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   Pierrette (pierrette@mastodon.uno)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 21:11:46 JST Pierrette

   My week with a man bag: am I cool enough for winter’s hottest trend?
   by Tim Dowling
   https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/jan/30/my-week-with-a-man-bag-am-i-cool-enough-for-winters-hottest-trend
   coolness ....

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 21:22:47 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     It took about 2,000 years for men to gain equality, 😁

     Below: Quite entertaining #History of the #handbag. 1)

     #Handbags for women only came en vogue in the 1790's:

     "The first handbags were essentially women’s pockets with handles attached to them, but women’s pockets, because they were worn under a woman’s skirts and close to her skin, were considered undergarments. So, 👉when bags for women first became popular, many viewed them as vulgar or...

     https://womensmuseumca.org/the-history-of-the-handbag/

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 21:27:37 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     ...risqué. As #CarolineCox notes in Bags: An Illustrated #History:

     These early 👉#handbags were also daring, one of the first examples of underwear as outerwear—and thus for many a rather absurd affectation.👈 The idea of 👉a woman parading her personal belongings in a visible pocket was an act akin to lifting up her skirts and publicly revealing her underwear.👈"

     Hm, so the final re-entroduction of the #ManBag is only risqué for #Scotsmen, I see...
     😂

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 22:27:31 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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     I knew you'd like that. 😁

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     Pierrette (pierrette@mastodon.uno)'s status on Thursday, 30-Jan-2025 22:27:32 JST Pierrette

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     @HistoPol 😂 THIS is cool !