With all the stuff a guy needs to carry, has the man purse's time arrived?

The Denver Post ^ | 8/24/10 | Douglas Brown

[MissTed]

Stuff has spent the long summer shoved miserably in the pockets of my blue jeans and khakis.

Stuff like my wallet. It presses against my backside when I sit. My keys scratch my thighs with every step. When my reading glasses or sunglasses aren't clattering to the ground, they are hooked through the top of my shirt; if I cross my arms with abandon, I could break the frames. My iPhone tugs me down, and if I'm sitting when it chirps, I panic: How will I fish it out of my pocket in time?

As we approach September, with every hint of chilled air I dream of jackets. Jackets have pockets in the lining for a wallet or cellphone, and side pockets for keys and earbuds and little slips of pockets on the chest that are perfect for glasses.

Jackets have space for all of this stuff that has become part of my daily armor, stuff I didn't used to own, like an iPhone and earbuds and reading glasses.

But maybe I — and you too, dude — should be thinking about more than blazers and sport coats and ski parkas.

Bags. Maybe it's finally time for men to start carrying them. And not just to work. A bag to the coffee shop. To the bar. To the ballgame and the cage-fighting extravaganza and a bag to the monster truck show.

You know, guy bags.

"Just don't call it a 'man purse,' " said Courtney Colavita, fashion editor for Details magazine. "Don't approach it as fashion for guys. Approach it as making your life easier. Even if you wear a blazer in the winter, there is a risk. It could get weighed down. I embrace a bag for guys."

[stefanbatory]

you forgot to ping willie...

[cripplecreek]

I don’t ping marxissies.

[Quix]

LOL.

[sportutegrl]

1 Samuel 17:40 Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd's bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

Apparently the 'shepherd's bag' has been around at least since David and Goliath.

[Pan_Yan]

Apparently the 'shepherd's bag' has been around at least since David and Goliath.

There are a few exceptions to the man rules. For example, if you defeat a 12' giant with a sling and route an invading army while still a teenager you can carry any kind of bag you want. It doesn't hurt when you are annointed by God to be the founder of the dynasty of the Savior.

[EasySt]

A trailer would keep me from splitting lanes. I settle for a T-Bag on the back seat, which doubles nicely as a back rest...

[smalltownslick]

As a woman, having had my purse stolen a couple of times, I NEVER put the things I need in my purse, they are always in a pocket. It’s safer, guys, so why think of changing it?

[TalonDJ]

“This is why God invented cargo pants.”
People shouldn’t be allowed out in public in those ugly things.

You mean all the men and women in our armed forces?

[WOBBLY BOB]

that’s why I love the pocket holster and a .357 snub.

[MissTed]

I always keep my car keys in my pocket for that very reason.

[BenKenobi]

Indeed, I’ll have to remember that...

[dalereed]

Them included!

They’re as obscene as a burka!

[BwanaNdege]

"Maxpedition makes a number of side bags that are in no way a murse:

Thanks for the link!

[PJ-Comix]

I call it a WAIST PACK. Very practical. I carry money, dental floss, knife, sunglasses, radio and lots of other stuff there. A mere pocket just can’t compete. And when you go to the movies, just toss your candy in there to avoid exorbitant candy counter prices.

[TexasRepublic]

Where the hell do you find stuff like that, and why the hell would you want to? Yuck! I need to scrub my eyeballs.

[Scythian]

[Scythian]

Indy made it cool for us ...

[Osage Orange]

ROFLOL!!

Tell me that's not humble....

[Tijeras_Slim]

Where the hell do you find stuff like that, and why the hell would you want to?

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Nothing humble about it! ;)