Dressing for the weather I have

July 16, 2023 4:11 AM

Looking for insanely comfortable insanely lightweight loose fitting undergarments of this type in colors of any kind other than: beige, white, black.

I bought a similar product years ago and wear them all the time at home. I own white and black. They look downright cute with a lightweight t-shirt and they have been so great during this wave of heat, humidity, rain, and general misery.

I am looking for more. I am short waisted and hate anything that pinches at my stomach, but if I buy too large, my ass looks just terrible and honestly that just adds to the overall feeling of blechhhhhhhh. Typically I wear pants etc. slightly above my hip bones, so I want loose and flowey but also drapey rather than well shaped so it skims my ass rather than suggests an ass below my ass.

That's it for my ass today, folks.

It would be nice to be able to wear them in public. These are pretty clearly slips and even with beneath a long shirt or short dress, I think they read 'hey are those underpants? I don't mind if I can only wear them at home, but if they could pass in public, that might be nice.

I prefer natural fibers but the ones I have are nylon and I can live with nylon. The biggest problem is that I only have white and black and it's repetitive.

Also, preferably: inexpensive recs.

posted by A Terrible Llama to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (4 answers total)

Free People has some items that they variously call:
bloomers
woven boxers
shorts, shorts

I think some would be suitable for under clothes and some would pass as clothes alone, and maybe these terms would help find more.
posted by xo at 5:05 AM on July 16, 2023 [3 favorites]

If you're up for a little DIY, you could buy a bunch of the white pairs and dye them yourself. Rit offers a special dye formulated for nylon and other synthetic fibers, which you can do on your stove in a stockpot. Might be a fun summer project, and then you could have any color pair you want!
posted by airplant at 8:40 AM on July 16, 2023

I'm having good luck on Etsy and Ebay with the term "pettipants" and various different colors. It seems like you can find some fun vintage ones, handmade ones from present day, and an array of designs/lengths/fabrics from Chinese companies. Here are a few that jumped out at me:

Pink and blue
Vintage spearmint
Fancy blue lace
Rose
Cotton tie dye
Cotton and longer in earthy colors
posted by luzdeluna at 8:41 AM on July 16, 2023 [1 favorite]

Old Navy has lots of loose linen pants that you could have hemmed?
posted by nouvelle-personne at 3:09 PM on July 16, 2023