While there are occasions for “genuinely tiny knickers”, Bridget Jones fans know that the comfiest kind is the enormous kind. Full briefs are the antithesis of thongs and tangas, offering ample ...

Comfortable doesn’t always mean flattering (we’re looking at you, wearable blankets), but it’s 2026 and we’re no longer prepared to sacrifice style for comfort when it comes to our underwear. The good ...

An undie-cover investigation has revealed women’s knickers are less of a frill with pants over five years old still being worn. For millions have once white briefs turning 50 shades of grey through ...

It is final vindication for the Bridget Jones attitude to underwear. Big pants are making a fashion come back as women discard their thongs in favour of larger knickers. The trend for high waist ...

When it comes to underwear women want something comfy and practical to slip under their clothes while men want ladies in racy red underwear. The guys' version of the ideal underwear is a sexy set ...

FROM corsets and bloomers to tiny Shibue Couture strapless pants, we look at how lingerie has changed over the decades - and whether the new trend for barely-there panties will see us all going ...

Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more This is probably TMI, but I’ve never been ...

When this episode (‘Belles of the Balls', season 4, episode 10) aired in 2001, the choice of underwear - white cotton briefs - was controversial. The entire episode was centred around the neurosis of ...

Knickers. Not a particularly feminine word, although they are a feminine kind of thing (as opposed to underpants). Bung the word "French" or "cami" in front and you've got something terribly feminine.

They're big and they're getting bigger ... sales of larger knickers are booming as women relegate the thong to the back of the underwear drawer. Lingerie retailers are reporting a surge in demand for ...