BIZCHINA / Biz Life
Case against man-bags
(CRI)
Updated: 2006-05-31 16:41
You've seen them around... tucked beneath the arms of businessmen and
clutched casually in the hands of big spenders. It's bigger than a wallet
but smaller than a brief case... yes, it's the man bag. Usually brown or
black, and made of snakeskin or leather, these man bags are all the rage
among Chinese men, with the accessory now making its way into the
international fashion scene.
Every few years or so there is an attempt by the fashion industry to
persuade men that what is lacking from their lives is a handbag. The
latest efforts have been dubbed man-bags, a term which sounds oddly
testicular and that's will never sound attractive.
Various celebrities have been photographed carrying Mulberry or Louis
Vuitton man-bags and it seems it's even possible they paid for them
themselves. The idea, of course, is that other men who are not famous
will see well-known footballers and actors sporting their man-bags and
will then want to fork out an exorbitant sum to get one for themselves.
Well, that's how it usually works, and with phenomenal success, in the
world of women's fashion. But I don't think the male consumer is quite so
easily bagged. First of all an example for all men out there, if you see
a snapshot of David Beckham carrying a Louis Vuitton clutch bag, I would
hope your first reaction is not to gasp with envy and immediately run to
your local mall to purchase that very bag.
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