tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post3813097313031123740..comments2024-03-28T07:34:55.653-10:00Comments on Vintage Muscle Men: Fancy undies . . . or whateverVintage Muscle Menhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-45127224485525599892021-08-02T09:25:27.512-10:002021-08-02T09:25:27.512-10:00Actually, Skants were popular athletic gear for co...Actually, Skants were popular athletic gear for competition swimmers and divers a few decades ago. We wore the nylon string bikini ones under our speedos. I preferred the red ones, they seemed to cover more. Greggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229237642038065796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-90266453816624287422021-08-02T06:36:38.404-10:002021-08-02T06:36:38.404-10:00Yes, it was a time when a lot of men, including st...Yes, it was a time when a lot of men, including straight men, became more consciously aware of how their packages were presented in bathing suits.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-34608466555084424252021-08-02T06:34:15.954-10:002021-08-02T06:34:15.954-10:00Thanks for the very interesting details! I rememb...Thanks for the very interesting details! I remember the Edwardian revival in men's fashion as several of my favorite rock stars wore the style, sometimes adding "granny glasses" that they didn't really need.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-62164553112772894022021-08-02T05:55:49.916-10:002021-08-02T05:55:49.916-10:00The briefs Canoli is wearing in fact date from the...The briefs Canoli is wearing in fact date from the late 1950s. As I have said before, what went on beneath a man's trousers was quite another thing from what he was expected to wear in public in that up-tight decade. They were of a light, stretch Nylon weave and in the lighter colours, could appear very sheer, particularly under photograph lighting or flash. They came in two styles, a high and low rise. They retained their popularity when trousers became very much tighter and tapered in the early 1960s - a reprise of the Edwardian (1910s) styles. Their distinct advantage was their leg seams, which were half the size of the dreaded Y-fronts, now known as tighty whities, which left tram lines on one's trousers from sitting and came back from the laundry like cardboard. I haven't come across any evidence that they were used much as a sports brief - that was Jockey's brilliance when marketing their Skants range - as I suspect the pouch was probably not robust enough to feel safe. Other Kundzicz models, notably Dick Stark and John "Butch" Davidson wore them to very great effect.Calormannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-64817407096235845962021-08-02T00:53:05.852-10:002021-08-02T00:53:05.852-10:00In my youth, mid 70s to 80s, here in England skimp...In my youth, mid 70s to 80s, here in England skimpy trunks were the norm. Lots of guys, including me would note if their new ones would go semi see through when wet. If they didn't it was quite usual to cut out the modesty panel to unsure a nice outline when emerging from the pool. I miss that world. David Life modelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196698330275917017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-59485539886580969492021-08-01T06:28:35.144-10:002021-08-01T06:28:35.144-10:00He was good at that.He was good at that.Vintage Muscle Menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244653188564625879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524340241288844456.post-19805088127878600182021-08-01T03:02:41.894-10:002021-08-01T03:02:41.894-10:00WK succeeded in the "sexy" aspect despit...WK succeeded in the "sexy" aspect despite the "covered" male gear.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118746091579056192noreply@blogger.com