PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM IS FINAL SALE
Copied, wildly. Matched, never. Recommended, always. There’s only one original lace thong, and Hanky Panky makes it. The Original Rise Thong was born in NYC in 1986 and has been keeping generations of women comfortable for decades with its ultra-soft stretch lace, flattering fit, and nearly-naked feel. It’s the reason Hanky Panky is known as the makers of the World’s Most Comfortable Thong®.
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It began with a hanky.
Home of the game-changing, famously comfortable thong, Hanky Panky is loved by celebrities and stylists, sold in over 70 countries, and relied upon by millions of fans.
Parsons-trained designer, Gale Epstein, had long been repurposing vintage clothing for her Recycled by Gale line when, in 1977, her unconventional eye landed on embroidered cotton handkerchiefs. Making a bra-and-bikini set for her friend Lida Orzeck, she was intrigued by the idea of turning the modest Victorian-era fabric into a more empowering statement.
Orzeck saw an opportunity in her beautifully tailored gift. As did Lord & Taylor’s Buyer, placing an order of 144 sets. And the rest, as they say, is history – quite literally, an original version of the set lives in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
