Manbag

Manbags (a portmanteau of 'man' and 'handbags') are fashionable bags for men. Sometimes also called murse (a portmanteau of 'man' and 'purse'). Though the traditional briefcase is technically a manbag, in the current sense of the term, manbags refer to messenger bags and reporter bags. PopularFact|date=June 2007 brands include Prada, Louis Vuitton, Tumi, Gucci,Lacoste,Balenciaga, Timbuk2 and Crumpler.

In popular culture

American television comedian Jerry Seinfeld made the manbag (described as a "European Carry-all" or "man-purse") the subject of an episode. The comedy focused on whether a manbag was too feminine. [cite web | last = Berman | first = John | title = Man-Purses: Hot or Not? Despite Criticism, More Men Carry Purses | publisher = ABC News | date = 2006-07-25 | url = http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=2233752 | accessdate = 2008-03-12]

Kel Knight (Glenn Robbins), "Purveyor Of Fine Meats" from the hit Australian TV show Kath and Kim had many manbags throughout the series. One of his catch-phrases throughout series one, was "Where's My Manbag?"

Kiefer Sutherland, of 24 fame, brought the man-purse into the U.S. mainstream through his character, Jack Bauer. Jack frequently prominently carried his messenger bag with him in the 5th Season. Fans of the show often refer to it as the "Jack Sack."

European perspective

For western Europeans the concept of men carrying a bag for much the same reason a woman would has been commonplace since the 1950s. As such, English speaking Europeans consider the term 'Manbag' an American English aberration and simply refer to the item as a 'bag'.Fact|date=August 2008

References

ee also

* Handbags
* Sling bag