Posted on 05/02/2017 7:16:58 AM PDT by Kaslin
They won't relent until every red-blooded American male is toting one.
I speak of the fashion industry's newest attempt to persuade men to carry pursues.
In a new Chanel advertisement, a fashionable fellow named Pharrell shows, or tries to, that it's hip for a man to carry a purse.
The fellow's full name is Pharrell Williams. He's a singer, record producer and fashion mogul who, according to Essence, is a "leader in disregarding societal norms when it comes to style."
In the advertisement, Pharrell walks into a warehouse with a heavily ornamented purse strapped around his shoulder. He rides industrial carts with wheels and dares to walk on a dangerously narrow steel beam.
How manly!
In the spot, the 44-year-old fellow is wearing stylish tennis shoes, the way kids do, black-and-yellow striped socks, the way teenage girls do, and a dainty, high-design shirt, the way women do.
At first glance, his choice of clothing might suggest he is a casual, free-spirited fellow. But there is nothing casual about the duds he sports or the purse he carries. The purse is named "Gabrielle" and its price tag is a ridiculous $3,600. It's part of a larger strategy for fashion executives to push "gender-fluid" clothing on an unassuming public.
Chanel executives are surely betting big that the ultra-hip Pharrell - Chanel's first male handbag model in its 108-year history - can get millions of confused males to spend zillions on man purses.
If you're a male who thinks you need a purse to carry your high-fashion junk - hair goop, jewelry and whatever other feminine items you shouldn't be carrying - you've got to come to your senses.
Look, it was bad enough when male-focused magazines began running the same sort of headlines as female-focused magazines: "How to Trim that Belly to Improve Your Self-Esteem and Win Her Affection."
It was bad enough when men began getting so self-absorbed with their looks that they began doting on their skin, figure and clothing the way women do.
But purses for men? Oh, where to begin.
Let's start with a biological fact: On balance, most women are very different from most men.
According to Psych Central, a study led by Marco Del Giudice, Ph.D., of the University of Turin, made a shocking discovery: There are significant differences between the sexes.
The study used "new and more accurate methods to measure and analyze personality differences" in men and women to assess 15 personality scales, such as warmth, sensitivity, perfectionism and so on. By assessing multiple traits, rather than individual traits as prior male-female studies had done, the researchers identified several differences between men and women.
Why are we different? Michael Gurian, author of "What Could He Be Thinking?: How a Man's Mind Really Works," says survival is the reason.
He explains that evolution thousands of years ago geared the male mind toward open spaces (the ability to track animals), whereas evolution geared the female mind to enable multitasking (the ability to manage numerous details that were needed to keep the family alive).
And though we no longer need many of the instincts and impulses that are built into our DNA, the unpleasant fact is that they're still there. The unpleasant truth is that our biological makeup is the reason men and women are so different.
Here's another truth: Men and women are at their best when they celebrate, rather than obscure, their unique qualities - in actions, manner and dress.
So if you're a trendy male who is dumb enough to spend $3,600 on a lousy purse - if you want to be the willing dupe of the fashion executives pushing the gender-fluid trend - here's something you'd better keep in mind.
Women carry purses. Men don't.
Another missionary/friend told the story of his trip back to the US for a few months, visiting the churches that supported him. (otherwise know as itinerating). Bubba was a wonderful Good-Ole-Boy (in the best sense possible...) and was wider than he was tall with a southern accent that you could not even slice!
After landing in Wheeling, WVA he is in the largest mall in the area with his wife and children. He realizes that people are stopping, pointing and staring at him. After doing a zipper check he comes to the awful realization that he has his man-clutch very obviously in his hand, attached to his wrist. He ditched that thing faster than a flea on a coon dog...
I still laugh when I thing of that visual. The other thing about Bubba was that I needed an interpreter to understand his English and often wondered how the Haitians did with understanding his Kreol.
Thanks!
I have one, but I’d like something I can sling over my shoulder easily and my backpack is too darn big.
cheers,
Jim
Maybe. Thanks!
I’ll check it out. Thanks.
As you can see, I haven’t really looked that hard for a purse to date.
(Not that I’d date a purse...)
Cheers
Jim
I have something like that, but it’s too small - or I try to carry too much...
Forgot to add that they had the designer's name stenciled on them: "U.S.".
Pharrell looks like a phag ...
He probably is one
It’s more a fashion sense for me, but I like to wear very conservative styles (almost anachronistic) instead of the metrosexual crap that’s pushed on consumers these days. Can’t find them in stores, but online I can find my wing tips and McGregor jackets.
Uh huh. The wallet I carry cost five bucks. Williams wants me to carry a bag that costs $3600. Williams sells bags.
My first interaction with the murse/man-clutch was in the early’s 80’s in Haiti. They were used by the males to hold their things and I am told they were popular in Europe at that time; thus that popularity spread to Haiti.
European carry their car registration documents in their murses. They are just about irreplaceable in some countries, apparently.
I was thinking iPad. I carry my iPad a few basic cosmetics, a wallet, my rosary, my Pix, and a very small brush. My purse is bigger than I need because I have a CC. This chubby old lady is not sporting a holster. Our son is a musician and carries his tools of the trade around with him. He also has a satchel for his Macbook Air but he doesn’t have an iPad. Even Mr. M carries a small soft briefcase sort of thing a lot of the time.
I was watching a red carpet fashion show today about the Met Gala. One of the fag commentators was discussing a celebs gown and he stated “it’s a very important dress.” Important to whom?
Scientists trying develop cures for cancer are important. Cops saving lives are important. Doctors are important. The military trying to keep us safe and alive are important. Who knew that dresses were also important?
“I don’t understand how in [Current Year] it’s still a big deal whether a man carries a bag.”
According to leftist scumbags a man needs a place to carry his tampax. I don’t want to know what he does with it.
Are Jack Bauer man bags ok?
I have lots of bags but like none of them.
Maybe it’s just me, LOL.
Cheers,
Jim
The only ones questioning a man in suit and tie are those Anti-FA (anti-First Amendment, Anti-Free Association) types.
Or you're holding it for your wife while she's in the fitting room trying on lingerie. True story.
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