(Original Caption) What's going on here? Well, What's on is "The Thong" by Rubi Gernreigh for Bob Cunnigham. (patent still pending). Gernreigh says the unisex swimsuit evolves from several sources: the "String", the "Mawashi", which as a loin cloth worn at sumo wrestlers, a swimming outfit used by young Austrian workers in the 1930's, and a thong sandal.