I want a man-purse
Once upon a time, I was strolling through Italy and I saw this street vendor selling "authentic" (stolen/fake) purses/bags. I was waiting for my parents to get out of the bank so I started walking around his collection. I saw this bag and something happened inside of me. I wanted it. The seller caught my eye and picked the bag up, teasing me with it. He was quick to show me the labels "proving" its authenticity, zippers, the inner lining of the bag, and he let me feel it and test the zippers. It all seemed legit. He told me €100 (about $140 at the time). I smiled and said, "No thanks." He quickly dropped down to €80. I still resisted. I turned and walked away (only taking one glance over my shoulder to see the bag) and heard him say €60. I'm not sure how much I actually could have gotten the bag for.
Of course the more traumatic realization from all of this is that I desired the bag in the first place. I used to enjoy laughing at guys with man-bags. And it wasn't just any plain man-bag that I wanted. It was a Louis Vuitton (which I can sadly spell unassisted). Yes, that means it's ungodly expensive. The specific man-purse which I desire, The Louis Vuitton Abbesses Messenger, costs a rather hefty $1,180 from eluxury.com. Without further ado, here it is in its full glory:
Not too flashy yet elegant and beautiful. If you click it, you can see it in higher quality as well as see the inside. unfortunately, considering that I've set the price of my future HDTV at under $1100 after taxes and everything, it seems rather unreasonable to even consider paying such a ridiculous amount for a bag that will undoubtedly only confuse more people into thinking I'm gay. And though I don't take offense to that misjudgment, at the same time I'm not sure I want to give off potentially mixed messages. Oh, and though I've seen the bag marketed as a laptop case, I don't think I can pull that off when I don't actually own a laptop.
Oh, and not that I have thought about it at all, but a good quality leather replica runs for $169. Picture of the quality of the replica I've never considered:
Of course the more traumatic realization from all of this is that I desired the bag in the first place. I used to enjoy laughing at guys with man-bags. And it wasn't just any plain man-bag that I wanted. It was a Louis Vuitton (which I can sadly spell unassisted). Yes, that means it's ungodly expensive. The specific man-purse which I desire, The Louis Vuitton Abbesses Messenger, costs a rather hefty $1,180 from eluxury.com. Without further ado, here it is in its full glory:
Not too flashy yet elegant and beautiful. If you click it, you can see it in higher quality as well as see the inside. unfortunately, considering that I've set the price of my future HDTV at under $1100 after taxes and everything, it seems rather unreasonable to even consider paying such a ridiculous amount for a bag that will undoubtedly only confuse more people into thinking I'm gay. And though I don't take offense to that misjudgment, at the same time I'm not sure I want to give off potentially mixed messages. Oh, and though I've seen the bag marketed as a laptop case, I don't think I can pull that off when I don't actually own a laptop.
Oh, and not that I have thought about it at all, but a good quality leather replica runs for $169. Picture of the quality of the replica I've never considered: