Thin white synthetic fabrics are very see through when wet, it is usual for makers to add a liner when making white swim suits. The liner may be in the "pouch area", across the front of the suit, or throughout the whole suit depending on the desired effect.
The Aussiebum suit in the picture above is made of nylon and has a pouch liner, you can see the edge line of it if you look carefully, making the front of the suit opaque while the sides and rear are see through.
As skinnykid has said you must be careful where you wear such a suit as it will give a strong message. People you know will not forget seeing you in it, while strangers may reject you or want to get to know you.
There was a fashion for white briefs with pouch liners around 1989, one of the last Speedo trends before Speedos went out of fashion. I was swimming in London at the time, as it was quiet the lifeguards would strip off and do a few lengths in their transparent white suits. I liked mine and knew I looked good in it.
You can get unlined white suits, or if you are desperate cut the liner out of a lined suit but beware one careless snip will ruin it. The end result will be very sheer and show everything when wet. If you have any unlined thin white shorts go wear them in the shower and see what I mean.
Guys started wearing black Speedos with white (see through when wet) shorts on top, then they started wearing lined swimming shorts without the Speedos.
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06-17-2013, 05:50 PM
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