My friend's older sister (about 53) came for a visit last weekend and we all went north to the Florida springs to do some diving since it was so gray in South Fl. Now this gal had not been diving for about 20 years and she still had her wetsuit that was only worn a few times from about 1983. She had been married since and divorced. She was an active diver out in California until her marraige in 1983. Her husband was a diver but had to quit early on because of ear problems. Well, to make a long story short, she had to give up diving shortly after her marraige as she mothered 3 children over the next 10 years and her husband and her got into other activities, like golf and hiking and snow skiing. He apparantly began a mid-life crisis a few tears ago and left her for a youinger model (29). Well this gal began getting herself into better shape than she has ever been in and actually could fit into that wetsuit! This wetsuit is a silver two piece that zippered up the front with beaver tail clasps and even has a matching hood and booties! She definately was getting all the male attention at the springs that day!
What has happened to women's wetsuits in the last ten years? These suits that zip up the back are so form erasing. The old suits acented a woman's anatomy in such a more complementary way. Also, the colors and styles today are so similar for men and women. My point is this. Other sports apparal such as those for skiing , work-out or even sky diving are much more stylish for men and women. Women can get ski- suits that are sexy if they want to or not. Wetsuits today have become drab and sexless. We discussed this on the way home. The only conclusion is that the dive industry doesn't want divers, men or women, to become too distracted by the opposite sex while underwater. I however never heard of any dive mishaps underwater because someone was watching the opposite sex in a sexy wetsuit and forgot to monitor their air supply or bottom time.
What has happened to women's wetsuits in the last ten years? These suits that zip up the back are so form erasing. The old suits acented a woman's anatomy in such a more complementary way. Also, the colors and styles today are so similar for men and women. My point is this. Other sports apparal such as those for skiing , work-out or even sky diving are much more stylish for men and women. Women can get ski- suits that are sexy if they want to or not. Wetsuits today have become drab and sexless. We discussed this on the way home. The only conclusion is that the dive industry doesn't want divers, men or women, to become too distracted by the opposite sex while underwater. I however never heard of any dive mishaps underwater because someone was watching the opposite sex in a sexy wetsuit and forgot to monitor their air supply or bottom time.
