while wandering around boston last summer, the dream and i stumbled into this adorable shop in the south end called uniform. i instantly fell in love with the aesthetic there - prepster meets hipster, very mod without being over-the-top and cheesy. dream ended up buying the first of his fedoras as well as a really nice pair of shades, but before we left i spied the cutest little pair of men's swim shorts ever! they were super short and tight, very vintage looking, and let me tell you - the dream was not impressed with my instantaneous appreciation for (what i now affectionately refer to as) "the mankini."
the whole experience kind of opened my eyes to a world that i never knew existed before - the world of mens swimwear. mind you, before laying eyes on that mankini i was fairly certain that all men's bathing suits fell into one of three categories: speedos, oversized ugly board shorts, or an old pair of shorts that are no longer being used as clothing and thus have been given a new purpose as swimwear. seeing that skimpy little pair of briefs made me realize that the dream doesn't have to wear something that little, but he can certainly look good for beach days! so, without further ado, here are a few of the dreamiest mens swimsuits. enjoy!
barneys (marc by marc jacobs) - $128
annnnnd... the beloved mankini (okay, okay, i'm just kind of tempted to buy this one for myself, in all honesty):
I really enjoy the old navy ones! simple and sort of old school- and cheap. Good for a junky pair for fishing ... I think my boyfriend needs something like this. He doesn't like anything over the knee, but I think it looks great on a man with nice legs (which he has) Would your boy wear any of the short short ones?
Posted by: Ashley | 06/07/2011 at 04:21 PM
I don't think he would ever wear the short pairs, but I wish he would because he would look so dang good in them! He does have really nice legs, too, especially his calves. And I love the old navy ones. I think they're my favorite pair aside from the marc jacobs pair.
Posted by: peach | 06/07/2011 at 05:26 PM
i got asa these awesome solid black ones from pacsun half off and they are great because they can also be worn as regular summer shorts!
http://shop.pacsun.com/search/volcom%20black/Smooth-Water-Chino-Short/index.pro
Posted by: marissa | 06/09/2011 at 11:52 AM
ohhhhhh marissa! those are amazing! i bet jake would wear those in a hot minute, as both shorts and a bathing suit... i'm going to have to go check the mall!
Posted by: peaches & dream | 06/09/2011 at 12:18 PM
Woww these Bathing suits are awesome:)
I also found some brilliant stuff on:
http://www.onlybeachclothing.com/mens-clothing/beach-swimwear.html
Posted by: Sam Parker | 07/08/2011 at 10:41 AM