Delphi Rive

The Lily embroidered thong is a thong with a plan – a strip of saffron French embroidery down the center front, scalloped at its end, sheer tulle opening either side of it inside a frame of saffron elastic. Bands of the same embroidery wrap the hips, a satin bow where each one meets the front; at the back they close on a third bow, two vertical elastics drawing the line down before it narrows to almost nothing. Under the Lily half-cup bra it completes the set; under anything else, it’s the part worth knowing about. Three bows and a strip of flowers – enough to start something.