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Coming to the Jersey Shore This Summer: Bottoms-Only Bikinis

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

Two Philly-area boutique owners are trying to start a new trend on the Jersey shore this summer: topless beachgoing.

They have managed to convince themselves they'll have no trouble unloading $75-200 bikini bottoms without including tops... and some people are convinced this is only the beginning of a new American trend. Several area media outlets picked up the story of the Jack & Jill Boutique in Old City, run by Anh Nguyen and partner Janice Lim, and trumpeted as the latest fad. We're guessing having Nguyen pose in the bikinis for one of the stories didn't hurt... although we're trying to figure out why she's wearing a top if she thinks it's so normal and cool...


MSNBC's reaction was similar to ours:

Since you're only buying half of a bathing suit you'll save money, right?  Wrong! Each piece costs between $75 and $200.  You can buy a matching cover-up and bikini top, too if flaunting your stuff isn’t your thing.

So, if that’s the case, can’t you just prance around topless in some bikini bottoms you already own?  Save yourself the cash.

We're trying to figure out what these female business owners were thinking, promoting the idea of topless sunbathing in the state of New Jersey. Don't they know what the guys will do? These people still think Bon Jovi is a Genius, for God's sake. (Cue retaliatory comments from our fellow blogger, Jersey-Lovin' Colleen Kane, any moment now.)

But seriously, the woman pictured below has got a long road ahead of her if she's selling bottoms-only bikinis at those prices...

 

More of her here.

 

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Comments

afg said:

I grew up in South Jersey, and still live in the Philly area and all I have to say is that this is a bad, bad idea.  Anyone who has been "down the shore" knows this would just be totally grody.  To the maxx.

April 20, 2009 1:55 PM

Litmus said:

Marketing guise I suspect.  Sell a topless bikini for an outrageous price and then gouge for a cover-up top for the modest or timid.  Barnum and Bailey philosophy.

April 20, 2009 2:22 PM

Colleen Kane said:

Checking in (late) to register my disapproval since I knew there would be obligatory Jersey jokes here. Ummm...brain so tired. So very tired from typical Jersey joking and funning. Anyhoo I hear you're voluntarily going to a Bon Jovi concert a few weekends from now so ha ha.

April 20, 2009 5:02 PM

About Brian Fairbanks

Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Hooksexup, is a filmmaker living in Brooklyn or New Orleans, depending on the season. He is a heavily-armed advocate of gun control.

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