Bikinis and beach are two b's that are not exclusively for women only. They are also for men who want to enjoy the cool waters of the beach, while flaunting thier sexy six-pack abs and lean arms. Men, like women, desire to be noticed by people for their cute bikinis and trunks that accentuate their masculine bodies. For this, various designs of swim wear for men are created and are very much available from all shops. If you will notice, some cuts of men's bikinis are similar to the cut of women's swim suit. In fact, according to the history of men's swim wear, men's bikinis are not very original and there were instances wherein the swim wear design for men and women looked similar.
Did you know? Men's swim wear has undergone a long line of evolution before it reached its modern day trunks and thongs. In spite of the similarities of men and women's swim wears today, men's swim wear tried to separate itself from the feminine swim wear styles. This was done by designing a swim wear that was opposite of the women's swim suit. If the purpose of women's swim wear is to show curves, men's swim wear shows male power through solidity and box-type swim suits. Who would have thought that battle of the sexes is also apparent in swim wear?
In the late 1800's, men's swim wear was the skivvies until the first-ever Jantzen suit was invented. The said suit posed problems for men since a Jantzen suit weighs at least nine pounds. Also, there'a tendency for the suit to fall down while swimming. Needless to say, wearing *Jantzen suit* made it very difficult for men to enjoy swimming. Meanwhile, new improvements on men's swim wear can be detected in the 1900's. This was triggered by Bathing Suit Regulations, which came out in May 17, 1917. During this era, men and women were not allowed to wear swim suits that were too revealing. Men were even required to wear skirts and shorts up to their knees, which they had to wear over their trunks. However, the invention of speed suits removed the need for skirts over the swim trunks. Speed suit was a creation of mills into knitting business. It is a one-piece sleeveless suit that featured built-in shorts.
The pinnacle for men's swim wear happened when lastex arrived in the swim wear scene. Lastex is a rubber material, which makes swim suits stretchable. People, at that time, referred to the material as a "miracle fiber." For it can make men's bodies look like Johnny Bravo's, even if the guys are fat. The tight suits made men look mascular.Men liked this suit not only because they can proudly show their manhood, but also it's comfortable to wear.
In the early 1920's, the notion of nudity was being accepted by society as times were changing. Men wanted to parade their chests when they are wearing their swim wear. The problem was, society did not allow body exposures. Thankfully, a convertible suit was invented. This was also similar to speed suits except that it has a zipper. The zipper can be detached if the person wants to expose his chest. This was followed by man's topper, which was a suit with belt, zipper and a y-shaped design on the back. This was very popular for it gave men an option to show or not to show their chests.
In 1933, B.V.D company, a swim suit company hired Olympic swimmer Johnny Weismuller to propagate their own swim suit line. His advertisement made people to accept very low cut armholes for men's swim wear. France was the first country to use this one-piece modern day trunks. During that time, America was still in the middle ages of swim wear, since American men still wore two-piece swimsuits. By 1937, baring one's chest was allowed in society. Over the years, wearing of short shorts for swimming became the standard outfit for men in the beach. This was made possible by a large acceptance of seeing topless men at the beach. Prints and colorful fabrics were introduced to men's bikinis to give it more style and color. Basically, men's bikinis maintain to be boxer, trunks, and briefs type of bikinis; this is very much unlike women's swim wear that had various styles, designs, and colors.
One of the popular men's bikinis today is Dietz 'Bondi' Bikini. It is a brief style bikini that has a "front contoured pouch." This bikini comes in three colors black and yellow, navy blue and yellow and black and red. It has a thin colored vertical line in the front that gives men dimension, fit and style. The best thing about this bikini is men can do strenuous beach activities without worrying that their bikinis could be rip off in any second.
Another good bikini for men is Brazil bikini for men, which is one hundred percent nylon Lycra that is best for doing beach activities. The back of this bikini is in thong style, which will definitely heighten the gluteus maximum. Brazil bikini could make men fashionable without losing their masculine appearance. It is perfect to show all those to-die-for muscles that girls swoon over.
Ages ago men, were suffering because they were made to wear swim wear that weren't comfortable as well as sexy. But nowadays, men can be sexy with style since special bikinis are designed for them.
But don't think doom and gloom, conversely its cause for celebration, when the autumn leaves start falling, new fashions will be blooming.
Near on September fresh styles will be hitting the decks of the high street stores and, the economy willing, shoppers will be out in droves.
The really good news is for men, finally there will be out of ordinary natural enough floral's to choose from.
For the adventurous there are floral suits and some dandy hats, it's the 70's all over, a very productive decade for many of the arts, music, style innovation and architecture.
And to brighten up any grey autumn skies there will be plenty of men's jewellery to dress up your outfit.
The line up is impressive, new designers eking out an existence along side the rich and famous, but regardless of your position in the industry hierarchy, the essence is in the flower (the product)
When a fashion designer thinks I've made, it will be the beginning of their decline. We've seen it happen to many, there is no immunity once the creative drive is consumed by power and revenue the end is nigh.
Ian Flaherty has been around a long time always worth a mention because of his Swarovski crystal cube cufflink, which has been mimicked by many other brands. But one has been able improve on the original.
Vivienne Westwood needs no introduction but her designs do, because they change with the season. The focus on improving the status men's jewellery is working well. In her mid 60's is at the peak of creativity.
A little taste: The Diamante Red Orb, for the passionate, the "Yes No Maybe" for the undecided, the "Touch Wood" for the superstitious and our favourite the multi coloured mini orb.
For the traditionalists there is the classic "To Fast To Too Young To Die" in skull and cross bones and large Army Tags.
She is not known greatly for gift wear, but there is one to mention, The Swiss Army Knife, complete with skull and cross bones fully authenticated with Vivienne Westwood's signature on the back.
Now it's time to paddle our on drum. As a virtually unknown designer brand we've introduced a range of silk ties that challenge conservatism, but also conform through using floral's and more traditional stripes and checks.
But coming in September the range increases mainly in the direction of floral, why? because of compliance to consumer demand.
For us, being unknown is not a weakness, it's a challenge and an opportunity to work in coalition with brands such as Timothy Everest, Ian Flaherty, Veritas, Vivienne Westwood Our role is increasing awareness of their collections via the internet.
Like any industry, you can't go it alone and expect to succeed. As an independent retailer we acknowledge the importance of interdependency.
We are influenced by other designers, but also draw inspiration from the natural environment that surrounds us and culminate with a little history.
One last thing; collar stiffeners, if you're frustrated with collars turning under at the end, or bulging in the middle? Then a pair of London Badge and Button collar stiffeners will solve both problems.
They will also perform the function of holding your tie knot firmly in place all day. Because Lbb use resin you don't to worry about them coming out of the wash if you forget.
A practitioner of strategic planning in business alignment: He is developing a new brand of fashion accessories for men as a truly independent alternative: Concurrently purveying designer silk ties, silver, crystal and enamel cufflinks, fine leather wallets, plus a collection of jewellery by noted British designers, such as, Vivienne Westwood, Timothy Everest, Ian Flaherty, Veritas, Lbb London, Simon Carter, Michelsons and Shane McCoubrey. Perpetuating traditional English made clothing accessories is part of our ethos.
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