From the "unintentionally gay" department

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

Although I'm wondering how unintentional this could possibly be. "Lure him away from the poolboy?" Seriously?

Comments

[1girl.livejournal.com]

I feel like that dude's bathing suit is intentionally gay.

[donnalee-kiss.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought, my gay b/f would totally make that suit for himself, tight and form-fitting and open sides?

[leoprincess.livejournal.com]

Ikr? Dem shorts...lawd.

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Uhmmm...

How could it be read in any way other than gay?

[littlelamb.livejournal.com]

i was actually just wondering that. i was like, "uh, well, what other reading is there?"

[write-light.livejournal.com]

I read somewhere that this is a parody ad based on a real Jantzen ad with different text.

[mrtoulouse.livejournal.com]

Yep, found here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strph/218946945/) on Flickr.

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[misstia]

under the circumstances, even though it is a parody and isn't an 'official' ad, this ad can definitely remain....rules are meant to be broken from time to time.....

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[mrtoulouse.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm completely okay with that! This ad is amusing :)

[mrtoulouse.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid there aren't a whole lot of other ways to read this one... Unfortunately, seems it's an edit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strph/218946945/).

[dandyads]

This isn't real. Someone photoshopped the text onto an old jantzen ad.

[whoseline_wlsc]

Shooped or not, I love that lady's swimsuit.

[howeverbrief.livejournal.com]

Seriously!

[archanglrobriel.livejournal.com]

If he's hanging out with the poolboy in THOSE swimming trunks? No amount of Esther Williams ribbed onsie is going to get him back. Although they could probably come up with a really kicky choreographed poolside number...

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Comment Win!

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Whoa, son, a Speedo wasn't enough for you?

(I dearly want the woman's suit, though, it's gorgeous.)

[hostilemakeover.livejournal.com]

... I want a poolboy who wears those shorts. Hot damn.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

This appears to be the real deal:

http://sip-of-sarsaparilla.blogspot.com/2011/03/1952-spring-break-wardrobe-vintage.html

This link shows some close ups of the ad and also some nice photos of real vintage swimwear. Certainly worth a look. The guy's suit is called the "daredevil."

I still don't get that Mad Men episode that depicted the Jantzen people as being prudish. Seriously?

[cuddyclothes.livejournal.com]

Dang. But even sans the text, that is one of the GAYEST men's bathing suits I have ever seen. And yes, I want that ribbed bathing suit!

[thejackaolf.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say that I have some nice underwear just like that mans bathing suit in black, I always thought it was a bit much even for women's panties but then again I'm rather bland undies wise.

[clever-doberman.livejournal.com]

so, just the words are different from the original, not the art? I've never seen mens' swim trunks with that design and I love them.

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

It may be a fake, but the text and spacing of the layout is PERFECT! Extremely well done, IMO.

[ejia-arath03.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's not gonna work. He looks far more interested in smoking another sort of pipe.