Readers reply: why do we wear underwear – and when did we start doing so?
Notes and queries
Why do we wear underwear – and when did we start doing so?
March 2024
Closet clinic
‘I hate my tummy being constricted’: stylish women on their most comfortable pair of underwear
Nothing can ruin a day like the wrong pair of underpants. After much trial and error, three Australian women recommend the knickers that never let them down
December 2023
Fashion Statement newsletter
Fancy pants: How underwear as outerwear took over this winter’s catwalk
In this week’s newsletter: The weather outside might be frightful, but style-setters are ditching their trousers for briefs. It isn’t the first time pants have needled norms
October 2023
Kim Kardashian’s next trick? A bra to make you look turned on by absolutely everything
Zoe Williams
With Skims’ eye-catching ‘erect nipple bra’, you can now look more naked than you would naked
September 2023
Pass notes
$5,600 knickers: are these the world’s most expensive underpants?
Made in wool and covered in sequins, this Miu Miu underwear will not only break the bank – it will also probably be really uncomfortable
August 2023
Fashion Statement newsletter
‘Compression not suppression’: fashion’s growing addiction to shapewear
Kim Kardashian’s Skims brand, valued at $4bn, highlights a growing market for clothes that smooth out lumps and bumps. Our size 14 writer feels the squeeze
June 2023
American soldiers are getting fire-resistant ‘tactical bras’? I’d settle for one that fits properly
Emma Beddington
Bras are evolving, they say. But after three decades of disappointment I’m running out of patience, writes Emma Beddington
May 2023
Does anyone wear thongs any more? And 12 other important knicker questions answered
Should I sleep in my underwear? Do nice ‘sexy’ knickers exist? Are period pants worth a try? Our experts get to the bottom of your undie-related queries
March 2023
Bras fit for burying: Australia to set a world-first standard for composting textiles
Australia has a 227,000 tonne a year fashion waste problem, but thanks to a lingerie designer’s campaign, some of it could soon rot productively
October 2022
Forever tights? Now that’s an idea that could really have legs
Closet clinic
No twisted knickers: how to buy women’s underwear that’s comfortable and durable
June 2022
Breast in show! How nipple pasties went from underwear to outerwear
The self-adhesive covers are normally used in lieu of a bra, but celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Doja Cat are proudly flaunting them on the red carpet
May 2022
Ouch! Is it all over for the underwired bra?
12 of the best no-bra bras and bralettes – all underwire-free
November 2021
Closet clinic
Delicate matters: how to care for bras and lingerie
From washing in the shower to frequent rotation, experts share tips for making underwear last
August 2021
Lift and separate? A GG-cup roadtest of planet-friendly bralettes
Abolishing underwire is one of the pandemic era’s biggest lingerie trends – but does it hold up for extra large cup sizes?
April 2021
How to live now
‘Bras are a curse!’ How lockdown changed readers’ views of their breasts
Lockdown living
Tell us: how have your bra habits changed in the past year?
August 2020
Victoria's Secret accused of stealthy copying of designs
Self-appointed watchdog says items have elements from London brand Edge O’ Beyond
