ILODDON, E-England - Njengoba isimo sezulu esishisayo siphezu kwethu, ucwaningo olusha luthole ukuthi, ngokusho kuka-60% wamaBrits, imfashini enkulu kunazo zonke ehlobo ehlobo amasokisi anezimbadada. Ingxenye yesithathu (34%) yalabo abahloliwe, i-streaky fake tan ibukeka kabi kakhulu ehlobo futhi cishe ingxenye yesine (23%), iziqu zokubhukuda eziyi-y-front yizona ezicisha kakhulu.
Sonke sibonile ukuthi insizwa engesabi ukukhipha imilenze yayo, ngisho nangoJanuwari, futhi ngokusho kwemininingwane emisha, u-42% walabo ababuzwayo bakholelwa ukuthi ama-Brits azimisele anecala lokwamukela ihlobo kusenesikhathi. Cishe ingxenye yesithathu (29%) yabesilisa yavuma ukuthi yagqoka izikhindi lapho ilanga liqala ukukhanya, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingakanani inyanga yonyaka, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho u-40% wabesifazane abanesibindi bavuma ukuthi bazozishiya obala izingalo zabo futhi bagqoke itop ngaphandle kokugqoka. ijazi ngosuku lokuqala libalele onyakeni.
Imibono emisha ibonisa ukuthi cishe ingxenye (48%) yabantu baseBrits bakuthola kunzima ukugqoka ehlobo. Ngokwezibalo ezingaphezu kwezingxenye ezintathu kwezine (77%) zalabo abahloliwe, wukungabikezeli kwesimo sezulu saseBrithani okwenza kube nzima ukwazi ukuthi uzogqokani.
U-Alex Longmore uyisitayile sosaziwayo osegqoke izihlabani ezinjengoClaudia Schiffer noDannii Minogue. Uyachaza: “Ezisebenzini zasehhovisi, ukugqoka ehlobo kungase kube nzima. Kuyi-faux pas enkulu ukuveza inyama eningi futhi kuyakhohlisa ngokumpompa umoya ukuze uthole ibhalansi efanele.” Uqhube wathi: “Hamba uyofuna izindwangu eziphefumulayo njengokotini wase-US - akukho okubi njengokuzizwa kushisa futhi kunamathela emhlanganweni obalulekile.”
UStephanie Thiers-Ratcliffe, i-International Marketing Manager e-COTTON USA uthe: “Ihlobo yisikhathi lapho sonke sifuna ukubukeka kahle kakhulu, nokho kusobala ocwaningweni ukuthi abantu bayazabalaza uma kuziwa ekugqokiseni isimo sezulu esifudumele”. Uqhube wathi “ukotini wase-US uyifayibha efanelekile ehlobo njengoba ulula kakhulu futhi uphefumula kodwa futhi usesitayeleni futhi uguquguquka.”
Ama-faux pas ayi-10 aphezulu ehlobo:
1. Amasokisi anezimbadada
2. I-tan mbumbulu enyakazayo
3. Ingaphezulu elingenantambo elinemichilo yobhodisi ekhombisayo
4. Iziqu zokubhukuda ezi-Y-front
5. Amavesti ezintambo
6. Flip flops uma lina
7. Amabhulukwe noma izikhindi ezingangeni kahle
8. Ulayini wephenti obonakalayo
9. Amahembe aseHawaii
10. Amavesti amhlophe
