Thongs, briefs, boxers: Mexico City bares all to celebrate 'No pants subway ride'

[caption id=“attachment_2041139” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Young people, stripped to their underpants and wait for the subway as they take part in Mexico’s edition of the “No pants subway ride day”. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041145” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Love is in the air- a couple without pants kiss as they wait for the subway train during “The No Pants Subway Ride”. The event, the fifth organized in Mexico, is an annual flash mob and occurs in different cities around the world. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041147” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  From boxers, briefs, thongs to granny pants, commuters had no problem baring all for Mexico’s No Pants Subway ride. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041149” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Wearing hats, scarves and thick coats on their top halves, boarded trains at stations across the city - surrounded by bemused travellers. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041151” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Mexico City’s subway station subway crammed with bare-legged commuters. Underpants must be worn and, although flashy designs are allowed, organisers prefer those involved to look - at least from the waist-up - as though they are going about their daily lives. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041153” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Uniforms and business suits are encouraged to amplify the lower-half effect as are props - bicycles, prams, shopping bags or a briefcase. One thoroughly amused passenger cannot help but stare at the commuters waiting to board trains at the station. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041155” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The subway passengers are completely oblivious to a woman standing in the middle of the train who has taken off her pants. Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2041157” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Scantily-clad riders in Mexico City all joined in as part of the ‘celebration of silliness’. Reuters[/caption]