You're absolutely right again sir. These bring back to mind the "Man Bag" of the early 1970's which were no more than scaled up versions of womens purses. They were popular with the gay set for a while and then even they stopped using them, perhaps because they were heavier than womens purses, I dunno...
I think it's because us guys like having both hands free -- for eating and drinking beer with one hand while fending off retched foes with the other.

I'm beginning to think that rules about kilts are like rules about love. The rule only applies to the person who made it.