I’m not so sure about this prediction, but Seth’s going out on a limb…

There were a lot of trends that I was happy to see the back of when the early 2000s matured into a more reasonable millennium – at least when it came to fashion.

Socially and politically, the second decade of the millennium is a circus.

Butterfly tramp stamps and exposed G-strings were among the fashion trends that we thought we could safely shove down the memory hole and laugh about occasionally when nostalgia for the weird-old-days kicked in.

For those of you who committed to the butterfly tramp stamp, you have my condolences. You might also have a chance to revive those days, because the exposed G-string is making a comeback and the two tend to go hand-in-hand.

VICE has been tracking the revival of the thong:

Over the past few years, thongs have slowly been creeping back into view. Most recently, Bella Hadid strutted down the runway of Versace’s spring 2020 show in low-rise sparkly black pants with the sides of her gold embellished underwear pulled strategically into view. Shortly after, designer Heron Preston, gave the thong a more relaxed look by dressing a model in sagging pants with her stringy undergarment full exposed.

Saggy pants and a thong – sexy.

Thongs have been around since antiquity, although back then they were worn by men.

Anyone alive in the early aughts knows that thongs had a major moment at the beginning of the new millennium. In 1999, The Wall Street Journal declared that the thong had “managed to win over the mainstream,” moving from the racks of sex shops like Frederick’s of Hollywood to the luxury shelves of Saks Fifth Avenue. Tom Ford took the look one step further when he made the straps of his models’ thongs visible on the runway for his spring 1998 collection for Gucci.

The tiny panties were no longer about hiding your underwear, but showing them off. Everyone from Christina Aguilera to Gillian Anderson, were pairing their low-rise pants and dresses with high-rise G-strings.

I remember. Thankfully by 2004, the trend had moved on.

In 2004, Adam Lippes, founder of the lingerie line Adam + Eve told The New York Times that women had developed “thong fatigue.” “The thong got skinnier and skinnier, and women got tired of it,” Lippes told the publication.

Now fashion designer Meiko Ban has created ‘thong jeans’ – jeans so distressed that the shredded fabric created a thong, revealing the wearer’s arse.

Sure…you do you.

It appears that enough time has passed for people to forget the discomfort and the thong is on its way back up the butts of famous people – which means it’s probably making its way to Cape Town in the coming months.

If a thong is your thing, more power to you. Live your best life.

Just have a good, long think before getting that tramp stamp.

[source:vice]