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Mutande (Panties) of Italy

Paula avatar
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http://www.barganews.com/daily/2005/12/09/the-mutande-of-barga-exhibition-opens-in-florence/

I think this artist is so clever. He has gone around this medieval Italian town (it's an artsy nature loving town) painting the underwear hanging outside people's windows. And his show of pantie paintings is now in Florence. He made a calendar of these photos (and I'm trying to order two). Very few people use clothes dryers in this town like we do in the US, so in this town (and I suspect much of Italy) you often see underwear on clothes lines hanging outside the 15th century old buildings, along with the begonias, geraniums, and other flowers. And you often see shoes airing out on the window cills (sp?) as well.

In some ways, I see many similarities between this old Italian town and SoWal -- the natural beauty is wonderful, there's an effort to find the balance between the old and the new, there's an effort to balance tourism with the peacefulness of the town (yet tourism is one way the locals are bringing income to their families), there's an effort to balance striking natural beauty and growth. It is turning into an artists' community (the photographers on this board have counterparts in Barga -- you all should meet someday). There is jazz and outdoor opera in the summer as well. Hmmm, it would be interesting to be sister towns...

I guess our version would be "beach towels of SoWal" unless we can convince association boards in SoWal to let people hang underwear from their porches (we're not supposed to hang towels from our porches, so panties would be a stretch).

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Kurt avatar
KurtAdmin
#2
I think we crashed their server. :shock: :lol:


I love the laundry hanging in the streets in Italia. Looks like he left out any stains.
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal Guide
#3
this is beautiful artwork, and what an idea! I want the calendar too!

TWT (Uncle Timmy), CJ and others on this board are Italian white Panty Enthusiasts and will be very interested in this thread... we already have a sowal annual Festival de Pantolones Bianca, hosted by TWT last year, and probably this year as well...

Thanks for the link Paula!!! I enjoyed it so much!
Allifunn avatar
AllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
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http://www.barganews.com/daily/2005/12/09/the-mutande-of-barga-exhibition-opens-in-florence/

I think this artist is so clever. He has gone around this medieval Italian town (it's an artsy nature loving town) painting the underwear hanging outside people's windows. And his show of pantie paintings is now in Florence. He made a calendar of these photos (and I'm trying to order two). Very few people use clothes dryers in this town like we do in the US, so in this town (and I suspect much of Italy) you often see underwear on clothes lines hanging outside the 15th century old buildings, along with the begonias, geraniums, and other flowers. And you often see shoes airing out on the window cills (sp?) as well.

In some ways, I see many similarities between this old Italian town and SoWal -- the natural beauty is wonderful, there's an effort to find the balance between the old and the new, there's an effort to balance tourism with the peacefulness of the town (yet tourism is one way the locals are bringing income to their families), there's an effort to balance striking natural beauty and growth. It is turning into an artists' community (the photographers on this board have counterparts in Barga -- you all should meet someday). There is jazz and outdoor opera in the summer as well. Hmmm, it would be interesting to be sister towns...

I guess our version would be "beach towels of SoWal" unless we can convince association boards in SoWal to let people hang underwear from their porches (we're not supposed to hang towels from our porches, so panties would be a stretch).
Very nice...this is how stupid I am..I actually thought the artist painted the panties as they were hanging on the line...like a cat burgler...striking in the night to paint peoples panties... :floor: then I saw the light and the paintings OF the panties :funn: The town sounds wonderful in your description...have you been there? Is it tourist friendly?
Kimmifunn avatar
KimmifunnFunnkalicious
#6
the (world famous)panty tree at vail



and, a panty blog: http://satinjenni.blogspot.com/


jr
Stockings for men wearing heels? Is there something we dont't know about you? :idontno:
Allifunn avatar
AllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#7
the (world famous)panty tree at vail



and, a panty blog: http://satinjenni.blogspot.com/


jr
😱 :rolling: something for everyone!
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#8
Stockings for men wearing heels? Is there something we dont't know about you? :idontno:

man and panties = mutande
manpanties = jenni
man, loving panties on or off women = jr


something for everyone :cool:
Jdarg avatar
JdargSoWal Expert
#9
man and panties = mutande
manpanties = jenni
man, loving panties on or off women = jr


something for everyone :cool:

I'm so glad you cleared that one up!!😱
Kimmifunn avatar
KimmifunnFunnkalicious
#10
man and panties = mutande
manpanties = jenni
man, loving panties on or off women = jr


something for everyone :cool:
Panty chaser
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#11
Panty chaser

problem??
Kimmifunn avatar
KimmifunnFunnkalicious
#12
problem??
What if she doesn't wear panites?
kathydwells avatar
kathydwellsDarlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#13
Very nice...this is how stupid I am..I actually thought the artist painted the panties as they were hanging on the line.

Ha Ha..me too, until I went to the website and looked.
John R avatar
John Rneeds to get out more
#14
What if she doesn't wear panites?

man, loving panties on or off women = jr
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Miss Kitty avatar
Miss KittyMeow
#15
I just found the pair of Italian underwear poor Mr. K had to buy when his luggage was lost in Milan! It was a hoot! He went to the Dept. store the hotel directed him to and all he could find were extremely tight tighty whities!!!! The man on the box is quite endowed. Luckily his luggage arrived before he had to try them on and he was too embarrassed to return them! All my friends got to see them though...but not on Mr. K!!!! I just put them in the Goodwill bag!
Kimmifunn avatar
KimmifunnFunnkalicious
#16
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Got it.
iwishiwasthere avatar
iwishiwasthereBeach Fanatic
#17
Panty thread reminded me of when we first got our computer, and how naive I was to the cyberworld. My daughter was doing a scene from the play "Annie" and I was trying to find a good photo to make a sign. Typed in "annie the play" and the first site was "annie's used panties" :confused: :puke: They sold used panties....why? There are some real weirdos in the world. It amazes me how something so innocent can become so gross.
Paula avatar
PaulaBeach FanaticAuthor
#18
Very nice...this is how stupid I am..I actually thought the artist painted the panties as they were hanging on the line...like a cat burgler...striking in the night to paint peoples panties... :floor: then I saw the light and the paintings OF the panties :funn: The town sounds wonderful in your description...have you been there? Is it tourist friendly?

The town is lovely -- just google "Barga" and see what comes up. It's near Pisa, Florence and Lucca. It is tourist friendly, but most people don't know about it unless they hear about it word of mouth because it's not in many tour books (except some off-the-beaten-trail tourbooks). The tourists tend to be Scots or people from the U.S. who have relatives there. It's a thriving town in the summers because of the many festivals and everyone gathers outside. We're going there this summer and I'm sure the panty paintings will be everywhere and I'll definitely look for the posters!
Teresa avatar
TeresaSoWal Guide
#19
Panty thread reminded me of when we first got our computer, and the first site was "annie's used panties" :confused: :puke: They sold used panties....why? There are some real weirdos in the world. It amazes me how something so innocent can become so gross.


hysterical :clap_1: , shocking 😱 , but not surprising :shock: . in fact, you were very lucky at finding only Annie's used panties, I'm sure...
Paula avatar
PaulaBeach FanaticAuthor
#20
I think we crashed their server. :shock: :lol:


I love the laundry hanging in the streets in Italia. Looks like he left out any stains.

Silly, there are no stains because the panties are just for showing to the neighbors...

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