In between brief and square-cut

[JamesSwim]

Originally Posted by Byron

James gave us useful pics in a piece called Brazilian Bikini Blog which seems to come from bikinishop but the rubbish I object to begins "The great thing about.........."

It says that sungas enable you "to catch a very good tan" (no logic there whatsoever) and "....which is why they are called..." (more nonsense about a totally different garment called a mankini).

Here are some more useful pictures to see what varieties of sungas there are.

This is a link to a Brazilian beachwear maker and an interview. It shows there is a variety of cuts in their line of sungas.
http://www.tfabiano.com/store/index....=index&cPath=6

this interview states which ones were popular in August 2009 - with the "Brazilian Army Cut" being most popular

http://www.piercemattiepublicrelatio...nched_his.html

It implies that one style has its origins in army issued swimwear but it can be just a catchy name they made up.

Although the designer makes what they call shorts (longer suits), the majority are brief-style.

[PSDave]

I'm sorry but I find all the sungas ugly. They look like the horrible cotton tank suits the school provided when I was in boarding school. I would rather see a guy in trim board shorts than those things. I say make up your mind, wear a speedo cut or square cut that fits. Junk the Sungas!

[Byron]

Yes, not a swimmer's swimwear I guess and although no doubt what's preferred in Rio and Sao Paulo, they don't seem to have made great fashion inroads so far in other countries (despite the range of cuts and designs now available as we've just seen).