Traditional Japanese fundoshi loincloths are both functional and fashionable, providing modesty for the modern man while still allowing a healthy influx of air around one’s nether regions. In fact, fundoshi are currently enjoying a revival of popularity in Japan, perhaps as a result of some men rebelling against constricting tighty whities and boring boxer shorts.
Now some of the players from J.League division 2 soccer team V-Varen Nagasaki have lent their talents to advertise a range of crotch drapery designed to make fundoshi fun for soccer fans.
The new range, in collaboration with fundoshi shop Teraya, features five designs modelled and endorsed by V-Varen players Naoya Ishigami, Yosuke Kamigata, Kai Miki, Yuya Miura and Yutaro Takahashi, who appear together in an advertisement campaign that’s sure to get a few jaws dropping. Those patterns are just too stylish!
The collaboration was announced on V-Varen Nagasaki’s official Twitter account along with two official advertising campaign posters, where the guys show off their buff physiques and proudly model the flashy man-drapes.
And that’s not all…there’s also a fundoshi available in the team’s colours and featuring the official logo, perfect for when you want to show off your sporting pride (and manly thighs).
On the official Teraya website, a quote from Ishigami reads: “At first, I had reservations, but once I tried it on, I really like the fresh fundoshi feeling. There’s none of the constriction of boxer briefs, so it feels really nice. I feel like everyone, not just men but women too, should try them at least once.”
The fundoshi retail for 4,320 yen each, which is rather expensive for a pair of undercrackers, but well worth it, we reckon. After all, why settle for restrictive drawers when you can join the ranks of the culturally-enlightened fundoshi elite?
_Sources: NetLab, Twitter/@vvarenstaff, Teraya
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Moonraker
I thought Y-fronts were better for ball control.