Speedo Thong Tribute
When the men’s Speedo thong came out I thought this could be a game changer for making thongs more popular. You’d think if a big brand like Speedo was offering them that it would help their popularity. Fast forward a few years and now they’re discontinued and seems to be no change in popularity for a swim thong or swim brief for guys. I am a little surprised they didn’t try a women’s swim thong first, but kudos to them for offering us guys one.
I did buy one and thought with it branded with the Speedo logo that it would make it okay to wear. Well, the thinking was when I made it to the stage to try thonging at the beach. My theory was if you were questioned you could say, “Hey, it’s a Speedo. See the logo on the back.” Of course I haven’t got to the point of thonging at the beach let alone a swim brief regularly, so I never got to try that response. Anyone else think this way?
Since it doesn’t seem I’ll be thonging at the beach any time soon, I decided it was time to give up on that theory. I sold it recently, so will never get to use that line. I did think the front was a little on the wide side and bulky. Was built like a swim brief in the front, which is fine for their briefs; not a thong. I did really like the cut of the back and it was very comfortable to wear, but still decide it was time for us to part ways. Hopefully my Speedo thong is being enjoyed and getting the use it deserves. I did wear it a few times for sunning in the yard, but not enough to stay in the drawer. I still have a HOM thong if I ever decide to hit the beach in a thong and it is a cut I like a lot better.
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i would really love one, do you know where i could track one down?
Your best bet is eBay, but they don’t typically go very cheap when a genuine one shows up.
We need a site just for guys to talk about underwear, swimwear and be abel to share pics of what we have. You guys know of any?
I was going to suggest experience projects, but looks like they are not up and running other than for an archive now. I’m not real sure of any place other than a message board about thongs. Haven’t really looked in a long time.
Very jealous you had one of these once – such a shame they discontinued them
I just got one in a beach store for 10 bucks.. electric blue.. love it!
Guess you must have been at a good beach location to find a men’s swim thong in a store. So does that mean Speedo still makes their thong for some markets and not their own website?
Do the beach store have more speedo thong to sell????
Because i want to collect all the colors that they have made
And still i have 3 speedo thong: orange,yellow,navy blue
they had other thongs but not by speedo. they only had junky ones with no elastic, the kind you see at the wings beach stores- forget the brand-might be uzzi or something, But they are complete junk.
Great column. I bought a blue speedo thong senior year of high school. I still have it but haven’t worn it years for the same reasons you let yours to. After reading all of you guys wishing you had a one, I’m going to make a point to wear mine!
Hey man if you still have this and you aren’t wearing it, I’d love to buy it off of you.
I really wish that pools would allow thongs, but others act like only Kids go to the pools.
I am a big kid myself, and though I just go to swim laps, it should still be acceptable.
But I guess idiots just think that people are made by “MATTEL”
“Barbie” os the only one who can feel good about what and who she is, but “Ken”, well lets just say hes without cash and Prizes, and that how the lay thinks we should be in real life.
There are many other companies making good swim thongs for men and it is a matter of time and place to wear a thong. The more men do so the more they will be accepted but just like when the ladies wear thongs, we have to use common sense.
Need more men in general to wear tight fitting swimwear. Yes, common sense is always good to use. Also need to know nudity laws, since exposure of the butt in some (maybe lots) places is considered nudity. My view is if women are permitted to wear the style then should be appropriate for guys to wear the style too. So basically guys should be able to wear a bikini cut pretty much anywhere. Still need to respect other beach goers and not push the limits of tolerance to cause a negative impact on our ability to wear skimpier swimwear.
I had blue blue thong speedos but it was stolen when i was showering and changing in the locker room.
That’s a bummer….wonder if the person really wanted it or was being a jerk? Hopefully you replaced it with another swim thong from another brand.
I really miss my speedo it was so comfy.
I have seen another guy wearing a blue speedo thong there. I really believe its mine but i cant prove it so i cant confront him.:(
Really sucks to see another guy wear my speedo thong.:(
If you haven’t already discovered this, here is the place to everything you would ever want.
I have bought from them for almost ten years now. They can make anything they have ever made. You can get custom made. Of course, it isn’t cheap, but it isn’t bad.
Personally, I have loved the scrunchy-butt briefs and the classic thongs. But if you are willing to do seriously risque, they have it – like the Bravura thong.
This is not a scam. I am not an owner. I am just a very pleased customer. I found this blog because I once had a Speedo thong swimsuit. It was awesome, but I agree, a bit bulky in the front. But a good cut and quality material. But Skinzwear is very high quality with tons of fabrics and styles.
https://skinzwear.com/mens.php
I’ve heard good things about skinzwear. They’ve been on my try list for years to try and hopefully one of these days that will occur.
Yes, skinzwear is where I get all of my swimwear, and my gym clothes.
They were awesome now they sell for 300 on eBay . I loved swimming in them. Even had a pair stolen at the gym. Gave one to a friend as well: sadly miss them
The ones on ebay are just ridiculously price. Can get lots of other swim thongs for some of the people’s wishful selling price. The real advantage of the Speedo thong is the brand name, but the name didn’t make them more popular when they were for sale.
Which is a shame too, because like you said, it’s a big name in swimwear. I don’t understand why they’ve become so taboo in the US. It’s like isn’t equality mean BOTH sexes can do the same thing? If women are allowed to wear them without backlash, shouldn’t me be able to as well?
I had one of these, exact same color as the one in the article picture. I recently misplaced it and am trying to find a replacement. If anyone has any reasonable leads (not $300 on ebay), the send them my way.
I still have two speedo thongs, one black and one red. They must be more than 20 years old. I haven’t used them that much and they are a very good shape. I am surprised the excellent quality they are. I have worn them to the beach and the pool.
When I saw that speedo was manufacturing male thong, I also thougth they were going to become more popular. Unfortunately not. HOM is a company that used to have a large collection of male swim thongs. They also stop manufacturing them. Anyway I wear a thong to the beach any time I can.
The sad thing is, they make thongs for women still, but not men. So what about equality?
You can close your eyes throw a stone, and guarantee it will land at a store that sells women’s thongs underwear or swimwear, and they will be good quality, and inexpensive, but men’s are hard to find, expensive, and often poor quality.
Yes, it was probably close to 20 years ago I bought the one I had. I have a HOM thong. They really went away from their skimpy styles in swimwear. I really liked the micro briefs they use to offer too. Their micro briefs now are still skimpier than a lot of other offerings out there at least, but not like the micro ones they had. Am surprised they don’t have a least one swim thong, since they still offer them in underwear.
Yes, never understood why HOM don’t do swim thongs anymore. Their thong underwear collection is pretty extensive. I have a couple of their older swim thongs from years ago but would love an updated version.
I also bought a couple of Speedo thongs in the mid/late 2000’s with the same idea in mind. Just like you, I was really hoping the would catch on but they never did. I thought it was too high in the waist and the front was way too big– you could have fit a garden hose in there. I was really disappointed when they discontinued them. I thought Speedo might make the thong acceptable. It was even for sale on their website under “training gear” or something like that. I still have mine but it’s definitely not among my favorites, unfortunately.
I just bought three larges in tricot nylon of the classic swim thong from Skinzwear. They say this is the closest to a “classic” thong. I had to ask for it. It is from an old catalog. But they still make anything they have ever made. They are custom made for the most part. Not cheap, but still not as expensive as women’s stuff. So we’re lucky. I now only get solids. Not black because they won’t see that I am wearing anything. Not white because it will start to grey. And even though red, blue and purple will fade, they are good-looking colors that are too flamboyant. The sides are a bit thin – more like a centimeter when I would prefer an inch. I will always order them lined from now on. I will not try to buy anything “off the shelf” for the price reduction unless it really is perfect. I would rather just pay the full custom order price. They do take several weeks to make. You do pay for shipping. But it is well worth it.
Still, I do miss the classic Speedo thong.
Correction: The red, blue and purple are NOT too flambouyant.
The Speedo brand offers some acceptability to the skimpy suits. I know that the websites author hates the idea of guys trying to make women’s suits work for guys, but what about the women’s speedo cheeky hipster. Anyone tried it?
https://www.speedousa.com/solid-cheeky-hipster-bottom-style-7719230-001?Color=Black&Size=S&CAWELAID=320010670002260717&CATARGETID=320010670002272211&CADevice=c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIg8OJ3f3s8gIVPjytBh30WgAlEAQYASABEgL5Y_D_BwE
Speedo is just as bad. Catering the skimpy suits only to females. Which is why I suggest skinzwear.com for skimpy swimsuits for men. I only have one speedo suit, which I rarely wear.
I do wonder why they decided to offer a men’s thong and never a women’s one. It’s only been somewhat recent that they seem to start carrying bikinis for women. Or maybe it is just more of a selection of them or I just noticed. Mostly their offering was one-pieces. Now their one-pieces are getting pretty cheeky (seems to be ones in their racing section). It would be nice to see Speedo offering skimpier styles for us guys. The only Speedo I will buy is what they are calling Fitness Solar 1″ Brief. Though the sides look like the are getting wider by their photo. I prefer the fabric they use to make them out of many years ago that had more stretch to it. I agree there are better offerings out their for skimpier swimwear for us guys.
I don’t know if the brand name really carries much weight for us when not in a pool swimming laps. I use to think maybe. I’m leaning towards people aren’t use to seeing them at the beach/recreational pool in most places, so brand doesn’t matter. We just need to start training ourselves to just wear the swimsuit we want. We’ve been conditioned that they aren’t what guys wear and we need to work on changing that in our own head along with the rest of society.
I have thought that if a big name like Nike were to carry good stuff, it would lend credibility to it – it will help legitimize it. I did find a running short and square-cut swim suit that I love from Nike. But brand name or not, I agree that men need to stand up for their rights to be treated like equals. Women have fought for and won equal rights, but they deny it to men when it comes to clothes. It is the law and we have to take advantage of such rights.
I wore my thongs from skinzwear this summer on my boat. But it got me thinking, the Speedo thongs were a little heaftier. The sides in particular were more like an inch. These are more like a centimeter. They are less comfortable and supportive and I think they don’t look as good like that. Skinzwear can make anything they have ever offered. I think they are truly custom-made. So I am thinking of asking them to take their classic thong and just bump up the sides a bit more. It makes me wish Speedo would bring back that original thong. It really was perfect.
Someone in my condo community applied for a restraining order against me because I wear bikinis as the pool. She said “he wears a ‘Speedo Thong’ even though there are children present”. Well, it is neither a Speedo nor a thong. They are skinzwear bikinis. In court we are going to ask her what she wears at the pool with children present. She calls me an exhibitionist. So what does that make her? Hypocrites!
If only men would band together and fight back. This site could be a start.