Australian men have their reasons for pulling these tight togs back on. For some it’s irony; for others, pride. But for many it is simply a matter of comfort
“People ironically and unironically enjoy wearing them … there’s still a lot of humour around them.”
In 1959, budgie smugglers were born when artist and surfer Peter Travis created the relaxed style for Speedo. They instantly caused a stir.was infamous for measuring women’s swimsuits and arresting women or asking them to leave the beach,” Sheil says.The charges were later dropped because the swimsuits hid any pubic hair, making the level of modesty lawful, but “you had this tension between morality and fashion,” Sheil says.
An egalitarian view of the tight togs eventually won out, so much so, that prime ministers wanted to be seen in them. In 1974, Gough Whitlam was photographed buying a bright orange and pink pair; in 1986, Bob Hawke was captured watching the cricket while sunbathing in his briefs.
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