Adíos, Tan Lines! Tan-Through Swimsuits Allows Your Whole Body To Bake
Posted by: Annika Harris
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6:15AM, Tuesday June 2nd 2009
I’ve never really understood all the hoopla with tan lines because everyone has had some at some point, and we all know what causes them. But manufacturer Kiniki has developed a solution to all the maneuvering that goes into line-free tanning on a non-nude beach. Swimsuits in the Tan Through line are made of Transol yarn, a synthetic material with tiny holes similar to a fishing net. The holes allow about 80-percent of sunlight to pass through to reach the skin. The fabric is see-through when held up to the light, but when worn, the patterned or brightly-colored fabric supposedly plays tricks on the eye so the wearer’s modesty is protected. Kiniki offers Tan Through one-piece swimsuits, bikinis, and wraps for women, and briefs, hipsters, and tangas for men, for a price range of £17.43 to £34.68 (about $28 to $57).
Chances are that if a man is ballsy (heh) enough to wear a tanga in public, why not just go one step further and take it all off. As for the ladies, I think these crazy-patterned, high-leg suits are just too reminiscent of Hollywood Beach-in-Miami-circa-1991 to be pulled of stylishly here in the 21st-Century. Oh yeah, and aren’t UV rays way bad for you? I think we need more sun protection for better skin, not less clothing for bad skin…and bad fashion. [The Daily Mail]
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Chebs
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 06:22 am: [report]
I remember seeing swimsuits like that in some catalogue way back in the early 90s. I seem to recall those were floral prints though, not animal, but same basic shape.
DancerNinja
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 06:27 am: [report]
Yeah, I’ve seen these too. But really, does one want to risk a sunburn on her labia? Around her nipples? And men, on their junk? I’ll take tan lines, thanks. (In my redhead case, freckle lines.)
Rose
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 06:40 am: [report]
I remember suits like this from the late 80’s, and I wondered then as now, why the suits don’t cover a bit more if they’re tan-through.
vanya
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 07:59 am: [report]
I remember these from the 80’s, too. They’re still unattractive 20+ years later, too.
jimnist10
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 08:14 am: [report]
I can’t believe that companies still make this! Skin cancer anyone? It’s basically just encouraging people to get a tan, which is actually B-A-D for your skin. Don’t forget your SPF peeps!
retro chic
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 08:31 am: [report]
Exactly. Like the public has memory loss and will embrace it this time around. Unless there’s some added value to these versions, like built in SPF regulators that match your uncovered basted roasting flesh, or have cut-outs for radiation tattoos, or become solar panels for recharging your iPod, etc, I say passé. [tic]
Like I’ve said before, recycling fashion doesn’t mean taking a bad idea and doing it again hoping it’ll fly this time—The designers graduating from the “throw the spaghetti against the wall to see what’ll stick” school of fashion.
ClatieK
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 11:32 am: [report]
Mesh bathing suit so I can risk cancer on ALL of my delicate body parts? No thanks. That belongs in the Bad Idea closet with those tinfoil face-baking reflectors.
Lynn
wrote on June 2 2009 @ 12:27 pm: [report]
I assume that the people who don’t want tan lines are obsessed with their appearance. So I don’t imagine they would wear such hideous suits.
I feel like there is no market here.
2201East
wrote on June 3 2009 @ 09:10 am: [report]
I have one of these suits and find it quite comfortable. At 56, I have taken care of myself so I still look good on one which isn’t bad for 56. It is like using an SPF 20 lotion, which you have to use all over the rest of you to keep an even tan. I’d prefer to sun nude but this is the next best thing!