History Main / Loincloth

* Wild Smurf in ''TheSmurfs''

* Wild Smurf in ''[[TheSmurfs]]''

* ''{{Vision of Escaflowne}}'': While his is a kilt and not a loincloth, otherwise movie version of [[ Van Fanel]] pretty much nailed it. He's enough of a barbarian, and [[WalkingShirtlessScene hardly wears anything else]] for the whole movie.

* Coe of [[http://torrenta.proboards.com Torrenta]] is known to wear these almost exclusively, despite being arrested for indecency in public several times due to this habit.

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[[caption-width:330:For some heroes, this is all they need.]]

!!Examples:

[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* While his is a kilt, not a loincloth, otherwise movie version of [[VisionOfEscaflowne Van Fanel]] pretty much nailed it. He's enough of a barbarian, and [[WalkingShirtlessScene hardly wears anything else]] for the whole movie.
* In ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Shigure and Hayato prefer ''fundoshi'' loincloths to proper bathing suits. Shigure also wears a [[{{Sarashi}} chest wrap]] for her upper body and finds a standard two-piece bathing suit to be indecent.
* [[{{Asu no Yoichi}} Yoichi]] in [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/asu_no_yoichi/v03/c009/12.html his]] show's requisite {{Beach Episode}}.

* [[{{Vocaloid}} Gackupo and Kaito]] wear it in the song "Dancing Samurai", as well as some other videos.

* [[{{Bleach}} Ikkaku]] wears one in the ''Bleach on the Beach'' chapter.
* [[LuckyStar Konata]] compares the experience of eating beachhouse food to running around the beach in a loincloth. (This itself is a reference to ''MisterAjikko''.)

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[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Most adaptations of ''ConanTheBarbarian''.
** Usually [[MemeticOutfit visual adaptations]]. Howard's original short stories (and most Conan stories by later authors) are better about dressing Conan in clothing appropriate to his current situation (e.g., in chain armour as a mercenary captain or professional soldier; in leather armour as a brigand leader; shirtless but in breeches as a thief; loin cloth when a slave or tropical pirate).
* Also ''Cohen'' the Barbarian from {{Discworld}}, who is a pastiche of Conan as an [[FanDisservice octogenarian]].
* {{Tarzan}} is often depicted this way, but just as often his hides make a wraparound outfit.
* Mau, in ''{{Nation}}'', whose people refer to Westerners as "the trousermen".
* In ''[[XWingSeries The Krytos Trap]]'', [[ProudWarriorRace Proud Warrior Race Twi'leks]] are said to wear an outfit that consists of a loincloth, wrapped leggings to the knee, FingerlessGloves, and a decorative/functional bandoleer, all under a cloak. Wedge Antilles, visiting to try and coax them into selling the New Republic some medicine, puts on a modified version that includes an emerald green loincloth over his trousers. He wants his garb to signal that he's a warrior and not a merchant, but he's also not a Proud Warrior Race Twi'lek.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]

* Jack from ''{{Legend}}'' takes this BeyondTheImpossible - he starts the movie as a solitary woods-dweller wearing little but a loin cloth. After he becomes officially TheChosenOne, however, he gets a sword, shield, and suit of armor... which covers his chest and arms, but does nothing to obscure his loinclothed lower body. It's a wonder [[BigBad Darkness]] never [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim just aimed]] [[GroinAttack a little bit lower...]]

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* In ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Rom and his fiance were looking at wedding dresses, and one was nothing but a loincloth. His Ferengi nature felt that was a good compromise, but it got rejected.
* The most common costume in [[{{Ptitlelr67penz}} Spartacus: Blood and Sand]]. At least when they're not wrestling naked.

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[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''HeMan'' in both the original and remake.
* ''ThundarrTheBarbarian''
* [[GaltarAndTheGoldenLance Galtar]]

[[AC:RealLife]]

* Standard male attire for many North American Indian societies, Crazy Horse wore nothing but this in keeping with his vision.

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Often some cultures, especially stereotypically primitive ones, have this as the only form of clothing. But one of the most prominent appearances in fiction is the fantasy {{Barbarian Hero}}es, even though they [[GrimUpNorth come from the north, where it's really cold]]. Sure they wear these made of fur, and perhaps they dress better when actually in their northern homelands, but otherwise this is a form of ImpossiblyCoolClothes.

Compare FurBikini. Is frequently used as a male instance of {{Stripperific}} outfits.

Compare FurBikini.

Loincloths can imply many things:

* A character is a BadAss
* A character is a primitive, such as a NobleSavage or MightyWhitey.
* Simple {{Fanservice}}.
* A character is a strongman.

*[[{{Vocaloid}} Gackupo and Kaito]] wear it in the song "Dancing Samurai, as well as some other videos.

* [[{{Asu no Yoichi}} Yoichi]] in [[http://www.1000manga.com/Asu_no_Yoichi/9/10/ his]] show's requisite {{Beach Episode}}.

* Jack from ''{{Legend}}'' takes this BeyondTheImpossible - he starts the movie as a solitary woods-dweller wearing little but a loin cloth. After he becomes officially TheChosenOne, however, he gets a sword, shield, and suit of armor... which covers his chest and arms, but does nothing to obscure his loinclothed lower body. It's a wonder [[BigBad Darkness]] never [WhyDontYaJustShootHim just aimed]] [[GroinAttack a little bit lower...]]