Fashion Victim

I've always thought it odd that men often design women's brassiere's. I mean, only a woman should be able to tell you if a bra looks and feels right on the female body. Men have no clue. We're trying to get the bra off and into the corner of the room to see what's underneath. Am I not correct?

It's also true that environmentalists should not create a bra.

   

So... imagine my surprise when I came across this product: a bra that is solar powered.

The green revolution is here and if you burn your bra now, you're going to destroy the environment depending on your cup size.

Thanks to lingerie manufacturers Triumph International Japan Limited, they have melded sexy and science to create a bra with a built-in solar panel that captures andredistributes the sun’s power and can actually generate enough electricenergy to power a cell phone or iPod! 

Well guys ... if the woman you are trying to pick up at the beach isn't friendly, at least her bra might be environmentally-friendly, and one out of two ain't bad.

If you glance at the photo, you'll notice that the solar panel is worn below the bust on the stomach... to catch the sun's rays. A noble endeavor, but I feel that the larger-cupped women may end up blocking out some of the sun thereby hampering the effectiveness of the green bra.

Says Triumph spokesperson Masuda Yoshiko (surname first), "The panel requires light to generate electricity and the conceptbra will not be in stores anytime soon, as people usually can not gooutside without wearing clothes over it. But it does send the messageof how lingerie could possibly save the planet."

Oh... it's a publicity stunt. Perhaps if they made it waterproof it could be used a swimsuit... and then you could wear it outside without a shirt or blouse. According to Triumph, the Solar Power bra can not be washed or worn on a rainy day or it could be damaged. I'm also guessing that it can't be worn on a rainy day because it's raining and there's no sun - but then again, I'm not a scientist (though I do play one in this blog).

Other publicity stunts - I mean eco-friendly bras include a bra that turns into areusable shopping bag and one that features metal chopsticks to promotethe use of reusable chopsticks.

Metal chopsticks are a lightning rod, aren't they? Shocking.
And a reusable shopping bag? So what the heck do you wear home when you carry home your groceries?

"Hey Mrs. Suzuki. Nice tomatoes."

Somewhere helping carry in the groceries,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is sung by Green Day, OF COURSE
PS: Did you know that in Ontario, Canada it is legal for women to go topless in public - unfortunately, after winning this fight for equality, about three days after it was won, women everywhere have let this right sag. It's too bad. I support their right to go topless.