Friday, August 11, 2006
Time for a break: Bikinis, god bless 'em!
I'm a fairly polite, respectful, some would even say shy guy. That's all fine and good, but even I am not so uptight that an image of a girl running around in a transparent-when-wet bikini doesn't get my attention. I am human, after all. Make no mistake, I would much rather see the pre-anorexic Jessice Alba out in the suit pictured here than anyone in the aforementioned bathing suit. Anyway, let me get on with the point of this post...
I love bikinis. Just enough fabric to cover the naughty bits, at least that's the idea, but simultaneously very revealing. There is just something so perfect about an athletic woman in a bikini soaking up sun at the beach. No matter how much self control I have or how uptight I may seem to be, when it comes right down to it, I am still a man and given my love for the beach, it is only natural that my affections for the bikini come right along with the package.
The key for me is being tasteful. Jessica Alba's bathing suit is tasteful and restrained and its sexiness is only enhanced because of this. See through thong reeks of eau de heavily-used-pornwhore. Jessica Alba would get to meet mom and dad...porn girl would be dismissed as a piece of eye candy in need of too much attention, after the initial shock and titillation wore off, of course. I'm all about tastefully done classics rather than "look at me" nipple covers paired with a triangle of fabric just large enough to hide a folded post-it note.
A good two piece can look classy and conservative or seductive and sexy. It's all in the cut, how women carry it off and how they carry themselves. As a life long attendee of the beach, I like to think I have a fairly strong idea of what looks good and what doesn't. The same gorgeous woman can look like a goddess or a $2 streetwalker, depending on the bikini and her demeanor. Sometimes, all it takes is a few square inches of fabric, but the difference is incalcuable once it hits the beach.
And it's not all about stereotypical beauty, because a confident girl paired with the right bikini can more than make up for any supposed shortcomings in her physicality. said, it's all about how it's carried off and how she carries herself.
It is very possible for a woman to look more seductive and alluring in a bikini than in her bare skin. In fact, if we're talking photography and imagery here, not real in the flesh women, I actually prefer the beach or elegant night out looks, because they can give the impression of confidence without getting close to being full blown slut. That is the best of both worlds! I love classy, confident women and have no interest in pro bono prostitutes. After all, who wants a well used Ferrari when you might be able to get your hands on a hardly touched 911? I love car metaphors.
In the end, it is confidence and attitude that plays the biggest role in determining genuine attractiveness for me. Just about every woman I've ever dated or wished I could date was physically attractive to me, but also carried herself in a sure or confident way. It takes confidence to wear a bikini the same way it takes confidence to be good company on a night out or in a good conversation. Pair up those traits with the visual appeal of a few strands of fabric holding together reasonably sized triangles of synthetic cloth and you've got a recipe for removing me from monk mode. LOL
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I think we need to work on the monk mode. When are we hitting the beach again? ;)
I'm going on Sunday, but I'll probably head out to Honeymoon Island. Clearwater is too much of a drive.