You can be bolder with your style this year if you made New Year’s resolution to make it more courageous in 2022.
Julia Fox, a rising star in the music industry, wore racy thong pants to Broadway on Tuesday with Kanye West. She also wore a $24 pair of G-string pants to dinner.
Fox looked radiant in a black top and wore it under a chic black, blue, and white coat to her theatre arrival. At dinner she opted for a leather jacket over the black shirt.
This style is an update on the 90s trend for ‘exposed Thongs’. It allows women to show their underwear above low-rise jeans’ waistbands, and then combine them into one garment.
FEMAIL was told by Miranda Holder, a TV celebrity fashion expert, that the new trend is ‘a bit cheeky and confident’.
“This season’s trend is to create garments that have the G-string exposed or the thong sewn in. It moves the trend away form the grunge vibes of hip hop and makes it feel couture and more glamorous.
If you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution to be braver with your style in 2022 than brace yourself – because the G-string trouser trend is back (pictured Rising star Julia Fox donned a pair of the racy thong trousers to hit Broadway with her date Kanye West on Tuesday, wowing in a pair of $24 G-string pants for dinner)
“As we look forward to a brighter 2022,” she continued, “There is no better creative outlet for productively getting rid of some Covid-related anxiety than through the catwalks or high streets, where this trend will feature prominently this spring/summer.”
“Many of us are ready to let go of caution and incorporate more colorful, risky fashion options back into our everyday looks.
“Designers have always been one step ahead of the curve and have reinvented the whale story trend, even though it might be taken as a joke (ha ha).
“The vibe is a bit cheeky and body confident. It’s just in time to celebrate womanly curves.
Meanwhile Celebrity Stylist Rochelle White explained there had been a ‘shift in fashion and trends’ during the pandemic thanks to platforms like TikTok, saying: ‘The nostalgic fashion trend of things showing above low cut jeans made a comeback in 2021, but an even bigger come back in 2022.
Both Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski have opted for the racy exposed G-string trend in varying forms (left and right)
Molly Mae Hague’s millions of Instagram followers were enchanted last year as she chose to rock the trend. Her post captioned: “Party at the back”
“I saw on the internet, and thanks to Instagram & Tik Tok thongs have now been attached fully to their clothes.
“This look is available in trousers, skirts and jeans. Because many of us have spent several days, weeks or months wearing tracksuits/co-ords or luxe loungewear for many years, I believe that 2022 is a time when people will be ready to expose more of their skin.
This look has been worn by Hailey Bieber, Dua Lipa and other celebrities.
Versace and Givenchy were able to create looks for runway 2021.
“I believe that this might be something we will see more of as we move into the warmer months. But, I am not sure if it will be an attractive look for all.
Hannah Eichler, a stylist explained that the G-string is a key part of any noughties wardrobe. A pivotal part of any noughties wardrobe, with Y2K style the hot topic it was only a matter of time before the humble thong fell back into fashion’s favour.
“Though underwear trends are much lower-key in 2022, the once embarrassing VPL almost has become normal!” back in the noughties, the G-string or thong was a fashion statement, with high street destinations like La Senza stocking designs adorned with diamante’s and Playboy bunny motifs.
‘Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears were famed for their raunchy, underwear as outerwear aesthetic back in their heyday, and this season everyone from Bella Hadid to Dua Lipa and Kendall Jenner are adopting the G-string trend, with one crucial difference – the trend now sees intricate strings attached to hipster trousers and cut out dresses.’
Hannah suggested that not all of the trends require you to buy raunchy clothes.
She advised: ‘If you’re feeling wary of this mini trend, may we suggest contrasting the look with casual pieces.
The trend is more easily captured when paired with a knit skirt, jean or a low-slung sweater.
“Or, why not follow the fashion and wear a bra strap underneath a cardigan like Katie Holmes?”
Meanwhile she added: ‘And if you’re willing to work the G-string but are looking for the comfy girl’s version, take a look at the growing range of sustainable lingerie brands which are both comfy and stylish – labels like Cavalier, Prism and Boody make G-strings from bamboo fibres with are comfortable and in colours which are worthy of a cheeky flash.’
The trend can sometimes expose the top half of the derrière.
This racy style, which emphasizes the wearer’s back is an imitation Gucci’s controversial 1998 spring collection. It features models in satin pants with leather hip straps that peek above the waistband.
It’s not only celebrities who are wearing the trend! Lizzie Hadfield and other high-fashion influencers have been rocking the trend casually (pictured).
Canadian Influencer Emma Leger chose to sport several variants of the trend (left and right), including black and white pants.
And Camille Charriere has also showed off her G-string trousers on Instagram, posing in the raunchy trousers last year
In recent months, stars such as Kendall Jenner or Dua Lipa were photographed wearing pants with built-in underwear.
Emily Ratajkowski was also an A-lister and wore an open thong dress while she was pregnant in October 2020.
Influencer Molly-Mae Hague wowed her millions of Instagram followers last year when she shared a snap as she dined out in Manchester wearing a black jacket with a thong apparently attached.
Love Island’s 22-year old star playedfully captioned several images with the body suit caption: ‘Business at the front…party at back’
The 22-year old can be seen in the photos wearing the black skimpy top with a whale tail detail and exposed back.
Dua Lipa (25-year-old Londoner) stunned in an unusual cut-out “thong-dress” as she posted a series on Instagram of some sexy photos from her recent Mexico trip.
Bella Hadid walks the runway at the Versace fashion show during the Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020, pictured left, and Hailey Bieber attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, right
In April 2021, Pip Edward showed off her new $890 trousers from the label Dion Lee.
Brand’s Y Front Wool Pant features a section built into the waistband, which mimics visible underwear.
Site explains that these trousers feature an extended waistband with tie at the back and create a striking pelvic teardrop cut at the hips.
Pip refers to Dion Lee as the “master” designer of the black trousers in her caption.
It’s not only celebrities who are influencing the fashion trend. Lizzie Hadfield and Camille Charriere have also weighed in with their minimalist take on it.
Have a look. Pip Edwards (pictured), has embraced the growing trend of the visible G-string. In an Instagram Stories photo, Pip Edwards showed off her $890 Dion Lee trousers.
On trend: The ‘Y Front Wool Pant’ from the brand features a built-in section above the waistband that mimics the appearance of visible underwear
Canadian Influencer Emma Leger wore the look on several occasions. Her 600k Instagram followers were astonished by her photos featuring ‘whaletail’ trousers.
They caused quite a stir after they appeared in retail stores around the world.
Aug.’s $28.95AUD ‘Sexy Plus Waist Skinny Jeans’ from Shein caused eyebrows to rise online.
They look just like any other style from the front, but the rear view tells a very different story that is not for the faint-hearted.
The fabric is not covered like traditional high-waisted pants. Instead, it has been cut in triangular shapes that look like a G-string denim.
This trend was even seen in high-street brands like Asos who began to sell trousers with a exposed thong at the waistband last January
The £22 design from emerging brand ASYOU features a black thong sticking out of the low dip-cut waistband, making it appear as though the wearer has their underwear on show
The style is not for conservative wearers. However, the Shein website has one customer review that shows the jeans hit the mark with at least one buyer.
“Omg, it’s so adorable! I love it!” “Omg so cute, I love it!” she wrote.
ASOS customers were confused when the brand began selling leather pants on-line last autumn.
The £22 design from emerging brand ASYOU features a black thong sticking out of the low cut waistband, making it appear as though the wearer has their underwear on show.
ASYOU is described by ASOS as ‘serving up new-new trends, get into your vibes with pieces designed to represent every side of you, whether you’re off-duty or going out-out’.
The $28.95 (AUD), ‘Sexy Plus Cut Out Skinny Jeans’ by Shein raised eyebrows online in August