Coming from the “it’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye” file, a woman in California is bringing suit against Victoria’s Secret, claiming she suffered damage to her cornea after she was hit in the eye with a decorative metallic object that sprung loose from a thong she was trying on last month.

The New York Daily News is reporting that 52-year-old Macrida Patterson is blaming a “design flaw” in the garment as the reason the piece of metal came detached from the thong, and lead to her receiving severe damage to her cornea when it struck her in the eye.

Ms. Patterson is employed by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation as a traffic officer, and she claims to have missed several days of work due to the underwear malfunction. Jason Buccat, who is representing Ms. Patterson’s legal interests in the case, claims that the injury she suffered will affect her “the rest of her life.”

According to the Daily News report the garment in question is a “low-rise v-string,” an item from Victoria’s Secret “Sexy Little Thing” line. The v-string is a thong that is similar to the more commonly known “g-string” and has a reputation for being able to better conceal panty lines.

Victoria’s Secret officials responded to the suit by requesting to examine the alleged defective lingerie item. However, Patterson’s lawyer has advised her not to surrender the garment.

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