Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Speedos, budgie smugglers, tightie whities ...

Formerly a sea of baggy shorts and skimpy Speedos, men’s swimwear is reaching new levels of refinement. John Ortved explains on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.

(CNN) — After decades of banishment from mainstream wardrobes, one of fashion’s most divisive garments — the men’s swimming brief — is making a tentative return across the globe. Some would argue the ...

1. What did men swim in, historically? Survey Greek urns or Roman frescoes and the answer is clear—throughout antiquity, men went swimming in the nude. As with many moves toward prudishness, the ...

So many men in speedos, so little time. Miami Swim Week went extra hard for sizzling men’s bikinis this year that we couldn’t deny letting you see more of what the annual bathing suit extravaganza – ...