In six seconds this object became iconic!

After playing the rapper Ali G on English television, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen arrived in 2006 with a new character, Borat. Originally from Kazakhstan, Borat Sagdiyev is a falsely sincere fictional journalist who tries to reveal the paradoxes and hypocrisies of society through satirical interviews, where his misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic questions do not provoke an unexpected reaction.

Between singing the national anthem of Kazakhstan to the national anthem of America in front of an audience of rodeo fans, racing in the simplest machine in a hotel, kidnapping Pamela Anderson… Sacha Baron Cohen did not deny himself anything and gave himself freedom. to his insanity in this documentary, shot mostly by hidden camera. Which certainly had its share of complications, between the avalanche of police arrests (91!!!) and the lawsuits.

Six seconds to eternity

However, in the middle of this river of very bad taste, widely recognized by the fun community, it is primarily a very short sequence that marks the spirits. Just Six Seconds In: The one where Borat proudly shows off his famous neon green mankin. It should also be said that the ground was already prepared for the actress, because that year she came to the Croisette to walk the streets of the beach and Cannes dressed in her mankinit.

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A swimsuit that has attracted many followers, sometimes with very problematic results. As in 2017, precisely in Kazakhstan, which logically did not really taste the plight of Sacha Baron Cohen, accused of mocking the country. That year, six Czech tourists were arrested in the country for wearing T-shirts..

Mankin was created by costume designer Jason Alper; Inseparable from the actor, as he is also behind creating incredible looks for Ali G or Bruno. Although he has the occasional WTF costume, he’s never created anything like Mankini before.

“And we created Borat on the Ali G show, but when it became a film, there was a whole background around the character. In that respect, I always treated the character as a real person. This is a real person traveling, so he would have his suit, pajamas and something to swim and sunbathe. All this was included in his bag.

The clothes had to look like they were actually worn and people had to believe that this guy was real. I like to go into detail about what would be in the pockets and wallet, such as Kazakh money and old Kazakh press clippings.

It made sense to me that Borat’s wardrobe would consist of clothes from Kazakhstan that were popular in the United States 20 years ago. The beauty of it is that people can relate to it. Borat’s suit is a little too big. It’s not funny, it’s just a little off. “

What about humanity? “The sequence works because it was in a controlled environment. The sequence only lasts a few seconds in the film. I actually didn’t have any particular design for him; it was just a shirt that was thrown into his suitcase to fill out. His wardrobe.

Sacha and I were talking about these leopard jumpsuits that bodybuilders and weightlifters wear in Eastern Europe and I thought it would be funny if we could make a thong out of them. So I took one that I started to cut off the top and took it Speedo briefs for the bottom. It is made of spandex with a reinforced gusset effect .

Three times nothing. However, the color should remind you of 80’s spandex items. I was also thinking about how to wear it. So I made the designed part of the speedo narrower so that you run with your knees out, the “pack” doesn’t fall off. On the other hand, if you behave normally, it will be like that!”. Genius in simplicity.