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Horny ladies inform lads budgie smugglers are a 2025 ‘will need to have’ with full ‘turn-ons’ checklist

Tiny budgie smuggler swimming briefs are one of the sexiest items of clothes men can wear and a ‘magnet’ for women – along with kilts, suits and channeling any of the Bonds

A man wearing budgie smugglers
Budgie smugglers are hot, a study found(Image: Getty Images)

Budgie smugglers have been voted one of the sexiest items of clothing a bloke can wear for 2025. The teeny weeny briefs – invented in 1959 by surfer Peter Travis, who created the trunks for Speedo – were in the top five of the ‘sexiest items’ a bloke could wear.

In the poll of 2,000 women – asked to choose what they reckoned was ‘hot’ for 2025 – the James Bond-style tuxedo came top. A tailored suit was in second spot, followed by a kilt – with Speedos in at No4.

The poll – by married dating site Illicit Encounters – asked women to pick the items of clothing which made them go weak at the knees on a fella.

A man wearing budgie smugglers
The swimming trunk is the 4th sexiest thing a man can wear(Image: Alamy Stock Photo)

Hawaiian shirts also made the cut, coming in eighth place whilst cardigans took the tenth spot.

Laura Spencer, 38, of Maidstone, Kent, said she loved a bloke in a nicely-fitted suit, but also a fella in budgie smugglers.

She said: “When Daniel Craig walked out of the sea in his budgie smugglers in Casino Royale I almost fell off my seat, but I also love him in a suit.

“Either way would be fine I suppose.”

Jessica Leoni, of Illicit Encounters, said dressing smartly was a definite ‘magnet’ for many women, but that a kilt and Speedos were ‘surprise’ entries.

A man wearing budgie smugglers
Kilts and suits also made the list(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

She said: “A well-dressed man is definitely a draw to many women – think James Bond, from the original Sean Connery to Daniel Craig and all-inbetween.

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“Our study found that Speedos aren’t far behind, so Daniel Craig has that angle covered too after his budgie smuggling scene in Casino Royale.”

Budgie Smugglers may seem like a good look to the ladies, however two fellas who turned up at Phuket airport in Thailand wearing nothing but the swimsuit and a pair of flip flops sparked anger, with people claiming the pair were disrespecting Thai culture.