jamesoblivion
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posted on July 31, 2001 11:54:04 AM
20 YRS. OF A THONG THING
By LISA MARSH
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July 31, 2001 -- Happy Birthday, thong!
It seems like just yesterday, but it was a full 20 years ago that the thong burst onto the underwear scene.
It'll never be the same.
To celebrate, Frederick's of Hollywood, which claims credit for taking thongs to the masses, is throwing a party.
The purveyor of slinky lingerie plans to give away 100,000 limited-edition commemorative thongs at its stores across the country. "We are in the business of empowering every woman to feel glamorous and desirable in every outfit," Linda LoRe, president and CEO of Frederick's of Hollywood, said in a statement.
In recent years, thong sales have sprinted past sales for "big panties," accounting for 90 percent of Frederick's underwear sales - some 75,000 pairs weekly. That adds up to annual sales of $25 million to $30 million for thongs that range in price from $5 to $14.
"Younger customers have adopted them as a mainstay," said Christine Ansari, vice president of merchandising for Frederick's of Hollywood. "They are popular with girls in their teens, and once they start wearing them, they stick with them."
The first thongs appeared thousands of years ago when they were used as modesty pieces for nude models. G-strings were the modern day precursors to the "scanty panties," which stylistically are "somewhere between the G-string and the panty," Ansari said.
http://www.nypost.com/nypfashionbiz/36267.htm
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ZiLvY
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posted on July 31, 2001 12:07:30 PM
Thing, thing a thong, make it different to last your whole life long, la la la la, la la la la la, thing a thong!  ......
XXXX Floss!!
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Femme
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posted on July 31, 2001 12:50:49 PM
James knows thongs.
James knows G-strings, too...because he plays the guitar. 
Is this a panty thread???
BTW, what are "big panties", James?
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bunnicula
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posted on July 31, 2001 12:55:52 PM
Those would be the panties that are comfortable to wear. We all know what a wedgy is--why on earth would someone want to go about with one all day? That's essentially what thongs are: wedgies you wear on purpose.
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hepburn
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posted on July 31, 2001 01:05:32 PM
aka butt floss=thong.
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uaru
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posted on July 31, 2001 01:22:50 PM
"They are popular with girls in their teens, and once they start wearing them, they stick with them."
Okay, who or what is that they & them referring to? 
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ZiLvY
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posted on July 31, 2001 01:40:42 PM
They or Them are the ones with Crevicitis! Deep knee bends and thongs don't mix!
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jamesoblivion
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posted on July 31, 2001 01:42:44 PM
I never really thought about this too much. I've been told that they're comfortable, more comfortable even. Once you get used to it. Ladies, anyone wanna weigh in on this?
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spazmodeus
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:08:11 PM
"They are popular with girls in their teens, and once they start wearing them, they stick with them."
It seems to me kind of slutty for a teen girl to be wearing a thong. I'm no prude, I just think some things should wait till a person's a little older.
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jamesoblivion
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:15:30 PM
How about a 19 year old? 18?
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toke
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:25:21 PM
SLUTTY?!
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:25:48 PM
I sometimes wear a thong - but not for long
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xifene
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:26:14 PM
It seems to me kind of slutty for a teen girl to be wearing a thong. I'm no prude, I just think some things should wait till a person's a little older.
??? What's slutty about not wanting a panty line ???
Colour me confused.
signed,
Pantylineless in NC
--xifene--
http://www.auctionusers.org
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Microbes
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:30:16 PM
Gee... I thought this was about a birthday present (of the best kind)
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KatyD
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:35:14 PM
Oh, you're just an old fogey, Spaz.
KatyD
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toke
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:37:12 PM
If a teenage girl wearing a thong is "slutty," what would you call a teenage boy?
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KatyD
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:38:00 PM
teenage boys wear thongs? Euwwww! Lol!
KatyD
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KatyD
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:38:55 PM
Speaking of what Bunnicula calls a "wedgie", am I the only one that calls it a "melvin"?.
KatyD
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toke
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:42:04 PM
KatyD...
You need to check out the current men's underwear. Amazing. Or what passes for bathing suits... It's a revelation, as it were...heh
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KatyD
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:47:26 PM
Gee, I dunno, Toke. I don't even like to see men wearing Speedos. I see what these European tourists wear on the beach here, and it grosses me out. Most all the guys here wear board shorts.
KatyD
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gravid
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posted on July 31, 2001 02:54:26 PM
underwear? too hot
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toke
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posted on July 31, 2001 03:07:28 PM
My husband hates to shop, so I see it all.
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sjl1017
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posted on July 31, 2001 03:31:56 PM
Weighing in as a wearer of aformentioned panty style...they actually are comfortable and don't leave panty lines in clingy clothes. Think about it, you're gonna get a wedgie anyway, may as well start out with less fabric to be wedgied with!!!
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spazmodeus
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:03:11 PM
Certain articles of clothing, certain styles of clothing tend to say something about the wearer. I think a 15 or 16 year old in a thong sends a message of sexuality and/or promiscuity. Hence slutty.
I say the same thing when I see girls that age wearing tops with no bra, nipples protruding for the whole world to see.
I don't care what you say -- stuff like that sends a message.
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hepburn
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:05:46 PM
I guess Im a prude too. But not with teens wearing thongs...ANYONE wearing thongs. It grosses me out just thinking about them. How does one removing them without..um...touching them? Hey! Maybe I should invent "THONG TONGS, To Prevent Touching Them When Removing".
[ edited by hepburn on Jul 31, 2001 04:07 PM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:37:30 PM
spaz, when you wear a big band of tight elastic around your chest and straps digging into your shoulders every time you reach up, for the entire day 3 or 4 days a week, you can #*!@ about how bralessness looks.
And those torture devices called underwires
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Femme
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:43:52 PM
Heaven forbid a woman dress for her own comfort.
If someone wants to interpret her apparel as "a message", then the receiver is the one with the problem.
How many defense lawyers have used a woman's attire time and time again in rape trials.
It stinks!!!
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Femme
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:52:37 PM
Personally, I don't "get" thongs.
Why not just go au naturel?
Wonder what Spaz would think of that. LOL
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toke
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posted on July 31, 2001 04:53:12 PM
I'd like to know how you determine a teenage girl is wearing a thong undergarment, Spaz.
Again...what do you call a teenage boy wearing comparable thong underwear? Are they slutty too, or is there some "guy" word for it?
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ZiLvY
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posted on July 31, 2001 05:02:46 PM
The Thong has ended but, the Malady lingers on!
Spaz about your xray vision(re thong thingy)....gimme a break nipples protruding...ever see a guy reaching
in for a frozen dinner at the supermarket?
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