Men's Purses
Re: Metrosexual Revolution Leads to Boom in Men's Bags
The above article seems to imply that this is a new trend, but I've noticed Korean dandies* carrying purses since I arrived in 1997. A Canadian man I know received a purse as a gift from a group of women he was teaching in that same year. His reaction was, "Gee, thanks... a purse... just what I needed."
* It should be noted that such foppishness exists only among a certain Korean youth culture known as the 꽃미남 (ggotminam). I can think of no better translation for this term than my student's rendering of it as "flower boys." These proto-metrosexuals have been dying and moussing their hair, using make-up, and wearing jewelry and very feminine clothes for years. Most Korean young men and the entire older generation, in contrast, are about as masculine as you can get.
Re: Metrosexual Revolution Leads to Boom in Men's Bags
The above article seems to imply that this is a new trend, but I've noticed Korean dandies* carrying purses since I arrived in 1997. A Canadian man I know received a purse as a gift from a group of women he was teaching in that same year. His reaction was, "Gee, thanks... a purse... just what I needed."
* It should be noted that such foppishness exists only among a certain Korean youth culture known as the 꽃미남 (ggotminam). I can think of no better translation for this term than my student's rendering of it as "flower boys." These proto-metrosexuals have been dying and moussing their hair, using make-up, and wearing jewelry and very feminine clothes for years. Most Korean young men and the entire older generation, in contrast, are about as masculine as you can get.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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