Being more than half way through the summer, you have most likely seen a lot of swimsuits. Those glorious times spent hanging in the sun gave you a chance to relax, but also to see what the world of swimwear is offering.
Hopefully you have not seen the most recent fad for men. I cannot bring myself to put a picture of the style on this blog. If you choose to look, just know the image will be forever burned into your brain.
The asymmetric man-thong is basically a piece of fabric covering as little skin as possible. The wrapped design covers the only essential part of a man and uses his gluteus maximus to do the rest of the work.
According to Buzzfeed, there is a wire men can use to adjust the fit to make sure it stays on properly.
The French brand Alter came up with this controversial piece. Calling it a "String Lateral Flash", it is described as an 'original and ultra-sexy string which encloses one side of the waist".
The piece was seen on British reality show stars Bobby Norris and Harry Derbidge. However, every day consumers have begun to adopt the fad.
How did this happen?
According to Prynne, men and women swimsuit fads have reversed this year. For women, the 1950 trends have come back. We are embracing the retro swimsuit with higher waists, one pieces and generally a larger amount of coverage.
The sale of this style at Debenhams has risen 17 percent compared to last summer. Stores are already ordering more of the style for summer 2015.
This is great for women's swimwear. An earlier post will explain why.
Men's swimsuits however, have slimmer fits and shorter lengths. Prynne says fashion experts believe the trend was sparked by seeing celebrities like David Beckham in tighter swim trunks.
According to Southflorida.com, "almost all of the men's brands are reporting 6- to 9-inch inseams with swim trunks, down from 12 to 14 inches". A Debenhams spokeswomen reported that men's swimming shorts are an average of 2cm shorter than in 2013.
The asymmetric man-thong took this idea and emphasized it as much as possible without asking men to go completely naked.
Ladies, please keep your man from wearing this. For one, the look is totally unflattering and looks very uncomfortable. Most importantly though, you can see almost everything. Unless you choose to go on a nude beach, no one should be subjected to this.
I am all for new fashion. But if the piece has to be explained by saying "uses his gluteus maximus to do the rest of the work", there is something seriously wrong. Not all fashion is good fashion.
Correction: Fashion Porn changed to Southflorida.com for correct attribution
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