THE LOOK OF SUMMER

July 23, 2008

Oh, summer.  Hot, sunny days that bring out shirtless, tanned-skin men in shorts walking, mowing the lawn, jogging and just sitting around the pool or at the beach.

Speaking of the pool and beach, look at all different kinds of swim trunks there are for men.  There is the traditional thigh-length swim trunk, the knee-length swim-trunk, the brief, the bikini, the Speedo and, of course, the thong.  The choices, styles and colors are nearly endless.  Of course, not all of us have the physique to be able to pull off wearing each style; we have to choose the swim trunk that is best suited for our bodies.  I, for example, couldn’t comfortably wear a thong or bikini and look good; at least not in public.

I’m no “fashion expert” but I know what works for me; AND what doesn’t.  The Speedo on another is complimentary, attractive and sexy; on another, it is an embarrassment and inappropriate regardless of “how good” one thinks he looks.  A bikini-style or Speedo on a man with a 48-inch waist does not look the same as it does on a man with a 29-inch waist.

We all want to look “attractive and hot”, but we have to realize our limits.  Finding a swim trunk style that flatters our bodies and wearing it with confidence is more attractive than wearing what is “sexy and hot” if we look ridiculous wearing it.