We thought we’d seen
the backside of them,
but thongs are enjoying
a resurgence, with Gen Z
poster girls such as Hailey
Bieber, Dua Lipa and,
inevitably, the Kardashians
driving up sales. Fashion
editor Harriet Walker,
no stranger to a whale tail,
investigates what’s, um,
behind the revival
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