Toronto Star: Swan song of the thong

[marmar]

Swan song of the thong
The once-hot garment is falling from favour. Blame cold reality

Published On Sun Feb 7 2010

Sarah Barmak
Special to the Star


In the glory days of the thong, Monica Lewinsky is said to have kick-started her affair with Bill Clinton by showing him hers.

Yet now that silky strip of fabric worn between one's nether cheeks – its telling "whale tail" invariably peeking from the tops of jeans – seems to be (gasp) hot no more.

Just a week before Valentines Day, thongs are playing only a bit part in retail lingerie displays, having ceded space to lacy boy shorts, culottes and frilly full-torso outfits. In an online contest (held by American Apparel) to determine "the best bottom in the world," photos of behinds in bikini panties and boy shorts dominate.

This month, Cosmopolitan, the women's magazine once responsible for popularizing the thong, declared the g-stringy garment as predictable as the celebrity sex tape. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/761664--swan-song-of-the-thong?bn=1

[GoCubsGo]

1. Bye, bye, buttcrack floss.

Good riddance. I never could understand how anyone could wear those things.

[JCMach1]

2. The thong and the tramp stamp... it's about time

I love tattoos, but just about the butt crack!

[MiddleFingerMom]

3. I'm very fond of my partner's tramp stamp....

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During lovemaking, I can gaze lovingly at it for seconds and seconds.
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And then I, you know... lie down, roll over and go to sleep.
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