Summer’s not over, which means swimwear season is still upon us. I chatted with Rae, the owner of Origami Customs–handmade lingerie and swimwear company now featured here at Pink Robin–about which trends their seeing, and loving, for summer 2024.
Rae is also seeing a lot of mesh and harnesses at Pride pool parties: “Classic gay staples for the holiday season.” If you’re looking to add a chest harness to your collection, Origami Customs has a new asymmetrical chest harness that they designed to work well with all different shapes of chests. “It’s not so “boob-focussed” like most of them, so it’ll be great to highlight a flat chest as well as any shape and size of tissue,” says Rae.
Finally, Rae reports that there are more penis-friendly swimsuit options this summer – a win!
“The more representation we can get–both normalizing beach bulges as well as tucks–the better.” Their tucking and flattening swim bottoms are a staple are selling well this summer, especially the thong and cheeky cuts. “I guess folks are ready to tan those cheeks,” says Rae.
Whatever your swimwear style, there’s something for you, and we’ve got you covered–or uncovered–here at Pink Robin!
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I remember when my wife and I first became moms, I knew that our ability to “pass” was behind us. I was never going to pretend that my wife and family were something other than exactly who they were. It was freeing to know that I had to live my queer life out loud, that I would forever be myself in every space, all the time.
In a 2023 CNN article Daniel Korschun, associate professor of marketing at Drexel University explained that when it comes to supporting the LGBTQ+ community, executives “are becoming much more skittish about taking these stands and making strong statements.
According to a 2022 Pew Research Poll, roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults say there is at least some discrimination against transgender people in our society. Because trans rights have become such a contentious issue across the country, companies that used to view supporting pride as “low stakes” have become less likely to support the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. “The pendulum is swinging a bit back … toward a more conservative approach, where they’ll be less vocal,” says Korschun. According to a recent NBC News article, Target stores will only sell pride merchandise in select locations this year. The retailer will not have Pride collections in about half of their locations. Additionally, they will only sell pride merchandise for adults.
An argument that Target has made in the past and is now using again is that this decision protects their LGBTQ+ employees, but let’s be clear: Conditional allyship is not support. Pulling queer merchandise from their shelves and essentially pretending that we don’t exist–and ignoring those of us who have children that want to celebrate pride with us–is detrimental to our community. Erasure threatens our safety. This weekend my mom told me that she’s done with Target. Like her, I can’t say I feel good about spending my money in a place that doesn’t value my family. As of today, the ACLU is currently tracking 515 anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. We exist, and abandoning us only endangers us.
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