A theory I hadn’t heard before that I recently read in a book about Korea is that it is connected to the wads of cash it is still common to carry around in many Asian countries, making them large wallets rather than handbags. Makes sense, but so did the other three theories I have somewhere elsewhere on this site…
Why do some Japanese men carry handbags? 4th attempt
March 15, 2009 at 2:07 am (Japanese fashion, Japanese male fashion, Japanese men)
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