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Or let's say you get a Brazilian and are feeling a little breezy with the autumn winds coming along. My friend Ben tipped me off to merkins, or pubic wigs. They've been around since the 14th century, when randy aristocrats would wear them to conceal oozing syphilis sores. One man in London is single-handedly trying to bring about a merkin revival. Rick ("Muff Daddy") Stonell, owner of the Archive and Alwyn salon in London, offers a wide variety of custom-made merkins and a "full-service pubic salon." (They also do regular hair for the straight-laced types.) Stonell started with chin wigs and from there, it was a natural progression ... south. So the first question I ask Stonell is, "Why?"

"It's a body ornament, body furniture, really. We've gone through piercing, branding, shaving. People want something more natural," he says. Although what's natural about a fuzzy pink heart hovering between your legs is beyond me.

Stonell's merkins come in three sizes: small, medium and "Oh my God, bring out the bush whacker!" Customers come in for repeated fittings. "We don't mess around," says Stonell. They can be cut and dyed into any shape. His favorites include corporate logos, bull's eyes, stars and stripes, targets and love hearts. "We even had a lord come in and pick one out for his wife. We suggested the family crest. It's really all very interesting," he says about his line of work. That has got to be the understatement of the year.