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Title: Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry'
Post by: Shana A on September 12, 2011, 07:17:53 AM
Post by: Shana A on 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 (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.
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 (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.