Once they could get you arrested, now they’re a swimwear staple. How did budgies catch on in Australia, and who wears them now? |EXPLAINER by fashion editor Damien Woolnough fashion swimwear
With Holden Commodore key rings largely lost to the past, symbols of Australian manhood don’t come smaller than swimming trunks. Our love for briefer-is-better styles can be found in celebrated artworks such as Charles Meere’s 1940 painting,; and poolside at the country’s most memorable sporting triumphs.
So, where did they come from? How did they become so big in Australia? And what does their future hold?Depending on whether you grew up swimming at Manly, Burleigh or Gunnamatta, you might call them sluggos, budgie smugglers, dick stickers, DTs, DPs, banana hammocks or lollybags – but most people will understand that they need to brace for an eyeful when you tell them that you’re donning Speedos.
For the Maritime Museum assistant curator Inger Sheil, accusations of indecency levelled against the swimsuit echo earlier outbursts of attempted puritanism on Australian beaches.
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