 Ludlow Street, between Houston and Stanton Streets (212-995-8660).