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25 February 2008

So, this "strapless g-string" thing... [NSFW, obv.]→[More:]For one thing, it looks a bit silly -- maybe it's just because the designer went with a frilly Frederick's of Hollywood look instead of something tastefully sexy.

But besides that, I remember seeing something very similar in a Playboy I had when I was a middle-schooler. A little research confirmed my suspicions: former Playmate Marilyn Cole marketed at "minikini" that appeared in a pictorial in April 1989 (the issue I had -- also featuring Erica Eleniak of "Baywatch"). So it's not new, it's just a re-discovery of an old design, now employing double-sided tape instead of (IIRC) wires.

Just wanted to share that. Carry on.
post by: me3dia at: 14:59 | 28 comments
Ewwwwww.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 25 February | 15:09
When going to the bathroom carefully pull the panties to the side and replace when finished.

It doesnt' tell you what to do with the shit that's all over your hand.
posted by essexjan 25 February | 15:10
Yeah. No.
posted by gaspode 25 February | 15:11
People wear such stupid shit sometimes.
posted by iconomy 25 February | 15:13
Tape? Be sure to use a depilatory first.
posted by arse_hat 25 February | 15:16
arse_hat, the type of woman who'd buy/wear that would be fully brazilian-ed.
posted by essexjan 25 February | 15:20
People wear such stupid shit sometimes.

I saw this scrolling through Recent Comments, thought it was in the What Are You Wearing thread, and I was like, whoa, iconomy is usually so nice.
posted by mudpuppie 25 February | 15:28
I think the idea is ridiculous. I don't think I would have the energy or desire to worry about adhesive before I put on underpants. Props to the person that can make some cash from the idea, though.
posted by LoriFLA 25 February | 15:34
I don't think I would have the energy or desire to worry about adhesive before I put on underpants.

Words to live by.
posted by BoringPostcards 25 February | 15:36
I dunno... I can see a certain demographic who would wear these. Sort of like pasties (not the burlesque type - the type sold at Victoria's Secret to prevent embarrasing nipplage).
posted by muddgirl 25 February | 15:43
Embarrasing should have been in scare quotes. Most of the time I don't even care whether or not my shirt is stained, much less if my body is naturally reacting to the temperature of the air.
posted by muddgirl 25 February | 15:47
I dunno... I can see a certain demographic who would wear these.

I think that demographic would be women who get a squeeze line when they wear a thong (like a muffin top, but with underwear). To which I say, maybe they should find better-fitting underwear.
posted by me3dia 25 February | 15:48
Ok, so what's the point of the see-through one again?

I think that demographic would be women who get a squeeze line when they wear a thong (like a muffin top, but with underwear). To which I say, maybe they should find better-fitting underwear.


Underalls, anyone?

I like boy-shorts myself, but I got some not too long ago that had the damn panty lines sewn on! How stupid is that?
posted by lysdexic 25 February | 15:51
Thinking about it, it's not even a g-string. It's just air on g.
posted by lysdexic 25 February | 15:52
pasties don't stick (to me) without spirit gum. So yeah, a - wtf, and b - they wouldn't stick. Why not just do without?

posted by rainbaby 25 February | 15:56
OK, I'll ask the obvious: why not just go commando?
posted by bmarkey 25 February | 16:10
OK, I'll ask the obvious: why not just go commando?

Paparazzi.

It could happen!
posted by lysdexic 25 February | 16:39
Yeah, I don't get it. You either wear underwear or you don't. Why bother with this half ..er.. assed shit?
posted by deborah 25 February | 17:00
I like boy-shorts myself


Boy shorts are the greatest things ever. Waaaaaaay sexier than thongs.
posted by middleclasstool 25 February | 17:12
stupid question. why does it need the up-the-butt string and the back attachment if it's only meant to cover such a tiny area? why not just have an honest little triangle to cover only the actual crotch? i mean, g-strings show your butt anyway. and the most unpleasant part of them is the string.

obviously, you'd have to be all about the brazilian wax to want a ... crotch pasty ... anyway, but i could see some sort of reason behind that. maybe?

whatever. clearly not my world.
posted by brina 25 February | 18:15
the type of woman who'd buy/wear that would be fully brazilian-ed.

they're whores, you mean? not in Brazil, not at all -- well certainly not all of them. extremely at ease with their bodies and their sexuality by most industrialised countries' standards, yes. whores, not at all. trust me.

don't project your own values on other cultures -- I wouldn't judge a woman's morals by the amount of fabric she uses to cover her ass.

most of you guys never been to Brazil, I guess: they have a really cool sort of extreme cache-sexe there, a sort of a band-aid really, that essentially only covers the labia majora. it makes this strapless g string look like a Burberry trench coat. would I wear this if I were a woman? I don't know. if I were Brazilian and i could carry it off, maybe.

god bless Brazil, by the way; they turned soccer, sun, samba and sex into a science and an art. and they have summer when it's winter up here.
posted by matteo 25 February | 19:17
(and yes of course you need a Brazilian wax to wear that kind of garment; esp the band-aid thingie)
posted by matteo 25 February | 19:19
Your post is very confusing, matteo. Was anyone implying that only whores get Brazilian Waxes? (not true) Or that women from Brazil are whores? (Not true) Or that women from Brazil all get Brazilian Waxes (also not true).

I do know that any sort of hair is gonna show through your pants if you're wearing a pastie thong. Hence, if you're buying a pastie thong, you're getting the whole shebangabang stripped off. Hence, "the type of woman who'd buy/wear that would be fully brazilian-ed."
posted by muddgirl 25 February | 19:59
Where "brazilian-ed" means "undergone the grooming procedure known as "Brazilian Wax".
posted by muddgirl 25 February | 20:00
Why bother? If you're going to wear something stuck to your body that doesn't really cover up anything, you might as well wear a merkin.
posted by plinth 25 February | 22:19
There was something called a c string or c band that was some kind of "headband for you crotch?" before this. Maybe it's related to me3dia's mention.
posted by ethylene 25 February | 22:49
Looks like a frilly maxi pad.
posted by CitrusFreak12 25 February | 23:03
That looks like a diaper for adults, only thong style.
posted by hadjiboy 26 February | 03:39
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