Editing Handbag (section)

== <span class="anchor" id="Man bag"></span> Men's bags ==
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[[File:FreitagBag.jpg|thumb|A casual messenger bag]]

The oldest known purse dates back more than 5000 years, and was a pouch worn by a man, [[Ötzi the Iceman]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gerval|first=Olivier|title=Studies in Fashion: Fashion Accessories|year=2009|publisher=A & C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-1058-4|page=44}}</ref> Men once carried [[coin purse]]s. In early modern Europe, when women's fashions moved in the direction of using small ornamental purses, which evolved into handbags, men's fashions were moving in another direction. Men's trousers replaced men's [[breeches]] during the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, and pockets were incorporated in the loose, heavy material. This enabled men to continue carrying coins, and then paper currency, in small leather wallets. Men's pockets were plentiful in the 19th century and 20th century trousers and coats, to carry possessions, such as pipes, matches, and knives, and they were an item frequently mended by their wives.<ref name="burman83"/>

Men's purses were revived by designers in the 1970s in Europe.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sarti|first=Giorgio|title=Vespa: 1946-2006: 60 Years of the Vespa|year=2006 |location=St. Paul, Minnesota |publisher=[[Motorbooks]]|isbn=978-0-7603-2577-3|page=117}}</ref> Since the 1990s, designers have marketed a more diverse range of accessory bags for men. The names '''man bag''', '''man-purse''' and '''murse''', '''mini bag''' have been used. The designs common in the U.S. are typically variations on backpacks or [[messenger bag]]s, and have either a masculine or a more unisex appearance, although they are often more streamlined than a [[backpack]] and less bulky than a briefcase. These bags are often called [[messenger bag]]s or organizer bags. In many other countries, it is common for men to carry small rectangular shoulder bags, often made of leather. The leather [[satchel]] is also common. Men's designer bags are produced by well-known companies such as [[Prada]], [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Coach, Inc.|Coach]], and [[Bottega Veneta]] in a variety of shapes and sizes. The global men's bag and small leather goods trade is a $4-billion-a-year industry.<ref>{{cite book|last=Standard & Poor's|title=Standard & Poor's 500 Guide|year=2011|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill]]|location=Coach Inc.|isbn=978-0-07-175491-0}}</ref>  Sales of men's accessories including "holdall" bags are increasing in North America.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clifford |first=Stephanie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/business/men-are-buying-fashion-accessories-after-slow-recession-sales.html |title=Men Step Out of the Recession, Bag on Hip, Bracelet on Wrist |newspaper=The New York Times |date=19 February 2012}}</ref>