Matthew Morrison’s announcement that he may slip on some gold lamé swimwear for a future episode of Glee is just the latest sign that the “banana hammock” may be making a comeback.
Perhaps there is no member more iconic in the -kini family (which includes the bi-, the mono-, and the tank-) than that one worn by males: the mankini. At Sunday night’s Emmy ceremony, Matthew Morrison of Glee announced that his character may be donning a gold lamé “banana hammock” at some point next season.
The mankini, which is a unitard akin to joining a jock strap with suspenders, is not for the faint of heart—its wearer must be confident, bold, and intent on making a statement.
Over the last few years, mankinis have gotten some serious play in the media, and a surge in popularity, thanks to Borat’s 2006 neon green display, which may have provoked subsequent stunts from John Mayer, seeking attention as a Borat lookalike, and Jim Carrey, in then-girlfriend Jenny McCarthy’s sleek black halter-top bathing suit, which became a mankini as soon as her boyfriend slipped it on. In 2008, Alexander McQueen gave the “trend” some credibility by putting a beige and black mankini on his runway. (For those whose pockets aren’t deep enough for the “McQueeni,” as it was immediately dubbed, Amazons still sells a version for $17.99.)
thanks to Jorge @ thedailybeast.com
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I wonder if Kurt Hummel approves of that. :)
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