In this women's clothing section of the Apparel Search directory, you will find all sorts of interesting information regarding cotton thongs for women.
A thong is a type of underwear or style of bathing suit bottom. It would be considered a "skimpy" pair of underpants. In regard to clothing, skimpy means short and revealing. Generally utilizing small amounts of fabric.
Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a bikini bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum. Thongs are almost always designed to cover the most private parts, and leave part or most of the buttocks uncovered. The back of the garment typically consists of a thin waistband and a thin strip of material, designed to be worn between the buttocks, that connects the middle of the waistband with the bottom front of the garment.
What is the difference between a G-string and a thong?
The G-string style is a type of thong. The terms are often used interchangeably but they are definitely two different garments. The back of the G-string consists only of a string size piece of fabric. Typically elastic.
Thongs come in a variety of styles with various thickness (width) of material on the rear portion. Types of thongs include the traditional thong, the G-string, and the C-string. There are a number of intermediate kinds of thongs between full rear coverage and a string rear. They come in a variety of fabrics including cotton and cotton blends. Cotton is generally used for thong underwear. If you plan to later research swimwear, synthetics may be a better choice for your thong swimwear.
You may want to learn more about the various types of underwear from our underwear glossary.
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It may also be a good idea to learn more about women's swimwear.
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