BoyShorts: Underwear or Outwear?

[whm1974]

The first times I've seen women them in public I thought those were a type of excise shorts only women wore wither they are Running or not. Often but not always with a halter or sport bra as well. And yes I was aware that they also wear them under short hem dresses and shorter skirts to give more modesty then panties will in case of unintentional exposer.

 

I was bit suprised when I looked boyshorts on Wikipedia to discovered that they are women's underwear instead.

[PlayStation 2]

Yeah, uh, ya know they make women's shorts that aren't unlike those underwear but they're intended to be worn as outerwear... right?

[whm1974]

Just now, PlayStation 2 said:

Yeah, uh, ya know they make women's shorts that aren't unlike those underwear but they're intended to be worn as outerwear... right?

That is what thought until I looked them up.

[handymanshandle]

we talkin more like booty shorts? because that's acceptable for outerwear.
 

7 minutes ago, PlayStation 2 said:

Yeah, uh, ya know they make women's shorts that aren't unlike those underwear but they're intended to be worn as outerwear... right?

 

4 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

That is what thought until I looked them up.

 

[flibberdipper]

Today in "things I never thought I'd see on the LTT forums": The title of this thread.

[PlayStation 2]

15 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

That is what thought until I looked them up.

Biker shorts.

[whm1974]

2 minutes ago, PlayStation 2 said:

Biker shorts.

They don't look anything like boyshorts at all...

[PlayStation 2]

1 minute ago, whm1974 said:

They don't look anything like boyshorts at all...

I think this is the jumping-off point of this thread.

[Bombastinator]

43 minutes ago, whm1974 said:

The first times I've seen women them in public I thought those were a type of excise shorts only women wore wither they are Running or not. Often but not always with a halter or sport bra as well. And yes I was aware that they also wear them under short hem dresses and shorter skirts to give more modesty then panties will in case of unintentional exposer.

 

I was bit suprised when I looked boyshorts on Wikipedia to discovered that they are women's underwear instead.

Used to be called bloomers iirc

[Monkey Dust]

Anything can be outerwear if you carry it with enough confidence*

 

_{*not actual legal advice. I cannot be held responsible for any convictions for outraging public decency that you may receive.}   

[whm1974]

22 minutes ago, Monkey Dust said:

Anything can be outerwear if you carry it with enough confidence*

 

_{*not actual legal advice. I cannot be held responsible for any convictions for outraging public decency that you may receive.}   

A decent looking young women can get away with stuff that men doing the same exact thing will get trouble for.

[Andreas Lilja]

1 hour ago, Monkey Dust said:

Anything can be outerwear if you carry it with enough confidence*

 

_{*not actual legal advice. I cannot be held responsible for any convictions for outraging public decency that you may receive.}   

Proof: Wal-Mart in the Southern US. 

 

At least from my /r/trashy lurking. 

[whm1974]

21 minutes ago, Andreas Lilja said:

Proof: Wal-Mart in the Southern US. 

 

At least from my /r/trashy lurking. 

Well I heard/read some stories about something like that. But I sort of put this in the same vein as some Southern hillbilly farmer w/ lot of daughters tries to trick some random young man visiting from up North. Almost always the daughters are too young to get married legally.

 

And the Joke about West Virginia is the only State in the US where it is legal to marry your sister or half sister.

[Bombastinator]

There is a history of underwear slowly becoming outerwear over time.  Underwear used to be fearsomely complicated.  The most common example I can think of is t-shirts.  They’re common outerwear now but back in the 40’s someone wearing nothing but a t-shirt was considered outere.  There’s a long history of it though. Most common garments today were once considered underwear and have been modified and adapted for that purpose.