Hair slicked back, a sharp looking italian suit, he’s a man’s man who looks like he means business. Bang! theres another one tucked comfortably away under a trendy-looking students arm! And another swinging in a care-free fashion ny its straps by a middle-aged man, square and black made of beautiful soft leather… Manbags are everywhere.

Not so long ago the average men’s bag was usually an ugly sporty looking backpack or an oversized men’s holdall, more suitable for the transportation of a dead body than delicate electronics! The rise of the manbag has taken renowned fashion experts totally by surprise and has been spotted swinging from celebrity clutches aswell as from the shoulder of average joe highstreet.

However the emergence of such a bag should not really be of surprise. Back in the ‘good ole days’ a man only needed pockets to put hands! Nowadays we have the car keys, the house keys, mobile phone, wallet, mp3 player, the laptop, the laptop charger, and the list goes on….

The solution!? Get a bag!

God knows that definately seems to be the trend anyway! One of the main obstables to the manbag is the name and the connotations of femininity will never do. Remember the episode of friends ‘the one with Joey’s bag’ when Joey falls in love with a unisex men’s bag that looks more than a little like a purse.He goes to an audition with it, they question it he doesnt get the part…all while Ross and Chandler mock him. Moral of the tale? Dont have a manbag. Well that was 1999 welcome to 2010 the manbag is on the rise. Theres a men’s bag revolution! Bag wearers of the world unite!

Mulberry recently reported that they had experienced a 64% rise in sales of men’s accessories, mainly men’s bags. The stigma has left the building, due to a push from high-end fashion icons from david beckam to P. Diddy.

Now is the time manbag wearing men!