Underwear

Sparklygrandma I just can't believe what some females wear nowadays. I have seen flowery pattern pants under tights/leggings. Its like they've forgotten to put their skirt on.

Ye canna beat a pair o’ draa’ers up tae the oxters ‘n doon tae the knees.

I kept my wine gums in the pocket of my knickers. When at Primary School I offered a boy in my class a sweet, when he saw me extracting it from my knickers he changed his mind. The wimp ?

I always buy my matching sets from Primadonna - expensive but worth it. Everyday briefs come from Hanro, silk cami knickers are great under loose maxi dresses in summer - try Sulis. Have not bought M&S knickers since I was a teenager. Never buy white underwear - too virginal. Nude is the best colour under white clothing. Going Commando eliminates vpl as does seam-free. Bottle green knickers were a compulsory part of my grammar school uniform - yuk!

Yorkshirelass, I bought a pack of the same ones just before I went travelling in Africa earlier in the year. I was so impressed by the quality and comfort that I ordered 3 more packs and disposed of most of my others. They are great aren’t they?

annepl I agree, not a good luck. Sluggish are a better profile.

Also, a very bad look is when some poor girl has put legless tights on instead of full thickness leggings ?

Oh yes, I don't like to see that!
Some of the tight dresses today look like the person is practically naked!

Typo - briefs!.

it just hints at what may be beneath
Often little is left to the imagination.

I'm quite a fan of the vpl, I think it can be rather attractive, as it just hints at what may be beneath.

I would rather see the vpl of sloggis than that of briegs that form the tiniest v to your waist -especially under thin leggings with a short top!

When I was at an all-girls junior school, our rather plump teacher was always hoicking up her skirts to reach her handkerchief. After I had left, it became co-educational, and she apparently had to be told to stop as it was too distracting for the boys!

for day wear

We had to wear bottle green knickers for school, take off the white blouse, green and red school tie and bottle green gymslip, bodice and you were ready for gym!
Nowadays tanga Sloggis, the cotton ones, not though for day wear (the material of the online ones I bought are horrible), and then to bed with M&S, they never wear out!

As I am quite narrow between waist and crutch, the average big knicker, going on the photo, would be an uncomfortable fit under the armpits.

I have enough trouble finding jeans and other trousers that end somewhere near my waist, rather than at bra level, without having knickers that 2 straps could turn into a swimming costume.

Join the club, Yorkshiregirl :-)! How on earth today's 'bright young things' can wear those bits of string that pass for underwear is totally beyond me ;-). Lully - I'm another who had to wear the bottle green knickers with a pocket ................... we were informed that the pocket was for a hankie, in case it was needed during PE lessons :-o ;-). I went to Cowley Girls' Grammar School in St.Helens.

I find mostly no kecks is best, but when out and about the thinnest of cotton. I found the big heavy cotton ones didn’t wick well enough!

Nude is the only colour that doesn't show through white trousers!

Sorry, all you sloggis fans. I go to an exercise class and can always spot the sloggis wearers by the VPL. Under trousers I wear Debenhams 'invisible' knickers in black or nude. They come right up to the waist and are most comfortable, like a second skin.

I vote for big knickers - Sloggis for me every time in black or white, so comfy, don't want to wear any others.
Welcome to the gang.

Yorkshiregirl
I think they would look more attractive if you had ironed them.
Sorry if I've offended anyone using the 'iron' word.?

Welcome to the big knicker brigade. Comfort and no visable panty line, takes until our age to realise the benefits. No going back to thongs now if you paid me!

I can't believe it sandelf
I was at Waterloo Park from 1956-61.

Bliss, I love big knickers, usually buy Sloggies, claimed to be the most comfortable knickers in the world. They don't look enormous on the washing line either.

I sent a Dorset colleague to stay with my daughter in London, who was going to provide her with bed and breakfast for £25. Much cheaper than anywhere else! When time came for her to leave, she pulled up her skirt and took the money out of a pocket in her knickers!!! Not sure where you can get pocketed knickers for adults...

Indeed the pocket was for a hankie, but also these knickers were called gym. knickers and were worn for indoor gym. As well as outdoor hockey, along with the official square necked blouse. Hideous, freezing. It would have been impossibly embarrassing to tell the games teacher about a period so we struggled on through discomfort and pain. I could not insert a tampon until I was 16. I left school in 1955.