Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan

[marmar]

Reuters, via Yahoo!:



Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan


TOKYO (Reuters) – Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.

Since launching two weeks ago on Rakuten, a major Japanese web shopping mall, the Wishroom shop has sold over 300 men's bras for 2,800 yen ($30) each. The shop also stocks men's panties, as well as lingerie for women.

"I like this tight feeling. It feels good," Wishroom representative Masayuki Tsuchiya told Reuters as he modeled the bra, which can be worn discreetly under men's clothing.

Wishroom Executive Director Akiko Okunomiya said she was surprised at the number of men who were looking for their inner woman.

"I think more and more men are becoming interested in bras. Since we launched the men's bra, we've been getting feedback from customers saying 'wow, we'd been waiting for this for such a long time'," she said. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081124/od_nm/us_men_bra;_ylt=AsCYnHs0IqWSEji0UUbp8UQSH9EA

[Parche]

1. So They Dont Go Tits Up

[surrealAmerican]

2. Now I'm confused.

If the bras are made specifically for men, then a man wearing them wouldn't be cross-dressing, would he?

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. It's tricky territory.

You'd imagine that US males would have more need for bras, to control their moobs, but they'd never speak fondly of the bra allowing them to do so.

[UndertheOcean]

4. well, Fashion is fashion , and does not need the justification of utility

we all as well all walk around naked , that will not change who we are.

[harmonicon]

5. you mean the "bro"?

[elshiva]

7. No, the mansierre! I love that episode of Seinfeld.

Jerry Stiller is hilarious. :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

6. Yeah Really??

What if you just gotta control the man boobies???

:wtf:

[nytemare]

8. Give them a month of having to pull up fallen straps, and that will end.

Really, why hassle with it, if you don't have to?