WOMEN'S
Women's Undergarment Bottoms
Coverage is what separates one style here from the next, and it reads from the waist down. Full and high-waist briefs cover the most, sitting at the natural waist or above it; classic briefs sit a little lower, at or just below the navel, with full rear coverage; hipsters drop to the hip bone with straight sides; bikini cuts narrow the sides; boyshorts square off the leg. Thongs and G-strings reduce the back to a strip, and tangas sit between a thong and a bikini.
Waistbands are the second variable, from wide elastic and ribbed logo bands to picot-edged trims and bonded, laser-cut hems that leave no line under a close skirt. Cotton and cotton-modal breathe best and line most gussets, microfibre and seamless jersey stay flat, and lace, mesh and silk sit at the finer end. A small share of elastane supplies the stretch, and the recovery that keeps a band where it was put.
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