Speedos are gorgeous, "classic"-cut or bikini (on really slim guys).
Used to wear my black one or my blue& white striped one to the clothing optional beaches all the time, then would shuck 'em off for some nude volleyball and such. I always like the sensual feel of the fabric, too... I agree with Midlife bear: what's going on with this massive de-sexualization of men's swimwear/ sportswear in this country? I personally think it's due to emulation of hip-hop/street culture - which loves to see women & girls in midriff & thigh-baring garb (the tighter the better - some, like Mariah Carey look like sausages about to burst through their casings!)...but the guys, well that's quite another matter - just can't show their stuff (only fags do that, don't you know?). So, now, we have whole basketball teams wearing flowing, knee-length skirts, swimmers in those godawful dolphinesque leotards (on which Speedo collaborated!), beachgoers in some variation on golfer's shorts...the madness goes on and on...