Mens thong underwear is a narrow piece of cloth or even leather sometimes, that passes between the legs and is attached to a band, around the hips. Mens thongs are also known as g-strings and are worn as either a bikini bottom or as underwear. They are also worn by women.

The mens thong has been around for decades now. Belly dancers from Brazil popularized this underwear, initially. You can say that the concept actually originated in Brazil. The origin of the word thong is from the old English word, thwong, which means a leather cord.

Many tribal people around the world wear thongs. There are tribes in Africa and Asia who regularly wear a similar style of clothing. Sometimes, thongs are the only things that they wear.

Thongs have made it to the top of the popularity chart. They have witnessed phenomenal growth and are perhaps the fastest selling style of both mens and womens underwear. One reason for the popularity is that they offer amazing comfort. They come in a large number of varieties. There are styles between full rear coverage and a string rear for example. The music industry, Hollywood, music videos, you name it - thongs have been a part of them. In fact, they too have played a large extent in popularizing thongs. How many times have we drooled over a Hollywood hunk in a thong? If you want to wear one, you should have a reasonably good physique, though. It applies to every kind of underwear, but particularly thongs because they are also worn in public places.

Online stores offer you an amazing variety of thongs. There are stores dealing with even designer thongs. You can go through these online resources for great product information. The varieties are great and the prices are competent. They make for great underwear and also fashion accessories.