Friday, 22 June 2012
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Thong Be Gone: Girls Want Boy Shorts
What do cool modern women wear under their clothes? Not thongs apparently. The “triangle and a few strings” staple of the underwear drawer has been chased away by boy shorts and French lace. But are you jumping on the underwear bandwagon?Everyone’s got a little lingerie nostalgia. Well I do anyway. I had a special pair of aqua green Thursday “briefs” (the cute way of saying childish granny pants) which I wore the day I finished second in my regional cross country race at the age of nine. Eight years later I wore my lucky Thursday briefs to all my end of year exams. I still have them in a box somewhere, a washed out memento of my childhood achievements.
But back to thongs/ G-strings (I’m using the terms interchangeably, but if you want to know the difference look here). The only reason G-strings really became cool was the boom in female “How tight are your pants?” competitions, towards the end of the 20th century. The tight trend was followed by the slightly tawdry “How low can you go?” era, where everyone wore their G-strings high and proud.
I always found it very apt that Australians called flip flops “thongs”. You know that horrible bit that goes between your toes and is a guaranteed blister generator? It’s the shoe equivalent of a night wearing a thong: Absolutely torturous.
As you can maybe tell I was never a thong fan. In fact I’ve been known to go commando to avoid the infamous VPL, without feeling like Moses is trying to part the Red Sea between my butt cheeks.
And from what Cosmopolitan’s reporting, I’m not alone. Women everywhere are trading in their G-strings for a bit more coverage. French knickers are doing what Napoleon didn’t quite manage, and assuming worldwide domination. And boy shorts, complete with NVPL (No visible pant line) technology are killing it in the stores.
This from Guido Campello, vice president of branding and innovation for lingerie line Cosabella: "Our boy short is our fastest-selling item, and women have told us guys absolutely love it."
Now, I’m not advocating picking lingerie based solely on what your boyfriend or girlfriend likes. Actually, fuck it, who cares, if it gets you laid, go for it.
Are you following the trend and going “boy” or “French”? Or are you bucking it and sticking to your G-string? As a side note, how do you become a NVPL scientist? What a sick job.
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It just depends on the outfit.
Gross! I've never worn a thong for longer than like 5 minutes. I have a ton of boy shorts underpants. Even had a boy shorts bikini back in the 90s.
I mean that's coo' but what about that pantyline? sorryboutit
"Actually, fuck it, who cares, if it gets you laid, go for it."
my motto in life. we should hang out sometime.
I own a lot of both types of underwear. See I don't know if it's because my ass is huge, but I pretty much perpetually have wedgies anyways (awkward and embarrassing, I know). Since I have a small waist and large behind, underwear that fits correctly is even harder for me to find than jeans. So even though I have plenty of pairs of boy shorts and the like, thongs just work for me. I don't have to worry about it covering my ass and it's more comfortable to have a little bit of fabric there instead of a lot of fabric bunched up.
I love my thongs!!!! But yesterday while trying to buy some, I noticed that thongs were harder to find than they used to be.... So maybe this new fad is taking over!!
I think a lot of factors come into play here: the size and shape of the butt, the size and style of the underwear, what you are wearing. I have thongs that are uncomfortable, and some are comfortable. I also have boyshorts that are comfy and some that aren't. Certain undies feel better or worse depending on what you are wearing over them too. Generally I stick with briefs and bikini cut.
boyshorts give your butt that extra lift and if you buy them in a size that is one size too small, it fits so tight that it seems like your cheeks are about to burst
why not just buy a size that fits-well that wouldn't give the sexier bursting effects, so if you don't care for that, then ok, don't. boyshorts are the equivalent to pushup bras for your butt. if you have a small or flat butt, then thongs will emphasize the lack of size, and not just thin people have flat butts, but bigger people, too. I mean shapeless butts aren't ideal for thongs. if you have a medium or big butt, then boyshorts will help increase it even more. this is what I noticed sometimes when someone's ass gets my attention and they aren't always nice looking butts but sometimes the unappealing ones seem to catch my eye, too, but I don't want to look since I don't even find soft parts appealing. but when I see them, it is like omg, why did she have to cross my path and gross me out. they usually say, well, just don't look, but really, I don't want to look, but the quick glance is enough to invade my senses in a horrifying way. I've seen not so appealing butts on guys, too. some have pants wedgies and their pants ride up their ass. when I see this, I walk faster and speed ahead of them, so I don't have to view it. leave your wedgies at home! I bet my butt looks good as I'm fast walking past the wedgie offenders in my seamless panties under tight pants
briefs are no longer saggy granny undies, but they make briefs more form fitting due to the spandex material. the new and improved spandex briefs feel comfortable as if you aren't wearing anything and there is no VPL. my butt doesn't feel secure when I wear thongs. I like the full coverage briefs, but briefs sound bland. my FCP(full coverage panties) are in vibrant colors and cute. I prefer feeling cute at work than sexy. I reserve my sexy panties when I wear sexy clothes during my days off or after work
@P0RCELA1N_D0LL@xanga - seriously long explanation about boyshorts//thongs.
I love both.
@lttlegel@lovelyish - ever since I saw that random guy with a super toned butt, I've been subconsciously noticing and comparing butts sort of when I randomly notice them. I put his butt on a pedestal now
i've always loved boy shorts! i will never understand "thongs are more comfortable"
@P0RCELA1N_D0LL@xanga - you make all of my favorite comments ever, i swear
I don't wear thongs....I like boy shorts, but I haven't found any that fit right yet. I bought my normal size and one pair was too big and another pair kept riding up. maybe my butt is too big..hehe
I never wore thongs until my husband mentioned the idea to me.. At first it was a little uncomfortable, but now I love them and wear them all the time. It sounds stupid, but you never get a wedgie because you always have one. lol. It's not torture; you get used to it.
Guys usually take my pants and underwear off at the same time so it doesn't actually matter what I wear..... And anyway, I only wear underwear if I plan to show off later-- otherwise it's just skin.
Usually I buy thongs, cause I have a cute booty. But recently Victoria Secret did a line of school themed clothing and the only undies for my college that they had were boyshorts so I bought them. And damn, VS makes a girl's kush look nice.
So yeah, thumbs up Boy shorts.
I've always hated thongs, stuck with briefs or boyshorts. Something about putting my underwear up my buttcrack just seems so unhealthy..
On an amusing side note, my boss once told me he hates boyshorts simply because of the same & said they would be sexy if they weren't called that. I thought that was pretty strange.
I normally wear shorts of some kind, except, oddly enough, at work (the trousers are pretty unforgiving and I don't really want to draw more attention to my butt). However, perhaps because of my curves, almost all of my underwear quickly ends up in wedgie form. -_- I'm not a fan of the thong with a wide strip of fabric, but g-strings can be comfortable..! I personally think shorts look a million times cuter, though.
I hate thongs. Do you know how much higher the risks of infection are with those too? It's nasty. Ugh. I'll stick with bikini and boyshort style underwear with cute lacy things(:
I've always worn boy shorts...every guy I've dated loves it. Thongs are torturous; Although, that is coming from the girl who's never worn a thong for longer than a minute.
I've always worn boy shorts since like high school. I love them. Those and cheekies, but I'm not sure what the difference is. They're comfy. Do guys notice boy shorts or thongs? I have never had a guy stop in the middle of hooking up and be like, 'dude those boy shorts look awesome.'
i agree with @shytooth said. i also have a tiny waist but a big ass, it is hard to find underwear that will fit just right. i have maybe 3 or 4 pairs of boyshorts, i only wear them when i am wearing sweats or going to bed. otherwise i prefer thongs. thongs i find the right size, no matter what. while with boyshorts or any other type of underwear that is supposed to cover my butt i have to go up a size or to just so it will sit the way it is supposed to.
Never wore a thong, but I have a pair of boy shorts and they always end up bunching up in my crack and giving me a major wedgie. So do my couple pairs of cheeky underwear from VS (which is also where I got the boy shorts). I like bikini cut underwear because I don't like wedgies. I'll wear pretty, wedgie inducing underwear when I know it's gonna be coming off soon enough.
Boy shorts, but thin thongs to hide under dresses.