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Young Women Say No to Thongs
NYTimes ^ | 5/29/2015 | H. Peyphlan

Posted on 05/29/2015 2:10:05 PM PDT by VinL

A young generation of women is discovering a new brand of sexy in the most unlikely of places: their grandmothers’ underwear drawers.

“When I walk into a lingerie store, I’m always like, ‘O.K., which drawer in here is for the grannies?’ ” Daphne Javitch, 35, said of her predilection for ample-bottomed undies. That preference led Ms. Javitch, back in 2010, to found Ten Undies, a line with a cult following that sells cotton full-bottom bikinis, boy shorts and high-waist briefs not unlike the kind immortalized in “Bridget Jones’s Diary.” (“Hello, mommy.”) Ten’s wares are comfortable and practical, to be sure, but that’s hardly the only draw.

“Within millennial and Generation Y consumer groups, it’s considered cool to be wearing full-bottom underwear,” said Bernadette Kissane, an apparel analyst at the market intelligence firm Euromonitor. “Thongs have had their moment.”

Data provided by the research company NPD Group back her up. Sales of thongs decreased 7 percent over the last year, while sales of fuller styles — briefs, boy shorts and high-waist briefs — have grown a collective 17 percent

Erica Russo, the fashion director for accessories, cosmetics and intimate apparel at Bloomingdale’s, said that indeed there has been a “shift in the business.” She noted that the trend is in line with the higher-waist and roomier pants styles that have dominated fashion this season. Perhaps motivated by the same kind of contrarianism that helped elevate Birkenstocks and fanny packs, young women are embracing “granny panties” — and not just for laundry day.

“I only wear granny panties,” Julia Baylis, a willowy 22-year-old, declared proudly. Ms. Baylis and her best friend, Mayan Toledano, 27, design the boutique clothing label Me and You. Their best seller is a pair of white cotton underpants with the word “feminist” printed in pink bubble . ..(snip)

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To: Organic Panic

That’s a “Whale Tale”!


61 posted on 05/29/2015 3:31:14 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
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To: needmorePaine
... today fedoras are a basic accessory for your average hipster.

Yes, but they wear them badly. A fedora goes well with a tailored suit or an overcoat. They look ghastly with a lumber-jack plaid flannel shirt or a logo-emblazoned t-shirt, as usually worn by hipsters.

62 posted on 05/29/2015 3:35:26 PM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: Vermont Lt; ken5050
What's a "coat"?


63 posted on 05/29/2015 3:42:55 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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To: Sparticus

I would rather see bell bottom hip huggers with halter tops and a nice tan. Throw in some J.C. shoes and a come hither look in the eyes. Hit the vinyl with some Steppenwolf, Moody Blues, and CCR.


64 posted on 05/29/2015 3:45:17 PM PDT by biff (Et Tu Boeh-ner)
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To: VinL

Just take them off and stop talking. I don’t care what they are. : )


65 posted on 05/29/2015 3:45:41 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: OpusatFR

Thongs are necessary under some of the more fitted clothes. Panty lines are not pretty


Panty lines are fine. Do you want us to think you aren’t wearing any?


66 posted on 05/29/2015 3:48:40 PM PDT by OwenKellogg (CRUZ to Victory! Donate at tedcruz.org)
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To: proxy_user
"You will probably soon see the return of the fedora and the trench coat."

Right now here in Texas, that's a good idea.

67 posted on 05/29/2015 3:49:47 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: rbg81

I agree with that


68 posted on 05/29/2015 3:51:34 PM PDT by GeronL (free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Butt Floss!


69 posted on 05/29/2015 3:55:18 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Rides_A_Red_Horse

LOL


70 posted on 05/29/2015 3:56:12 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

I always called it butt floss.


71 posted on 05/29/2015 4:03:17 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: OpusatFR

There are many types of no-panty-line panties. Soma sells some gorgeous ones.

I’ve never even considered wearing a thong....no way.


72 posted on 05/29/2015 4:08:27 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: Jack Hammer
"Personally, I love to look at women in thongs, but... simply cannot comprehend how any humen being can be comfortable with a string up the butt."

It's not possible. There are all kinds of sexy panties that don't try to saw out a portion of one's behind.

73 posted on 05/29/2015 4:14:01 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: GeronL

Wrong. I like thongs; I wear thongs; I prefer thongs. Nothing to bunch up under your clothes. Don’t think “granny panties” will stick around too long...


74 posted on 05/29/2015 4:15:46 PM PDT by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: CatherineofAragon

“I’ve never even considered wearing a thong....no way.”

Me too, I really thought I’d hate them, until I needed a pair in order to wear a clingy dress. For me at any rate, they are comfortable. I’ll look at Soma, thanks for the tip.


75 posted on 05/29/2015 4:16:35 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: GeronL
the thong was the worst idea ever

From who's perspective?

76 posted on 05/29/2015 4:17:44 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (War IS the answer! Peace activists never liberated anything or anyone....)
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To: VinL
Adhesive panties...no, it's not a gag item. Little sticky things you press on to your lady parts for a single wear.


77 posted on 05/29/2015 4:17:51 PM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: Organic Panic

My Sister-in-law (80 years old) said that a few years ago she and her husband saw a girl in a grocery store with low cut jeans and a white thong on.

In the check out line, when she bent over to get items of the bottom of the cart, she revealed a two inch smear of brown on her white thong. Several people immediately left the line to keep from bursting out laughing.


78 posted on 05/29/2015 4:18:30 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Bobalu

Sorry, thongs are one thing, but nobody is going Kartrashian.


79 posted on 05/29/2015 4:19:19 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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To: GeronL

It was like a permanent wedgie. Distracting. You can’t concentrate on work like that.

Wedgie swimsuits, I hope that goes out of fashion. Does not look flattering on even well toned slim people. They have been very popular with men (granted mostly European men) who think they are all that. Yikes!


80 posted on 05/29/2015 4:21:44 PM PDT by Lorianne (fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
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