Androgyny is an interesting phenomenon. In the past decade it has become a style rather than a fashion, and it seems to be spreading all over the world. Songs have been composed about it. Performers have themselves adopted the manner. Metrosexual men have the skin of twelve-year-olds that haven’t been hit by puberty. Jewelry is no longer reserved for women. Actresses complete their boyish looks with massive watches. Whoever saw “the one with joey’s bag” Friend’s episode remembers with nostalgic laughter the mocking reaction over his man-bag…

Basically, androgyny all over the place and what I love about it most is the creativity that is being put into designs that are lacking a gendered identity.

Louis Vuitton’s Altona is a perfect example of what I mean: Not only does the design erase any traces of gender identity, but it compromises neither functionality nor aesthetic value: the soft texture, superb golden metallic hardware and a subdivided interior make for a briefcase that satisfies beyond any practical concerns, while the exquisite Damier canvas and the brown cowhide handle take on the sweet air of success in the design.

It stands in the middle ground of universality, which makes it the perfect complement for any business attire.