Things! Men have them, and they need to be carried. Possibly an iPad? Some sunscreen. Battery chargers. Identification. A bottle of water. If the men were women, they could put these things in their purses. But men are not women. A nice bag with one strap is a purse, really, isn’t it? Even if you try to butch or prole it up by calling it a ”
messenger bag
.” And purses,
as everyone knows
, are vaginas. What to do? T magazine, the New York Times’ fashion publication,
has your answer
:
A perfect, casual counterpoint to the borrowed-from-the-ladies man bags of recent years, the backpack was seen harnessed all over the fall runways, in both familiar interpretations (Louis Vuitton and Buckler rediscovered the expedition-worthy rucksack) and new ones (Prada’s acidic camouflage, for starters). Here, we offer two approaches in introducing one to your dress: either as a Japanese street-wear take on Americana or a nod to the backpack’s athletic past (complemented by the aforementioned sweat shirt — now with short sleeves! — and an elevated track pant).
Carry your things in…a bag made for carrying things! With two straps, one for each brawny shoulder. Lanvin makes one for $1,795, according to the Times. (Vogue
says it’s $1,693
.) It looks nice and roomy. You can probably fit your
$220 ax
into it, if you leave the end of the painted handle sticking out.
