Bloomer Boys

#1

Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 5:36pm

No, its not a musical sequel - it's my description of those long baggy swimming trunks (That practically go to beyond the knees) that so many young men seem to be wearing instead of skimpier speedos and bikini briefs.

When did these come into fashion? They are practically hoop skirts. I find them pretty silly as the extra fabric would certainly weigh one down if one were doing laps.

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#2

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 5:42pm

This trend'll do for swimming what the loss of good old snug fitting gym shorts did for basketball. I know I found the game sport much less interesting.

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#3

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 5:46pm

Well, I'm not sure when these came into fashion, but I much, much prefer my men in speedos.

#4

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 6:06pm

Well, I think you are referring to the trashy population that believes the more fabric hanging off of your body...the better looking you are. They will stop wearing them one day when they are putting on their uniforms for work. That is the only cure I have found.

I still wear my "white boy" shorts and my swimming trunks...let's just say sometimes I get camel toe.

I believe in TIGHT clothes! The tighter my clothes are...the more gay I am!

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#5

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 6:10pm

camel toe?

#6

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 6:32pm

I think all that tight fabric may be cutting off the oxygen to your brain, Matt. You've managed to come up with the most blatently racist post I've seen in a long time. Added to your sleazy post from the middle of the night that seems to have gotten itself deleted, you're just hitting home runs left and right today when it comes to tasteless posting.

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#7

re: Bloomer Boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 8:11pm

Thinking it over, I think that it is a look that is definitively NOT GAY. And that is its intention. There is nothing more terrifying to a lot of men than to be an object of desire by other men. So basket-and-bun revealing speedos are verboten - thus we get the bulky and heavy - but NOT sexy - swim bloomers.

It's the modern-day equivelent of those black stockings and flat shoes worn by Bathing Beauties of the 1890s.

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Updated On: 5/31/04 at 08:11 PM

#8

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 8:34pm

i really don't see this as a new trend. i remember when the fad of surf trunks hit when i was still in high school and everyone was wearing knee or longer length swim trunks with bright colors and flowers and such.

the surf trunks came about because surfers needed something a bit more substantial than the speedo since the ocean tended to make mincemeat out of them. hence the heavier weight, longer length "board shorts" were born.

the 80's, hideous time of many fashion mistakes, saw those board shorts taken to extemes as seen in the "jams" shorts of the times. bright red and orange with flowers and extending to almost mid calf (yep, i had a few pairs).

based on the trend among nyc youth towards baggy, it's no surprise that the swim trunks reflect it. however if it were to be faithful to the trend, the trunks would hang somewhere around the tops of the thighs with some outlandish undershorts account for propriety.

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#9

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 8:38pm

Wow...all you ever needed to know about swim trunks.

Ah...screw it. I'm just going to go to the ocean naked. WHO'S WITH ME? It won't be the first time.

#10

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 8:57pm

Since I find camel toe unsavory, I prefer looser trunks. Wearing them two sizes too big is not so attractive, but is preferable to two sizes too small. It's the beach, not a 70's porno, after all.

#11

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 5/31/04 at 9:12pm

I remember those surf trunks! And on a beach they'd make more sense (loose, baggy shorts don't trap sand as easily) But these kids are all at the sandless Y!

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#12

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 11:02am

The fad I don't understand is the heavy velour sweat suits worn by so many people. - all year long (I do double takes when I see people wearing them in the 80+ heat)...what up with that?

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#13

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 11:07am

you know what else? what is fashionable about men tucking just the front of their shirt in right behind the belt buckle?

#14

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 11:18am

I gotta admit, I wear clothes two sizes too small (does that make me gay??) and I prefer speedos. MasterLcZ is right about the sandtrap effect though. Very unpleasant. The solution is, of course, found in frequenting a nude beach.

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#15

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 6:17pm

I prefer a sandless Y.

#16

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 7:32pm

For the first time in my life I feel naive...I lost the "Y" innuendo.

Does "sandless Y" mean you like it shaved? I really am lost...

#17

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 8:04pm

Zola, you gotta get me your schedule so I can go to the nude beach with you... complete strangers get to see your bits and I don't? Something is definitely wrong with that....

#18

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 8:17pm

One big problem with nude beaches - no tan lines.
And I LOVE tan lines. So damn sexy.

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#19

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 8:21pm

I agree, Master.

Oy.

I just typed a whole bunch of stuff I deleted -- let me say, I like tan lines, too.

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#20

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 8:23pm

Really?

I always thought people thought tan lines were gross.

In that case- I can admit I have A MAJOR tan line.

I can't tan my butt- it burns badly and then I can't sit down or do anything else...

#21

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 8:50pm

Tan lines are sexy, but it can get to a point were it is too dark in comparison. Definitely put on some sun screen to avoid that. For me, I haven't been to the beach in a long time and my Irish genes are starting to take over so I don't know if I can even tan anymore.

Updated On: 6/1/04 at 08:50 PM

#22

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 9:01pm

hmmm... I volunteer for that job! But, I'm sure there's a waiting list...

#23

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 9:05pm

yeah- you can get in line behind Nobody and InMyDreams

#24

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/1/04 at 9:09pm

In MY dreams. What time should I be over...?

#25

re: bloomer boys

Posted: 6/2/04 at 10:57am

I can't stand speedos. I don't think anyone looks good in them. It just looks like panties on men which isn't my thing. Everything is all squashed together giving the illusion that there is far more bread in the basket, when it is usually just a couple of crumbs. And I especially hate the speedo extreme tanlines. They look like they should have the matching bikini top tanlines over their chest.

And joeyjoe, I totally agree with the half-tuck thing. I just want to tell the guys they should turn a bit when they look in the mirror because they missed the rest. It's a fad that everyone will laugh about in a couple of years.

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