Supporter Feature: Lazysaturdays88
We’re back with the next Supporter Feature Series, we have Lazysaturdays88 joining in on some Q&As with me. Let’s get started.
When did your interest in bikinis and/or thongs start (age, high school, college, adulthood)?
I’d say my pre-teens. Right around grade 8.
What sparked the interest?
Around the time I started to notice women, I suppose I was interested in seeing them in bikinis and lingerie. It got to the point where my best friend and I would occasionally root around in our moms’ dresser drawers, and sometimes we’d try things on. It didn’t seem weird, we enjoyed it. At the same time, I learned that skimpy & fancy underwear for MEN existed. Flipping through some Frederick’s catalogues in the late-90s, there were always a few pages dedicated to menswear. The fact that there were thongs and g-strings for men made me feel alright with my growing infatuation with sexy underwear.
Seeing them out there for women is what started my interests in them too. Was a little bit before I discovered they were out there for guys though. How long have you been wearing them?
At the end of high school was when I finally got a thong of my own, so I suppose that’s when it really started.
Did you wear bikinis before going to thongs or did you jump right to thongs? Where did you get your first pair?
I did buy a plain white cotton bikini pretty early on (I believe the brand was Prodige, at a mall department store) but my first was a thong – sort of a wine-coloured satin – was bought at a local lingerie shop. For a teen, that experience was quite a rush.
What does your wife think about you wearing thongs?
In the earliest days of our relationship I remember getting a surprised “whoa” and a somewhat subdued look of disbelief when she saw me in a thong for the first time. She’s long gotten used to it by now, and while she knows it’s not _typical_ she doesn’t find it strange either.
She knows full well that I wear them every day, and she indulges my passion for wearing them in the bedroom (I’m a lucky guy) but she doesn’t quite share the same level of interest. I’m fine with that, though. She’s a lovely lady, a wonderful partner, a thong-wearer herself <3
Do you wear them as just underwear or do you wear them as swimwear too? If you wear them as swimwear, when did you begin wearing them?
I’ve never worn thongs or bikinis as swimwear, no. I own one ripstop nylon thong (black) and I’ve worn it a couple of times in a jacuzzi (just having some fun with my lady) but otherwise all my swimwear are shorts.
I’m not one for the beach anyway, with my pasty white complexion I just burn.
Why do you enjoy wearing thongs as underwear?
I’ll admit it began as something very sensual. Thongs were worn for kicks. I might’ve worn one to school (or later, work) occasionally for a thrill, but by and large I wore them when I knew I’d be taking my clothes off with somebody.
But at some point over the years I found the types of thongs/strings that I can wear all day. The support is wonderful and I often just forget that it’s there. N2N Bodywear is one of a few designers that helped to convert me to a daily wearer.
Ultimately though, I still like knowing that I’m wearing something risqué underneath it all, and you can’t say that about boxer briefs!
Anyone know you wear thongs? Was their reaction positive or negative when they found out?
I’ve got one close male friend who also wears thongs. He and I have known about our shared interest since right around the end of high school. We’ve seen each other in thongs once or twice (some wild nights in our 20s) and the topic does occasionally come up between us, but we mostly just keep it under our respective hats.
Aside from him, I can count on one hand the women I’ve been with (my wife included) who know I wear thongs. For each one of them, I can say that the first reaction was always one of surprise (occasionally with some giddiness) but also very accepting. I realize that I’ve been lucky.
That probably helps a lot knowing someone that is into them too especially in the early days of wearing thongs. Always good to hear the women are accepting of the choice with all the negativity that there appears to be out there towards them for men. So, what do you feel is the hardest thing for you with breaking the norm in men’s underwear?
That’s a tough question because I almost never think about “breaking the norm”. When it comes to what I wear underneath my clothes, I’m HAPPY to go against the norm. In fact, part of the thrill still comes from male thongs being risqué!
I’m married now, but one of the things I really liked about dating was the moment she sees that I’m wearing a thong. Yes, it’s not “normal” in that I was always the first guy she had in a thong, but I always found that if you’re confident and _own it_ she’ll be more than accepting.
What is your favorite brand(s) and favorite pair(s)?
These days I wear a lot of N2N thongs. They’re very comfortable and look really flattering, so there’s a confidence boost there for sure.
Over the past 5 or so years I’ve become a Bodyaware fan. I don’t love EVERYTHING they make, but once or twice a year they’ll intro a design or “edit” that work really well for me. Like when their ‘Wild Side’ collection came out, I bought all of it. Great underwear for my tastes.
My all-time favourite, though, are my fagioni satin clip thongs. Stretch satin isn’t very practical for all day wear, but the fit, the bright colours and the feel of the material make them a real pleasure to wear!
What would you say to someone that wants to venture away from the norm in men’s underwear and try bikini or thong underwear?
Listen to your heart. Wear what you love. Be confident, and own it. You’ve got one life to live. Enjoy it!
Thanks to Lazysaturdays88 for agreeing to join the Supporter Feature series and allowing us to learn a bit more about him. Interested in joining the series. Hit me up through my contact form.
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Great feature lazysaturdays88 , good to hear how others got started wearing thongs. Great to hear the wife and previous girlfriends were supportive on your thong wearing. That can be tough one sometimes if a partner is not a fan on your underwear choices. N2N and Fagioni are some great choices . I recently have tried some of n2n satin offerings and really like them. Fagioini I have tried them within the past year and really their things and string bikinis as well Body Aware is been some of my favorite, eminence and tactel tangas are amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you lazysaturday for contributing your positive experiences with minimalist underwear. It’s great that you have a male friend who also enjoys thong wearing. I have been at a conference or at a concert and wondered how many (if any) other men might also be rocking a thong. I like the BodyAware organic cotton thong, I have some of their satin as well but some of their styles are a bit much for me.
Hey guys
This was such a great and easy going interview.
Thank you for sharing. Makes me want to push through the negativity as there are woman out there. Just got find mine
Seeing teenage girls or young women wearing brief styles seems to be a common path for a few of us to enter trying equivalent male styles. That also was my first reason to try string bikinis.
They were popular with girls at the time, not just for the sexier look but also for comfort. Although most commercial buildings were air-conditioned here by the 1970s, most houses (not even bedrooms) and schools were not as floor or ceiling fans were quite adequate for most of the hotter weather. Hence briefer styles had become very popular with girls and that carried forward as they became women. The same reason of comfort was why brief styles for men/teenage boys also became common. All different now with air-conditioning and I wonder if that’s one reason why the larger styles like trunks are deemed comfortable now.