Lace Thong
The benefits of the thong as a choice of underwear are well documented in newspapers and magazine, with all areas describing the wonders of the reduction in tan and panty lines, the ease of storage and general user-friendliness of the thong concept. However, thongs are still seen as a relatively new fashion item, having only really achieved worldwide popularity since the turn of the 21st century.
But what if you’re still a bit of an old fashioned girl at heart? Maybe you want all of the associated perks of thong-wearing, but with a nod to a bygone era. There is no reason why the thong, the most practical of underwear options, cannot also have some style and class of it’s own – long gone are the days when the thong was associated solely with strippers and the sex industry. The best way to achieve an old-world feel in this most modern of garments is to look for a thong consisting of lace, one of the most fashionably durable materials of the past 500 years.
There is no reason why this most Victorian of materials cannot be translated into the modern day UK underwear selection. The reason lace has endured is it’s timeless elegance and the way it achieves an intricate design and pattern without distracting or annoying adornments – the material itself is enough. You can even claim a lace thong to have a religious background, as lace is even mentioned in the Bible (Exodus 28:28, King James Version) – and there is even a patron saint of lace-making, St. John Francis Regis. Very few items available from modern lingerie manufacturer’s can claim to have such a secure place in history and religion as the lace thong!
Perhaps due to this unique historical placing, lace thongs tend to be more substantial than their standard cotton counterparts. They often have a wider-than-average waist band, which is the perfect showcase for the elaborate patterning that has made lace so popular. White is the customary colour for the lace thong, though you can update the style by introducing more vibrant colours such as postbox red, deep purple and even rainbow-spectrum colouring.
Due to this more substantial design, some women find the lace thong the most comfortable of all thong materials, as it covers a wider surface area and gives the impression of a more secure and demure fit. There is also something undeniably thrilling about wearing lace as lingerie, possibly due to it’s known associations with a more traditional era and it’s connections with the luxury market.
The true brilliance of the lace thong is matching this material of a virtuous and simple era with the convenience and associated sexuality of the thong. Clashing the worlds of the antique with the most up-to-date of fashion lingerie techniques creates a wonderful blend of the old and the new, bringing two previously unassociated worlds together to create a unique and exciting look which is also comfortable and pratical. When viewed like this, it is easy to understand the lace thong’s enduring popularity.