We already know that there’s a strong subculture in Japan for cross-dressing — and one which doesn’t fit easily into any western ideas of gay culture — but here’s something new.
Metrosexual Japanese men worried about their nipples showing through t-shirts may be turning to these nipple stickers to cover up.
There are several products out there on the market, it seems. The “Nipple Shields” by Tex Mex are marketed as “fashion help for men”, especially young high-fliers in the business world who don’t want their muscular chests with pokey nipples showing through their tight white shirts.
You get six pairs of color stickers in this pack.
An alternative brand is Men’s Nipple (the singular in the original), which is a transparent pasted sticker on the nipple to prevent abrasion for men when jogging or doing exercise. Practical or just overly sensitive?
They have a cool website URL, though — www.mensnipless.com.
If you fancy being “nipless”, this is how you put one on.