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Mr. Fancypants: Panties for MEN? |
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Written by asap
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Tuesday, 11 April 2006 |
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Add another choice to the old boxers vs. briefs argument — manties, or panties for men.
Made from different fabrics and featuring fun cuts and prints, manties are a sexy, playful way for men to express themselves through their underwear, says Chadwick Brooks, who sells manties at his arty Kansas City boutique Shuttlecock.
It’s not quite Victoria’s Secret — more like Fruit of the Loom with a metrosexual twist.
“I would say I took the tighty whitey and I made it sexy,” Brooks said. “How do you make panties masculine? Just being playful and fun and entertaining and not serious at all.”
Nor is it quite like the leopard-print, speedo-ish men’s underwear worn by swingers past. The new designs come in a range of cuts and fabrics that are more flattering to the male physique. Brooks has two local designers who make manties for his shop, and he stocks two national designers, Mary Green’s line Mansilk and Ginch Gonch from Vancouver, Canada.
Why participate in a trend that embraces high-end underwear few people will see?
“It’s that dirty little secret thing,” Brooks said. “It can empower you. It can make you feel sexy and feel good about yourself.”
MANTIES, A DEFINITION
The fabric: Plain old cotton is fine, but true manties break away from that norm and are made of microfibers or maybe silk, Brooks said. He’ll even have his designers turn old concert T-shirts or mesh shorts into underwear. “It’s all man-made material,” he said. “Basically very soft, comfortable. It breathes.”
The prints: Bold, playful and trendy. Designs at Brooks’ boutique include bright red stars, roosters, orange with white shuttlecocks and rainbow stripes.
The cuts: Everyone loves the tighty whitey, Brooks said, but manties embrace different cuts and styles. There are boxer briefs, sports briefs, low-rise and boxers — even jock straps made to be worn as underwear. But jazzed up briefs remain his top seller.
CROSSOVER
Not all men will be attracted to, or even feel comfortable with, wearing and buying this type of underwear, Brooks concedes. His compromise is the printed, cotton briefs, he said, a bit of familiar mixed with the funky.
But the real fun comes in discovering new fabrics and cuts — choices women have had for ages.
“When I started I was being too cautious,” Brooks said. “But I thought, I’ve got to make it as sexy as possible.” | |
Not on my patoot!
Written by Einstein on 2006-04-12 10:13:51
There is no way that bros, manties, panties or any other fancy pants are ever going on this man's keister. Sorry. |
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