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Article: In China, status is a handbag
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- International Herald Tribune
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- January 18, 2007
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Ann Mah
International Herald Tribune
01-18-2007
Like newly prosperous men across the globe, Andy Zhou accessorized to match the improvement in his status. After Zhou, 29, made the leap from graduate student to doctoral candidate and freelance journalist, he cast aside his backpack for a sleek leather bag, a cross between a small attache case and, well, a purse. It's the shou bao, or men's handbag.''People take it as a symbol of your identity,'' Zhou said, adding that for many men the bag signifies professional success. Many European brands have sold the bags here for some time Gucci, Furla, Loewe, Zegna, Louis Vuitton and Burberry, among others.For Dunhill, the English menswear brand with ...