15/09: The Man Bag

Category: People
Posted by: greg
Tags: accessory, dying, foreigners, shows, sign
  

This photo's from a few years back but remains one of my favourites. The guy pictured was truly massive - he must have been close to two metres tall. I literally had to run after him to get this picture due to his huge stride. Why did I bother? Because this man-monolith is carrying a purse in his hand. The Russian man-bag fashion has always been a source of amusement to foreigners in Russia. And it's an accessory that shows no sign of dying out. The Exile recently did a photo essay on the subject and found that maybe there's something to the 'murse' after all. See the article here.




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5-Zvezda wrote:

Well, this certainly is some news. I don't remember seeing these being toted around.

Is murse-snatching a common petty-crime nowadays?

Great article in the The Exile, btw.
16/09 00:22:04

5-Zvezda wrote:

I tried to comment on this blog entry earlier today, but for some unknown reason it never appeared in the journal.

That's a very funny article in Exile.ru . . . but let's get real, isn't this story just a tasty bit of satire? I don't have any memory of these 'murses' being toted around the cities at all . . . so please, Russians and expats clarify whether this is true at your own liesure.

If this is really the fashion trend, has 'murse-snatching' become more of a problem concerning petty-theft crimes? LOL
16/09 06:39:24

kat1 wrote:

If indeed it is now the fashion trend in russia. It's kinda distinctive yet cute. Is it only exclusively for men?
18/09 04:36:51

krasatulya wrote:

I definitely saw men carrying these around in Russia, and I was there only 2 weeks ago! I specifically recall seeing this phenom in Moscow. I commented to my husband that it was an interesting fashion statement for men to wear such pointy shoes and to carry around a purse...quite comical!
19/09 00:49:04

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