Granny Knickers

[ailbhe]

I've been thinking about underwear lately, mainly because I got all dressed up to go to the carnival in my patchwork dungarees, and my knickers were visible in the sides because they're a bit big. I wear knickers from Bravado Designs, initially because they matched my nursing bras, and then because they are the comfiest knickers I have ever worn, bar none.

I've always been a one for comfy knickers. Those of you following this journal avidly will know that I'm always keen on comfy generally. And that means knickers that cover my whole rear end, the whole buslike vastness of it, both pigs in a blanket, the entire horse's posterior. Otherwise they ride up. And I've always wondered how g-strings and thongs (is there a difference? And why is a g-string called a g-string?) can be comfortable. Um. Not always. But for some time. I had one or two at some stage, and used them when I intended to go dancing in tight tight jeans - if your underwear is going to ride up, the less fabric you start out with the better. But they always felt as though they were riding up.

So I like "Granny Knickers". That's what big comfy knickers are called - some girls think that anything as large as a tanga (are they still called tangas? perhaps now they're called minis. I looked for pictures on the web but you try asking Google to find images of knickers - NOT if you're at work - and see what you find) are "granny knickers" and habitually wear little bits of dental floss, but I think maternity pants are a good "granny knicker" size.

I have also always insisted on comfortable bras. Except for that too-small black lace underwired almost-cleavage-inducing one I had as a teenager, but adolescence Doesn't Count.

Cotton. Lots of support, but no underwire. Like the knickers - cotton, and strong, wide elastic at the waist, so they stay up properly.

But I'm young and fun and attractive! I am! Even, sometimes, sexy! just, you know, comfortable.

Let us Speak Out for Big Knickers. And someone find and melt all those nasty nylon things in the cheap shops. Ugh. Shiny.

(And I'm still saving up for the day I find the silk underwear I want. Mm. I had a silk lining to me wedding dress, and silk next to the skin is glorious.)

Comments

[shimgray.livejournal.com]

re/ g-string - It's apparently originally "geestring", and seems to have referred to the "string" alone - ie, the band around the waist, to which the cloth for the rest was attatched. The problem is, no-one seems to know where that came from; it may or may not have come from a Native American language, and if so God only knows what it meant...

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

I think it's supposed to refer to the narrowest of strings on a guitar.

Sexy in white cotton knickers

[ai731.livejournal.com]

I have the distinct advantage of having a boyfriend who finds me incredibly sexy in comfy white cotton knickers and a 'matching' white cotton sports bra.

So I save the too-small black lace underwired almost-cleavage-inducing one for effect. Like last weekend when were were going to a rock concert and I sprung my purple velvet stomach-revealing top on him unawares.

My main problem is finding comfy cotton knickers in the shops in a) plain colours and b) my size. The shops are always entirely sold out of my size. Or they have my size in a pink floral print. I may have to get used to the idea of pink floral printed knickers...

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

Lately I'm really down with the boxer-briefs. I find that briefs can be too tight or can too easily be pulled tight and cause alot of friction in the region between the crotch and the legs -- that valley there that I have no idea what it's called. On the other hand, actual boxers move around WAY too much and 99% of the time get totally bunched up somewhere or other in some very uncomfortable fashion. I find that boxer-briefs, which are just like briefs but with a little bit of legging that goes to the sort of upper mid-thigh, are a good compromise. They *mostly* stay in place but they're not as confining as briefs and don't cause as much friction.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for Granny Knickers (and I think I'll start using that term for mine!) I'm granny aged, and as my bodyshape has shifted toward what's euphemistically termed "matronly," I carry most of my weight in front,. I hatehatehate underwear that cuts me in half, front or back. Nice, big, white cotton underpants produce even less in the way of "panty lines" than the dreaded thong, are much more comfortable, and allow one's nether regions to "breathe."

In the US, Hanes makes a nice, inexpensive cotton brief that works for me.

Big Knickers lovers of the world unite!!!

[clanwilliam.livejournal.com]

G-strings are a little triangle at the front - thongs may have more material, but they're not necessarily different.

Tangas, on the other hand, are high-leg while bikinis are low-leg - the main key is if you wear hipsters or not.

Intrigued by that site - for summer, I'd like decent bras without an underwire (which I nomally love) because underwires make you sweat more. And sports bras make me look like I'm an East German shot-putter from the 1980s...

Bravado Bras

[ailbhe]

My friends with big, pregnant, hypersensitive boobs love the Bravado bras - and I mean big, not like mine went up to a 36C, but J cup and some larger.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

Personally, I refuse to own clothing I can't wear a standard bra under (no strappy dresses). I also like granny knickers and am currently wearing my left over maternity knickers, M&S full briefs in an 18.

No Strappy Dresses

[ailbhe]

I just let my bra show. Could be worse, could be a diamante thong and builder's cleavage.

[random-c.livejournal.com]

...so I'm the only person that likes minimal underwear, then?

[k425.livejournal.com]

Nope. I like g-strings/thongs. I think I'm the only person I know who went through an entire pregnancy without having to buy new knickers because my thongs still fitted (although I had to shimmy to get them over my pregnant hips).

Bigger knickers are great for periods, but I don't like anything that cuts into my tummy.

[ailbhe]

I've never had knickers that cut into my tummy. ?

[k425.livejournal.com]

The one place I do have flab is my tummy. Not loads, but I'm not keen on the roll of flesh above my waistband, and normal knickers really emphasises it.

[wingedkami.livejournal.com]

My love for M&S high leg cotton briefs is one of the reasons I'm wishing hipsters would go out of fashion. Not only are they uncomfortable, I'd also have to replace all my underwear or have it showing. And hipsters with pants sticking out of the top just looks ridiculous.

I don't care what my bras are made of though, just so long as the damn things fit.

[barakta]

Granny knickers are indeed good. I'm really fussy about mine and yes they should cover both buttocks properly otherwise riding up happens and discomfort ensues.. I've NEVER worn a geestring/thong for more than 2 minutes and that was to say "wtf" and "no way"...

I tend to wear croptops as I'm fortunate to be a B/C cup and have quite a small ribcage - I also find I'm horribly allergic to the metal in bra clasps and don't like the feel of the joining/fasteny bit next to my skin. I would wear a front fastening bra if I found one I liked.

Still my girlf makes me look flexible, she will only wear black clothes, of any kind including underwear - I have a pile of white things I'm going to attempt to dye black sometime, thus increasing her clothes stash by a bit and prolonging even further that dreaded shopping trip of doom.

Natalya

Croptops

[ailbhe]

Bravado bras are a cross between a croptop and a bra - no fastening, but cup-type stuff at the front.

Why, yes, I adore them. They are the best thing that's happened to me, underwear-wise, since I got a vest with a butterfly on it when I was 6.

[firecat]

I like comfy cotton undies that cover my whole ample bottom. But all my undies are red, blue, and purple (tho' not necessarily all at once). Can they still be Granny Knickers?

Granny Knickers

[ailbhe]

Current count: Green, Red, Blue (two pairs), Striped (mnany colours), Lilac gingham (two pairs), white with polka dots.

Um, and some white ones for under white clothes.

[jennyaxe.livejournal.com]

I generally feel more sexy when I'm comfortable. Or, rather, discomfort isn't sexy even if the apparel in question would otherwise be considered sexy, IYSWIM. But I do enjoy occasionally wearing the kind of bra that makes people find it difficult to look me in the eye...

About silk underwear - there's a really good shop for that in Uppsala, Sweden. They've recently opened in Stockholm too, and they've got internet ordering and their prices are quite reasonable IMHO, though unfortunately their site and catalogue are in Swedish only. I've got a few items from them and I'm very satisfied. Perhaps you could look in there next time you pass through Stockholm; or, if you'd like to order something at any time I'd be happy to help with the shipping.

[rjw76]

And now G-strings are meant to be bad for you, too.

Re: Granny Knickers

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

anything called "knickers" has got to be a granny thing! trust americans to invent panties, thongs, and g-strings. :)

dharma trading sells silk boxers and other nifty garments.

-- pigranha