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British Writer: Bring Back Big-Bottomed Undies!

In the wake of the story about how a pair of generously-sized underwear put out a fire, writer Caitlin Moran has written an amazingly funny piece for the Times of London on the "practical superiority of big pants." Is it time that big pants — or "granny panties", as they're known on this side of the pond [I call them "period panties" -Ed.] — made a comeback? Moran says she is "pro big pants" and argues that underwear is no longer something people don't talk about; unmentionables are totally mentionable! "In 2008, knickers are no longer a secret," she claims. "Pencil skirts, skin-tight jeans and leggings - they all allow us to witness an exact outline of the wearer's pants." The problem, Moran argues, is that "Instead of having something that, sensibly and reassuringly, contains both the buttocks — what I would call a good pair of pants — they're wearing little more than gluteal accessories, or arse-trinkets." More »

12:00 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By dodai
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Latest by n/a: I have exactly two g-bangers - one flesh coloured Calvin Klein number, usually worn beneath the strongest of control top pantihose, for those times when I decide to suffer through the trussing required for a pencil skirt, and another thatI more »