'Beijing Bikini' not an attractive sight

ONE CITY AFTER ANOTHER has introduced local bans on the so-called Beijing Bikini, which refers to men who roll up their T-shirts to expose their bellies in the street in summer. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

It should be stressed that Beijing Bikini is not something that belongs to Beijing alone. Which is why Jinan, Tianjin, and Shenyang, as well as a growing list of other cities have banned the sartorial eyesore.

Nor is the Beijing Bikini unique to China. At an international fashion show in Germany in 2017, one model walked on stage, wearing a T-shirt that exposed the belly, which prompted a global discussion on social media with people uploading photos of their own local residents sporting the "Beijing Bikini".