Panties

Panties are a type of women's underwear that cover the area below the waist. They come in a a variety of materials including cotton, silk, lycra, and lace. While the idea of women's underwear was developed in the 18th century, the unique and varying styles of panties didn't make their prominence until the 1940's. One can buy padded panties to make the but size up.

http://www.siliconebody.com/ Catherine de Medici is considered as the inventor of the idea of panties. She made the design to comfortably wear under her dress while riding horses. By the 70's the fashion industry started making sexier and comfortable undergarments for the women because of the high demand. With the women's sexual revolution, the panties changed designs and got more skinnier and smaller. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/217253/history_of_womens_lingerie_all_about_pg2.html?cat=46 Many women prefer to have thongs to avoid the visible panties lines. Now there are special shape wears that help to avoid the visible panties and to get the shape. They are made of spandex. http://www.azcentral.com/style/articles/020107vpl.html

Before panties or knickers there was the concept of the biblical fig leaf and soon after, the wearing of a loincloth. Both created a covering for the male and female's below the waist area. http://www.brasandunderwear.com/lingerie-part-1.htmlIn historical research the loincloth dated back 7,000 years and was made of leather. It was once worn by all, but soon became worn only by slaves, when the Greeks and Romans began wearing undergarments made of silk or sometimes choosing to wear nothing at all. http://www.blacksocks.com/pages.php?page=uwhistory&lang=u

It wasn't until the Industrial Age and the invention of the cotton gin that a mass production of underwear became available. This fashion evolution moved swiftly into the new century of the 1900's, where white cotton became replaced with nylon and spandex as simple evolved into sexy.

• Briefs
• Thongs
• Bikini
• Highrise
• Boy shorts