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In China, Men Carry the Purse

By on February 8, 2013 in Featured

If Chinese businessmen are harbingers of fashion and style, get ready to sell a ton of purses! Hip Chinese men are now toting expensive purses that previously were exclusively the domain of women.

The 41-year-old investor was dressed in the unofficial uniform of Chinese businessmen: dark blazer, crisp white shirt, designer slacks, silky tan socks, hand-tooled loafers — and an expensive purse.

Lest anyone think the $500 Dunhill clutch with dual bronze zippers belonged to his wife, he proudly explained how his business cards, cash and two cellphones fit neatly into its buttery leather interior.

According to one report, in China men buy 45 percent of all luxury handbags!

Photo by joanneteh_32.

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Business Opportunities Weblog editor and publisher Dane Carlson lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, just 15 miles from Yosemite National Park. He accidentally became a professional blogger in 2001. He has added 12,209 posts to the site.

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  • Lisa

    “Its a satchel”…”Its a purse and mine had 80,000 dollars in it.”

    Hangover

  • http://www.business-opportunities.biz Dane Carlson

    Good point, I forgot that reference.

    The man purse from the movie The Hangover:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0041E5DF8/bizopblog-20/ref=nosim/

  • http://wahm.business-opportunities.biz Angela Shupe

    Man bags go even farther back. Beauty Shop had a character named James that also carried one. To be honest, I am pretty sure they go even farther back than that. I just cannot think of anymore references. :-)

    If there is man out there carrying that pink clutch, though, that may be a little odd, lol.

  • http://www.tripleiconsulting.com Triple I Consulting Inc

    Well in Chinese culture, both men and women can carry purses. Personally, I don’t see any wrong in that. Perhaps it is just a matter of preference.

  • http://www.business-opportunities.biz Dane Carlson

    Oh, we’re not judging them.. just preparing for the opportunity when it get’s to the United States.