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The Dior line for instance –- thinned down and mini sized messenger type bags that aren’t messenger bags but men’s handbags.
And that's whole crux of matter.
Men will start to carry man's handbag -- for want of a better name -- just so long as it doesn't destroy their perceived likeness to John Wayne or Terminator.
But if it has any likeness to a true handbag as touted by millions of women then they’ll run a mile -- fast! It’s that word, you see. Strikes fear into even biggest man.
“Handbag.”
It just sounds girly. It’s a word all men associate with their mom. Nothing wrong with that, you say! I agree –- but although most men love and respect their moms –- they don’t want to dress like her. That includes ‘handbag’.
Then you'll have diehards who wouldn't touch a handbag for their wife, let alone themselves. These men, I suspect, would rather see NASCAR racing made into a non contact sport and NFL forced to impose a non violent tackling rule before they ever handled a real, live handbag!
Mark you -- I bet these are same men who, as soon as they get car parked on a family trip out anywhere, turn to their wife and say "Gee honey, can I put my keys in your handbag??"
“And my cell phone?”
“Will my wallet fit in as well, do you think?”
Tch. MEN!
Rufus Steele is the author and creator of the Louis Vuitton Handbags website, a site dedicated to all things Louis Vuitton and designer handbags.