There are many parts of Japanese culture that are undeniably excellent.
Sushi. Snow monkeys kicking back in hot springs. Karaoke. Sake. Mind-boggling Japanese game shows.
But something that doesn’t automatically get our tick of approval is the “fake camel-toe underpants” that women are apparently clamouring for.
In case anyone has been blissfully unaware of what a camel-toe is (well done, by the way), the urban dictionary defines it as “the visible cleft of the outer labia under tight clothing”.
The so-called “frontal wedgie” looks like the toes of a camel. Hence the term “camel toe”.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we can happily move on and look at why on earth anyone would want to manufacture a product that can replicate this awkward fashion fail.
The pants, which have been called “party pants” have a silicone pad in the front that “enhances” the female form.
A pair will set you back around $22 on eBay.
#wtf #cameltoe #panties pic.twitter.com/CWcfWFZbhC
— TulioGo (@Tuliogmz) March 6, 2017
Weirdly they also come in a variety of skin-toned hues.
It’s all still a bit odd because the camel-toe is a fashion accident that most women strenuously avoid. In fact, some companies such as Lululemon use their “anti-camel toe” technology as a selling point.
There have also been products released that aim to conceal the camel-toe, which at least makes a little bit of sense:
But maybe we shouldn’t be too shocked — it’s not the first time a fashion accident has been turned into a “trend”.
Remember those god awful G-string jeans that were kicking around for a while?
It also reminds us of the C-string that was launched on Amazon a year or so ago — the plastic cuplike thing that was meant to eradicate the visible panty line.
At the time, the C-string was described on Twitter as “possibly the worst thing to happen to humanity”.
This person sums up our feelings on the latest WTF accessory:
https://twitter.com/MstlySunnyTx/status/840046402797473792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.com.au%2Flifestyle%2Freal-life%2Fwtf%2Ffake-cameltoe-underwear-is-the-invention-that-we-absolutely-did-not-need%2Fnews-story%2Fd42adcf65924e655974ea29689652f66
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