The Suitcase Knows Your Secrets
There are two types of holiday packing.
The first is sensible. Rolled T-shirts. Travel adaptors. “Just in case” trousers. Swim shorts that could safely be worn to meet your partner’s parents.
The second is more honest.
It starts with sunglasses you will probably lose, underwear you definitely hope someone sees, and swimwear that makes you pause for one dramatic second before adding it to the case.
That is where the swim thong comes in.
Tan Lines Are Just Holiday Receipts
Not because it is practical, although less fabric does dry faster. Not because it is subtle, because it absolutely is not. And not because everyone will wear one.
That is exactly the point.
A swim thong is the holiday version of saying yes before overthinking it. Yes to the pool party. Yes to the beach you had to climb down 300 steps to reach. Yes to the photo you will pretend was candid. Yes to the tan line that says you were not there to sit quietly under a towel.
Safe Swimwear Never Started a Story
Men’s swimwear has spent years pretending to be shy. Long shorts. Safe colours. Waistbands doing very little emotional labour. But summer is not built for safe.
Summer is hot, loud, slightly chaotic, and much better when your swimwear has a personality.
The beauty of the swim thong is how quickly it changes the mood. You are not just getting dressed for the pool. You are choosing the version of yourself who orders another round, books the boat trip, and somehow ends up knowing everyone by sunset.
The Body Myth Can Stay at Home
And no, you do not need a “perfect body” to wear one. That myth should have been left behind with tiny hotel hairdryers and low-rise bootcut jeans.
You just need enough confidence to put it on. The rest usually arrives somewhere between the first swim and the second cocktail.
For the classic, no-explanation-needed option, Back in Black keeps things sleek. For something brighter, bolder, and dangerously close to main-character energy, Peak-a-Blue brings the holiday chaos in the best way.
Pack the Plot Twist
Both are part of the BOX Menswear Swim Thong collection, made for beaches, pools, Pride weekends, villa mornings, spa days, and anywhere else that benefits from a little less fabric and a lot more confidence.
Because the best summer pieces are never the sensible ones. They are the ones you almost talk yourself out of. The ones that make the group chat react. The ones that get packed “just in case” and somehow become the whole story.
So pack the swim thong. Wear the smaller pair. Get the tan line.
That is usually when it gets good.