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Rothman, Lily (2 April 2012). "Rudi Gernreich – All-TIME Top 100 Icons in Fashion, Style and Design – TIME". TIME.com. Comfort in every season: It is easy to find the perfect underwear for winters, but not for summer. It is not the case with v string and thong as it is super soft in nature and is designed with the minimum fabric. Kimmel, Michael; Milrod, Christine; Kennedy, Amanda (2014). Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis. Rowman & Littlefield. p.97. ISBN 9780759123144. Thong swimsuits are banned or strongly discouraged in some places, including some Muslim countries. [64] [65] Areas in the United States with similar bans include such locations as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, [66] and Kure Beach, North Carolina. [67] See also [ edit ]Thongs – Do they cause UTIs or yeast infections?". Go Ask Alice!. columbia.edu . Retrieved 5 March 2014.

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Alternatively, some sources have attributed thongs to be a derivation of the G-string, as claimed by Striptease: the Untold History of the Girlie Show. [9] Similarly, the Heinemann English Dictionary describes "thong" as a very skimpy style of undergarment or swimsuit, similar to a G-string. [10] A reverse description is used in Americanisms: the Illustrated Book of Words Made in the USA, which calls the G-string as a type of thong invented in 1936 and attributed to strippers, that consists of a small triangular piece of fabric connected by two elastic straps. [11] Woman wearing a thong. History [ edit ] Heinemann Staff, Manser, Martin & Feinstein, Jessica (2001) Heinemann English Dictionary. London: Heinemann ISBN 0-435-10424-1; p. 1072 Many languages borrow the English word string to refer to this type of underwear, usually without the G. Another common name is tanga (or sometimes string tanga), especially in the German Tanga. A frequent metaphor, especially in Brazil, is dental floss; in Brazil a thong is called fio dental (Portuguese for dental floss); in English, the term "Butt floss" is sometimes used. In Lithuanian it is "siaurikės" ("narrows"), in Italian "perizoma" or "tanga", in Turkish "ipli külot" ("stringed underpants"), and in Bulgarian as "prashka" ( прашка), which means a slingshot. In Israel the thong, mostly the G-string, is called Khutini ( חוטיני), from the word Khut, which means String. Similarly, in Iran, it is called "Shortbandi" ( شورت بندی) in which "short" (from English: shorts) means "briefs" and "bandi" means "with a string". A Puerto Rican Spanish slang term, used by Reggaeton artists, is gistro. [ citation needed] Hydinger, Liss " Listen up, guys, here's a lingerie lingo lesson", Daily News of Los Angeles, 6 February 1992 Los Angeles Times (9 May 2006). "Iran Considering Law Against Western Attire". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 10 January 2009.No Visible Panty Lines: The thongs and v string underwear are perfect for those who love to wear skin-tight pants or figure-hugging dresses. These styles avoid the visible panty line. Women usually bother about their outfits and want to look the best in whatever they wear. But do they know their innerwear is as important as their outerwear? The right or wrong underwear can change the way you look and feel in your favourite outfit. That’s the reason why women’s underwear has become much more than a bare essential. It's all well and good, looking great for everyone else, but what about underneath all your clothes? Well, at NA-KD, we've got a great selection of thongs for you to choose from that will help you feel sexy even if no one else knows! Novelty styles: You can find underwear made of unique materials, like wool, or with added benefits, like extra layers of absorbency for periods or built-in shapewear.