Back in November, we asked creative UNiDAYS members to create a bitchin’ print design for Mosmann Australia with the chance to see it brought to life as part of their SS18 swimwear collection. Well, our minds were BLOWN, not just by the sheer amount of entries but by just how much talent is out there - every design was in-cred-i-bleeeee and it was hard to choose just two.
Ready to meet the winners? Here we go!
By Tegan
Author, Allie, UNiDAYS
Thinking of designing your own swimwear print for the Mosmann Australia X UNiDAYS competition? Awesome! To help get your creative juices flowing, the UNiDAYS Creative Team are sharing their pro tips for creating a swimwear print.
Everyone gets creative in different ways, try a few things to find your style and work out which approach works best for you. Some prefer to get stuck in straight away, some might prefer to do some research first. Here’s how the UNiDAYS Creative Team decided to get started with creating their own swimwear!
This season brings the best of queer festivals, pool parties and summer camps.
Summer ushers in so many queer festivals, pool parties and socials that it’s hard to keep track. Picking which event to attend can be just as stressful as deciding which bathing suit to wear. And while we can’t help you rummage through your closet, we’ve rounded up some of summer 2017’s best queer celebrations across North America for you catch some rays and strut your stuff.
All over the world, the term ‘mens swimwear’ conjures up different images. In an article on the Mondrian Bonaire site, the different men’s swimsuits that are popular across the globe were recently discussed.
Generally here in Australia men prefer board shorts, with some preferring them to be long and calf grazing while others like theirs to sit just above the knee. However, no matter what you wear, make sure that you wear it with confidence.
For the Australian summer this year, it has been predicted that cargo shorts, jean shorts and board shorts are going to be the most popular choices for men that are out and about in the sun.
The answer depends on which brand or country you ask.
Part of the confusion comes from what appears to be different brands defining their cuts inconsistently, but it may come down to the brand’s country of origin. Here in Australia and the United Kingdom what we commonly refer to as trunks the American equivalent is called a boxer brief. The difference here is only terminology.
You can see this taking place online particularly in stores carrying multiple brands from Australia, UK and the US, where you can see the discrepancies for what is effectively the same fit/style underwear.
Easy enough right?
That’s until an American shorter leg version of the boxer brief was introduced and they also named this a “trunk”, adding further confusion to underwear shoppers. It can become overwhelming especially if you’re after a particular leg length. Just keep in mind that an American trunk is effectively shorter and not the same as the Australian version of the trunk.
So whats a short legged version of a trunk in Australia you ask? We would call it a short trunk and long trunk for the longer leg version.
To simplify your shopping experience just keep and eye out visually for the length of leg that suits you rather than the term used if your not familiar with a particular brand. It also helps if the underwear is shown worn by a model, if not simply ask for the inseam or measurement of the side length and measure it against your body to know approximately how far down the leg it will sit on you.
So there you have it! Hopefully you’re now well equipped with the knowledge on how to shop the difference between the two styles when shopping online and always get the right fit.
