likes and dislikes
Interesting couple of functional points from STS.
I often wonder whether the fashion designers spotted the macho habit of some speedo wearers to let the draw cord hang out at the front - and so came up with a design to bring them out on the front of the waistband in the first place.
The "bootlace" tie front is also intriguing. The first element of attraction here would I think be butt emphasis (pull it all in tight as in a woman's corsetiere). The second might be trying to say "I've got such a splendid big package to accommodate that I need all the opening I can get to put these on and then it all needs to be strapped in" (often favored by bodybuilders).
(the front lace-up seems to be in some favor but I have not seen the old side lace-ups come back into fashion - in brief or square cut).
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