It's hard out there for the fashion-forward male. You slog around the city all day in your skin-tight meggings; then when you arrive home looking to get comfortable, the only option for relaxing in style is your barely-trendy-anymore and never-sexy pair of Zubaz. Now, thanks to Homme Mystere, the in-the-know sartorialist has a new option for letting loose around the house: Male Lingerie.
The Australian company offers 40 skin-tight products, ranging from male bras ($4 extra if you want them padded!), the "Forget-me-not panty", and something called a "C-String", which is moderately NFSW, but just imagine the Red Hot Chili Peppers in that photo of them "wearing" socks and you'll get the basic idea. Homme Mystere will deliver right to your door, or, for the more intrepid male lingerie enthusiast, you might want to venture into the wild to sample the wares.
We called the seller of Homme Mystere nearest to NYC, Studio One Lingerie in Avenel, NJ, to get the full scoop. After listening to fifteen seconds of "Luck Be A Lady Tonight," we were on the line with James, a representative for the store—"NJ's newest #1 Lingerie Store for Men & Women!!" James told us that they "picked up the whole entire line," and that "we're going to have a huge selection." Their order should arrive next week, so no need to run out the door just yet, fellas!
The company has been around for a few years, but appears to be gaining traction after the following video of their runway show was released last week. Will male lingerie be the next hot fashion trend? Will there be a HommeMystere store in the Bushwick Mall? How slow a summer will it have to be for Gothamist publisher Jake Dobkin to wear male lingerie in another daring act of stunt journalism? Only time shall tell:
Finally, no more uncomfortable prototypes:
