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Men bags/purses. What's okay and what's not okay?

This is a big fashion risk: THE MEN BAG! Purse, messenger bag, tote, whatever. Now my question is, exactly what can men get away with? In the naughties,...well..in the last decade or two it became "okay" for men to be seen wearing these big heavy messenger bags, computer bags,...luggage bags...but anything as a fashion statement, or out and about was still very IFFY, and only those big clunky bags you can get away with. However louis vuitton, and many other designers designed bags for men, for quite some time. They became fashionable to a degree, even though at first ...it was still very "G@Y" to do so. Even now, it's still g@y, in many areas. But yet, the men bags have still come a far way. The thing is, I myself am into fashion to a degree, and I'm lucky enough to live in the NYC area, I know that in media centered places things are more tolerated, fashion types of things. SO as far as the man bag is concerned, what's okay, and what's totally a no no. As far as I'm concerned...men wearing women bags that are OBVIOUSLY for women,....is obviously a no no unless you're trying to look like a woman yourself. But I'm assuming that as long as it LOOKS like it's made for a man,..then it's okay? Also, what SIZES are okay? For men, it's still again, so strict....only the average sized bag, somewhere int he "medium size" section is okay. TOO large is G@Y, too small is G@Y... im so frustrated with all this bs, that im about to just wear whatever bag I want any size I darn well please! I'm not trying to look like a woman, but bags DO help and can look pretty cool with the right outfit, u can also throw ur junk in there. cell phone, miscellaneous items, sunblock, i dont know wahtever u have on you. Yes, MEN have these things too. Why do people tink that men just go around looking/acting like a total hobo, while women get all the fun and perks of looking like primadonnas? The second a man does it, they're labeled. I'm rebelling against that, but I still want to know, what's okay as far as men bags go, and what sizes are okay? I recently got a small perlina bag for myself, it's brown leather and expensive, and the seller said well it can be a man bag or a women bag, it looks very unisex, but the one thing that sucks about it, it's that is SMALL. It's like 7 inches across 8 down...its a small bag, like a satchel or something...i dont know, but it has a very long shoulder strap so its like a small messenger bag. i like bags though. i have alot, and thtye're either ONLY for men, or at the very best, unisex, but still i must ask you fashion people, what's okay and not. i just still dont want to go out there and look like a total freak. as much as i want to rebel, i still want to do it tastefully! ellen can u turn ur emails on? LOL. i need to ask u a question about the bags. haha. ur answer is great.

Public Comments

1. Haha...I feel you (though I am not a man myself~) But anyway, it seems you already know what to wear and what not to wear. A bag that is too small looks a bit odd on any sex, and too large humongous bags do too. I always thought messenger bags looked sexy on men. And of course laptop bags are fine and so are tote bags. Note that these are all under the "medium-sized" category. Usually bags with a more robust, square-like, heavy shape are okay, in gray-toned colors like beige, khaki, olive green, and of course, the standard black and brown. You can probably have a little more fun with tote bags and backpacks. They can be in brighter colors like purple, yellow, hot pink..yes, hot pink. If you're into the pop street style--that's what I call people who dress in colorful t-shirts, baseball caps, colorful sneakers, and baggy or skinny jeans--then you can get away with color without looking "g@y". As long as your bag matches what you wear, go for it. On another note, I think there is nothing wrong with looking gay. If you look gay, that means you look fashionable. There is nothing wrong with looking gay or fashionable. :p
2. As a man I am myself I do like to carry bags, and a nice leather ones. I own few from Burberry to Hilfiger but the most common thing on my bag are the sizes. I do have totes mostly since I think messenger bags give me a bad body shape and ruin the style when were with trench or long coats. So i prefer to use big totes to wear as a satchel type (by the handle) but with stripe attached, so if I do need to be free-hand I can put it on my shoulder. http://blog.rubensmurillo.com/wishlist/ http://blog.rubensmurillo.com/2010/01/the-proenza-schouler-brown-bag-tote/ I also like the Birkin type style but only on over-sized styles like the ones in the pictures, and do not worry about looking gay... be confident like Roger Federer wearing his Birkin! http://blog.rubensmurillo.com/2009/12/birkin_boys/