Latest Chinese Beach Fashion – The Facekini!
Posted by Tony on September 5th, 2012
The bikini debuted in 1946. It’s gone through a lot of variations. There’s been a monokini, microkini, tankini, trikini, pubikini (yes…it’s a real thing) and the mankini. But only occasionally has the phrase ‘nightmare fuel’ ever been associated with the bikini…until now.
Because Chinese culture prefers white, porcelein-like skin to the tan-loving people of the west, women on beaches in China are now sporting what’s been dubbed the ‘facekini’.
It’s basically a fancy name for ski mask worn by anyone up to no good who’d rather have their face NOT show up on YouTube or the local news while getting their hooligan on or doing some burglaring.
Seeing people sporting these on the beach is a lot like David Lynch is shooting an episode of American Horror Story…with the exception that this is real.
Nothing quite like checking out a woman from behind on the beach only to have her turn around sporting one of these things on her face.
Cue the ‘stabby shower music’ from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho!
[Reuters]