[sebbie]

Apparently Speedo had a large number of Speedos made up in the recycled, (aka "climate friendly") fabric. The problem with he fabric was that although durable, it stretches very little. On the Website the briefs made from this fabric appear to have "One" in the name as in the One Brief.

Buyers rejected Speedos made from this fabric in droves, and Speedo is still attempting to get rid of Speedo brief inventory made from this fabric with half price and even bigger markdowns. What's a Speedo if it does not stretch an conform to the body in the process.

I found the rainbow Pride brief still on the website along with a review directly from the description, below.

Very disappointed
1 out of 5 stars
I don't know when this happened, but Speedo sizing has changed for the worst. This is my second time trying to purchase a pride suit. The first time, back in 2019, I ordered my regular suit size on a 34, and it was tight, but I thought it would stretch, it didn't. This year I called myself being wiser and ordering both a 34 and 36, just tried them on, and it's not a scene to be viewed outside of my house. The suit material has no stretch/ give, and is not flattering. It smushes everything in and needless to say would not be comfortable to wear during an 1+ hour long practice. I love that Speedo is trying out this new eco fabric, but there should be some Lycra or stretch material in it too. Nonetheless I will not be keeping either one of the suits I just ordered, I guess I'll have to show my pride support outside of practice.

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The other problem is that clothing clearly identifying a guy as gay and proud of it came and went. Target got into this problem, when is started presenting clothing specifically marketed as for the gay and trans markets in store. Some items of clothing are probably better purchased on line in private! In short, promoting clothing as being for people identifying either as gay or as supporting gays is probably not what Speedo should be doing to enhance corporate sales. Is the company sure that it was a good idea to market Speedos specifically so the choice identified your sexual orientation?

Anyhow, Speedo is still attempting to sell inventory that hardly stretches at all and with some pieces indicating that this was made for a gay guy.

Sebbie