MEN SHOULD NEVER BE SHIRTLESS IN SUMMER, UNLESS ON THE BEACH OR BY A POOL
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THE NATION HAS SPOKEN … MEN SHOULD NOT BE SEEN IN PUBLIC WITH THEIR TOPS OFF IN SUMMER, EVEN DURING A HEATWAVE
British men take note – new research of the nation reveals it is deemed unacceptable, by the majority of the general public, to be shirtless in summer, unless by a pool or at the beach.
A resounding 75 percent of the 2,000 Brits surveyed voted “no” to men in public with their tops off, while just 25 percent agree, “yes” – men should be allowed to shed layers in the hot weather.
And 33 percent went a step further, insisting they would welcome an outright BAN on the practice, with almost a quarter (22 percent) insisting males who shed their clothing during the summer months should face being prosecuted and fined.
Yet, guys from Cardiff (44 percent), Sheffield (36 percent), Manchester (37 percent) and Edinburgh (35 percent) admit they are proud to go topless in summer, compared to a national average of just 19 percent, according to the survey by insights and research agency Perspectus Global.
Seven in ten of the females surveyed, said the action of taking your top off in public was just another example of toxic masculinity.
However, 46 percent of both sexes agreed, there could be exceptions to the rule, for example if someone is in peak physical condition.
Other summer style crimes for the nation’s men include socks and sandals (56 percent deem this unacceptable), hip hanging shorts with a bum on display (46 percent), flip flops with hairy toes (62 percent) and donning budgie smugglers by the pool / seaside (52 percent).
Seven in ten (71 percent) Brits agree, men should not wear crocs, while 40 percent said vests in public are vulgar and should be avoided by men who wish to look stylish in summer.
Commenting on the research findings, celebrity stylist Sinead McKeefry says, “I sympathise with the 75 percent who voted “no” on this subject. As a nation, we are not used to seeing men with their tops off. We go all year-round seeing men fully clothed, and then suddenly, BOOM a heatwave comes, and off come the shirts and t-shirts.
“Yet men being topless in warmer weather is normalised in hotter countries. Having said that, I was once in the South of France with a friend, shopping in Dolce and Gabbana. The shop assistant asked him politely to put his top on before he was allowed to come back into the store.
“So, for me, I suppose it’s more about what people deem appropriate in a specific situation. This week in London, I’ve noticed lots of young men with their tops off, which has been rather a jolly experience.”
According to the survey, Gen Z (18-29) men are the most likely to take their top off during the summer months (46 percent), according to the findings.
Harriet Scott, CEO of insights and research agency, Perspectus Global, which commissioned the research said: “Britain has spoken, and it seems, as a nation, we have voted strongly against the notion of men with their tops off in summer. Almost eight in ten men and women agree it’s simply not the done thing, even during a heatwave.
Lucky then, for the nation’s men, that the very high temperatures are due to drop this week, across the UK, into the cooler twenties again.”
This research of 2,000 Britons was conducted by Perspectus Global during June 2024.
