Garrett fabulously interrupts a moment in his Super Hero Sunga by Addicted, while Krystal freezes him out in her Geo Print Seabrook Bikini by Southern Tide. Joshua’s interest looks to be piqued in a Liquid Skin Bikini by N2N Bodywear.
In the gay community, getting ready for swimsuit season is as much a rite of passage as walking into your first gay bar or having a drag queen read you during a show. But the meaning of a “beach body” differs to everyone — some folks get ripped, some bulk up, some show off their chest hair and some shave it away. There is no right or wrong, and there’s a fashion that fits every aesthetic.
We’ve gathered some of this season’s hottest pool and lake looks to show you exactly what’s floating. This year is full of wild prints that draw attention to what you’re showing off, from aggressive razor-wire patterns to playful toy-inspired collages to patriotically colorful bikinis and pastel-color-blocked boardshorts and butt-huggers. Get ready to snatch up your favorite bikinis, trunks, tanks, snapbacks and shorts just in time to survive the heat waves Dallas is famous for and look damn good while doing it.
Featuring designs from some of the hottest brands around like Marek+Richard, N2N Bodywear, Radical Element, Sluggers, and Southern Tide, we welcome you once again — the third time! — to Dallas Voice’s Swimsuit Edition!
Photography by Arnold Wayne Jones and Chuck Marcelo
Styling and text by J. Denton Bricker and Arnold Wayne Jones
George and Ivan lounge it up with a DTF & WOOF Snapbacks along with the must have for any couple, Top & Bottom Low Arm Tanks by Marek+Richard.
PJ checks messages in a tank and briefs by ES Collection.
Joshua takes a plunge into Lake Ray Hubbard in a Sluggers brief.Ivan rocks a Marek+Richard tank and cap.Joshua turns all the heads in a Liquid Skin Bikini by N2N Bodywear.
Krystal has her choice of bulges at the beach in a beautiful Geo Print Seabrook Bikini by Southern Tide. The Luke Brief — Neon Green Razor Wire, Super Hero Sunga by Addicted and Liquid Skin Bikini by N2N Bodywear.George and Ivan take a sassy selfie together with their YASSS phone case in a Beach Please Crop Top, Masc 4 Masc String Tank, and Woof Snapback by Marek+Richard.PJ, wearing the Brian Trunk/Orange Brass Knuckles by Radical Element, works out a knot in Joshua’s back, who’s wearing a Classics Blue Techno Suit by Sluggers.Ivan and George enjoy some sexy water sports wearing Marek+Richard.PJ, Garrett, Krystal and Joshua, all looking fierce for a day by the pool.George assists Ivan with applying the sunscreen in his Pizza and Anal Crop Top and Get Wet Bikini while Ivan assists in removing his Go Deep Boardshorts to reveal his Tidal Wave Bikini all by Marek+Richard.
PJ and Joshua are all fun and games, losing their suits and horsing around in Gary Briefs, Ammo Black and Razor Wire White, by Radical Element.PJ and Joshua are all fun and games, losing their suits and horsing around in Gary Briefs, Ammo Black and Razor Wire White, by Radical Element.
Joshua and PJ get comfy and contemplative in Sluggers and Radical Element.A beautiful trio soak up the sun and pool in head to toe formation. The Gary Brief — Red Grenades by Radical Element, Black brief accented with neon green by ES Collection, Navy Nautical brief by Addicted.Garrett checks out the competition in a form-fitting N2N bikini brief.Try to focus on the print Ivan wears, or read the sexy message on George’s tank, both by Marek+Richard.
PJ enjoys a refreshing beverage his Lime Gym Boy Slim Short by N2N Bodywear.
Joshua catches some rays in bold in a Classics Blue Techno suit by Sluggers.
PJ tests his balance in a Tempest Sport Brief by N2N Bodywear and Joshua assists in a colorful brief decorated in toy Army men by Sluggers. Garrett slays in a Black Sheer Skin Tank and Mykonos Trunk by N2N Bodywear.George wears a grin along with his Daddy’s Boy crop top and Sasshole Shorts while Ivan rocks a Lobster Dinner String Tank and Southwestern Running Shorts from Marek+Richard.Krystal Summers kills it in a red sundress by Southern Tide.PJ peels off a tank to reveal washboard abs and a stellar white soma brief, both from ES Collection.PJ and Joshua hold hands and just go for it while looking splendid in the Grenades Gary Brief by Radical Element and a blue striped brief by Sluggers.Joshua and PJ get comfy and contemplative in Sluggers and Radical Element.
Acknowledgments
MODELS
Garrett Bass
Joshua Chandler
Ivanov Medina
PJ Moton
George Padro
Krystal Summers SUPPLIERS ES Collection and Addicted, available at ES Collection, 3926 Cedar Springs Road and online at ESColletionUSA.com (Pages 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34). Marek+ Richard, available at MarekRichard.com (Pages 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 34). N2N Bodywear, available at N2NBodywear.com (Pages 19, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31, 32). Radical Element, available at RadicalElement.com (Pages 22, 25, 28, 34). Sluggers, available at Sluggers.com.au (Pages 20, 22, 28, 32, 34). Southern Tide, available at SouthernTide.com (Pages 18, 21, 22, 24, 34). PARTNERS/SUPPORT
The Purple Foundation
Sisu Uptown Resort
Suntex Marinas and Ronnie Stanford More photos from Dallas Voice’s 3rd Annual Swimsuit Edition This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 27, 2016.
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