Man-bag?

[Lainie]

Does anyone carry a purse--"man-bag"--in male or unisex mode?

I'm wearing an outfit today that passes for drab--polo shirt with girl-side buttons under a v-neck pullover, with woman's slacks, knee sox and trainers. My wife didn't notice that I'm dressed entirely en femme, or at least didn't say she noticed. I'm about to go out with keys, wallet & phone in my jacket, since my girl-slacks don't have pockets enough. I could carry all that in a purse, but I'm not out to the people I'll be out with tonight. Hope that made sense.

I'm expecting that no one will notice that my shirt buttons are on the other side from everyone else's, but I'm sure they would notice if I carried a purse. Sometimes I've carried a purse inside a back pack, or just a back pack, but that would also be odd in this group.

What would you do?

[Kate Lynn]

Lainie,I carry a fun tote,my wife got it for me because the low rise jeans I wear,have extremely shallow pockets,and make carrying a wallet,car keys,and change difficult,they fall out,it's a green camoflauge fun tote,it's really nice.

Funtotes are large enough to carry a laptop in.

[Alice B]

I have carried one for years.

[Tanya83]

I've been thinking about something like this but really can't imagine what they look like. I have a fanny pack but I can't bring myself to wear that. lol
Can you post pictures of them?

[Eryn]

There are a lot of ways to "walk the fence" on this. What I have used for a very long time is a small leather or canvas camera bag or laptop "briefcase." Google on "Leather Netbook Bag" for to see a good selection of styles that run the spectrum from manly to girly.

[Tanya83]

Ah yes. Could look like I have my laptop wherever I go.

I tell ya, there's a market out there for all these tablet pc's that are coming out. Think about it, It's not like you're gonna wear your playbook on a belt clip. Right?

[Chloe Renee]

I carry a huge messenger bag daily to work which is where I keep my essentials. I also do this on the weekend if I'm needing my laptop. Otherwise, I am in a state of constant cold so I'm always wearing a fleece jacket. I usually toss my wallet and phone in one of the pockets. I haven't embraced my purse yet, 3/4 of the women in my life don't carry one so I don't either.

[Jonelle]

Ah yes. Could look like I have my laptop wherever I go.

I tell ya, there's a market out there for all these tablet pc's that are coming out. Think about it, It's not like you're gonna wear your playbook on a belt clip. Right?

Ha, great point, I just google imaged tablet pc cases and there are a lot of options that look very similar to purses... this may be the in that some of us have been looking for!!

[Kelly DeWinter]

Where do you find a man bag ?

woah !

I found the motherload !

http://www.ebags.com/category/mens-m...-bags/20030847

[Kate Lynn]

I've been thinking about something like this but really can't imagine what they look like. I have a fanny pack but I can't bring myself to wear that. lol
Can you post pictures of them?

Tanya,check out Fun Totes,you can either google Fun Tote,or their web addy is funtote.com,I like mine,it looks kind of manly because it's a green camo color,where I live,people aren't very tolerant or understanding,I was using my elk hide possibles bag,wich I use as part of my mountain man get-up when we go to pow wows and rendezvous.

[Lorileah]

I have had a fanny pack I never wore around my waist, a shoulder bag and a small shoulder bag before. Now I carry a clutch purse where ever I go (my story is sitting on a wallet hurts my back )

[Lexine]

Yes. I have a man bag. And regardless of who I'm with I will still carry said man bag while in boy / androgyne mode.

[msniki48]

woah !

I found the motherload !

http://www.ebags.com/category/mens-m...-bags/20030847

Yes You did Kelly...Thank you

I'm going SHOPPPPING!!!!!!

hugs

msniki48

[NathalieX66]

One cannot be male in New York City, and not have a man-bag.....it's called being metrosexual.

I'll admit, even I feel out of place when I'm in town because I don't have one. Though I often wear a scarf tied in eurostyle knot.

I would still rather be, and have been, dressed fully en femme in town before wearing one of these. .....I don't know why.

[DebsUK]

I got one to go on holiday with last year. At that time I was in my barren "I'm not a CD" spell, so haven't used it since. But, I will be using it now.....

[kym]

I carry a "travel organizer" every where I go, even in the rare ties nowadays that I am in drab, not a thing has been said to me.

[Veronica 1]

I carry a mini messenger bag everywhere I go. It is about 10" wide and 12" tall, canvas, with an over the body strap.

[NancyTO]

It's a "European styled carry all" dammit!

Yup, the majority of time I carry a nylon shoulder murse.

[Detroit Molly]

I carry one of these every day. Holds my laptop, various tools, pens and pencils, a legal pad, and whatever I'm reading/researching. Very versatile, looks great, and wears very well. For Molly I've been considering getting something like this since they appeal to me on a number of levels.

[juno]

I've been carrying a small cross-body bag for a while. It is so much more convenient than using pockets! It is just from a local department store, and not a real "man bag". I work in science, and there are a few European men at work that have actual men's European shoulder bags, plus several guys with plain old messenger bags. But, I just call it my purse.

Unfortunately, I have run into the problem that all women have. A small purse soon becomes full. I'm going the have to upgrade to a bigger one.

[pennylee]

I gfot a small over the shoulder bag from Payless for wife and I to use at the casinos. I had hurt my butt last summer and it was very painful to sit on the wallet. It is not too girly, and holds hotel cards, keys and cash in one half, and has room in the other half for smokes and a lighter.The wife liked so much,I had to get her one,too! Good for her because she can leave her warbag in the room, and not worry about losing her wallet and other "stuff".

[KimberlyG]

I carry a man-bag or murse on a daily basis. It's more the size of a clutch purse with a loop strap. Holds every thing - no more bulky pockets.

[Edyta_C]

Yes I carry a purse! Well it is a shoulder bag, but if anyone asks I just say it is a purse. I have two that I switch between, one brown and one black. Slightly different styles. I do have a purse with a handle that I can use en femme, but usually just use the shoulder bag. I originally started using en drab because I carry a blood sugar meter and I get a pain from sitting funny with a wallet in my back pocket. Now I even carry nail files, Lippy, and powder along with all the other crap. It got dumpped by the TSA on my trip to Vegas and the guy didn't raise an eyebrow at the "extra" stuff.

Edy

[Lena Teegal]

I carry an androgynous purse all over, nobody cares.

[Amanda Styles]

I don't know if what I carry qualifies, but it is a brushed leather zippered bag slightly larger than a typical moneybag, and I carry the usual stuff in it like wallet, my spare phone batteries, other electronics stuff, and some slightly colored lippy stuff, and a tube of mascara.
It does however say Klein Tools on it.