"In the 90′s, the world of man was rocked by the introduction of the "man bag" or the "man purse". The first time I saw it was on NBC’s must-see-TV show Friends. Joey, "the ladies man" chose to don the bag and then faced ridicule from the rest of the group. Some might call Joey a pioneer. Although, his pioneering went too far with the unwatchable spin-off, Joey, after the cancellation of Friends.
Ten years later, I want one. I am not briefcase guy. I am not backpack guy. But am I man bag guy?…
…. Then I saw the man bag I had to have on an episode of 24. If Jack Bauer, can shoot the bad guys, rescue the president, and save the world while wearing THIS man bag…it is good enough for me! And for only $20 it was a no brainer."
Matt Mehaffey
More at his blog.
I think this should be encouraged and I’m glad it’s probably come to stay. My father was always putting his crap in my mother’s purse and this was repeated with a couple of my own boyfriends. Get your own damn purse! Or messenger bag, as the case may be.
I’ve been using a man bag since the mid 90s. This isn’t my type of bag, rather I usually go for something from Eagle Creek although I’m really into the Mountainsmith Tour right now.
try j.c.penney i found a nice arizona bag for only 15.00 linen and plenty of pockets
Wow…my boyfriend needs a man bag…he seriously carries his stuff around in a plastic grocery bag full of money…HELP!