Oops - r missing
 

map should be http://www.definitivecaribbean.com/caribbean-map

Thanks for your clarification. It was my mistake.

But still, according to the internet, "even though it is legal in Dominican Republic, there is still major discrimination against LGBT members of the society. This is mainly due to the strict Catholic status of the country. Although homosexuality is not generally accepted, hate crimes are rare as they are prosecutable under Dominican law. "

Although it was my mistake, still, it was that cruise ship incident made me learn and search about the status among these islands. Made me careful, if I ever go there for vacations.

also....
 

The Cayman Islands have attitude* but not law, being a British Overseas Territory.

*Cruise ship Leeward refused permission to enter in 1998:
http://www.frommers.com/destinations...177028778.html

buying at stores helps
 

Actually buying from the stores send a good message to the buyers than writing to them.

I found that department stores tend to sell fashion swimwear while sporting good stores sell suits for lap swimmers. But department stores web sites also carry briefs and some carry it in real stores. I saw Boss-brand briefs and short trunks from Marc Jacobs in Nordstrom. Zara and H&M also carry short trunks. Late in the season, like in July, they won't have much left but may be on sale.

On Macy's web site, you can see Speedo-brand and 2(X)ist suits. Calvin Klein started to make men's brief suits that Macy's carries (I saw a full page ad of those the briefs in the NY Times)

Hi JamesSwim

Thanks for the advice. I'll have to drop by some of the major department chains here in S.F. and pick up a few suits.

A rather clever improvement on your idea would be to buy several suits each from a different retailer. That would give the illusion that the market for brief style suits is bigger than it actually is!!! ;)

CD

Abercrombie is even getting on the band wagon of smaller swim suits. They have some short leg swim shorts on their website. Since they are pretty mainstream in the us and are typically 2 years ahead, it could be "normal" to have thigh length swim shorts that aren't so baggy in the US soon. Keep the faith, its coming! Lol

NJH post#39
 

:eek: Maybe white T shirt man should consider very carefully his holiday cruise destination?
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx...rfko1_1280.jpg

false dawn ?
 

Let's hope it's coming but here's the HuffPost with some hype of exactly two years ago (and 13 pretty uninspiring pics of some overpriced products from Milan)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0...=Dolce_Gabbana

Funny ! :)

Hot stuff on the runway! Well, making my suits looking outdated :mad:

my analysis
 

Slide 1 sideways to model's right
2 sideways to model's left
3 sideways to left, strings out
4 matching sideways to models' left, slightly up and forward
5 probably sideways to left, pattern maked determination more difficult
6. Confusing, strings out
7 up, tho could be down
8 confusing..what's that black thing covering at end of ties
9 likely to model's right
10 straight out..looser fit allows this
11 out and slightly to model's right
12 up, probably

No.8.....
 

...... a complete mystery - cannot make any sense of black frontal attachment

even male models look like they have anorexia
 

see first photo I will take my abs and body any day (second photo)!

Sebbie

having a thin time of it
 

.....and maybe half a dozen of your black Adidas for the price of one D&G ?