KISS frontman and long tongue possessor Gene Simmons has launched a line of leather handbags to follow up the 'Kiss Kasket.' The collection is called Money Bags and is accented with a logo depicting, as the title suggests, bags of money with an embossed dollar sign .
Gene Simmons' masculine leather handbag collection includes a duffle bag for $700 that is meant to "...be filled with bundles of loot and stashed away in the hull of a catamaran, until the money can be spent on watching the sunset and drinking rum for years on end," says the store's item descriptions. There is also a stylish Vegas Size Messenger Bag and a larger Monte Carlo Size Messenger Bag.
Considering Simmons' extravagant rock 'n roll reputation, the bags are extremely marketable and classic looking.
The Money Bags collection also includes t-shirts, wallets, belts and hats.
Rockstar Man-Bags
Gene Simmons' Money Bags
Trend Themes
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