It's in the Bag

If you've ever worn skinny jeans while trying to carry a mobile phone, your wallet and a pack of fags, then you'll also have discovered that the male equivalent of penis envy is in fact not for the womb, but the handbag.

Crushed smokes, random phone calls, unsightly trouser bulges - and whilst most men wouldn't mind a little boost in the old bulge department, not like this. And that's before you add a drink to the equation. Why wouldn't every sensible boy secretly desire a handbag?

And while a few years back we'd have to make do with whatever man purse Gonzalo Comella would see fit, we can now pick and choose. Jean Pierre Bua, La Comercial, La Boutique and Santa Eulalia are all capable of satisfying the most demanding of label whores. And now they've also got company, care of The Outpost.

Quietly opened earlier this year, the store specializes in men's shoes and accessories, carrying names like Balenciaga, Jil Sander, and Comme des Garçons. I think I now know what women felt when first given the right to vote.

The Outpost - Zapatos y Accessorios para Hombre
Roselló 281 bis, Eixample Dreta - 93 457 7137

by AAl