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Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry'

Started by Shana A, September 12, 2011, 07:17:53 AM

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September 12, 2011, 07:17:53 AM
    SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry'
Men's Fashion, Lingo Take a Feminine Turn; Mixed Reviews for Obama's 'Mandals'

By CHRISTINA PASSARIELLO And RAY A. SMITH

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904900904576554380686494012.html

The fashion industry has its knickers in a twist over "manties."

A contraction of "man" and "panties," the wordplay is meant to describe certain undergarments for males.

It's part of a special lexicon that has emerged, over the past decade, as a sort of shorthand for men's fashion. Men can also wear "mandals" (male sandals), "murses" (purses), "mantyhose" (pantyhose) and "mankinis" (swimsuit variants)—though not necessarily all at the same time.
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