i just had to.

Okay, okay, I KNOW that this is NOT what I should be posting to break the seal on a very long and unjustified blog drought, but...

I just had to.
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This is not from the cover of some bizarre toga-fetish porn videotape. No, it's just the illustration from a menswear sewing pattern from the mid 70s.

There are so many things to love about this that I can barely contain myself.  I mean, JEEZ.

1. Hands on hips. So elegant.
2. SIDE. SLITS.
   (The ancestors of Adidas snap-side track pants? I had some of those back in high school when I played lacrosse. Genius idea, bad look. But these? What, dude, you gonna go for a jog in between groovy shag sessions and mustache brushing?)
3. Double slits on toga man. Really? The crotch-high frontal ventilation just wasn't enough? My stepmom did always emphasize the importance of cross-breezes in a house, so....
4. Shirtlessness. Patterns usually show the garment how it's supposed to be worn, so I can only assume that these pants are meant to impress poolside. Awesome.
5. Gay undertones? On a sewing pattern that would likely be used by a wifey? MIND EXPLODING.
6. Last but not least, veins. Seriously, how veiny are these guys' feet and legs? I'd like to think that this photoshoot was done after a long night of drugs. Drugs... and ankle-waxing.

All right, kids. Happy Monday. You're welcome.

Everlasting thanks to DaddyLikey for this treasure.