Excessive-waist, full overage, cozy, body-positive: Granny panties are again with a bang

From Lizzo to Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Hina Khan, amongst others, have glamourised granny panties at crimson carpet occasions, stage performances, on journal covers, in music movies and even whereas merely chilling at dwelling


Pics: Selena Gomez: @selenagomez; Hina Khan: @realhinakhan; Lizzo: AFP; Kim Kardashian: @kimkardashian

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From Lizzo to Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Hina Khan, amongst others, have glamourised granny panties at crimson carpet occasions, stage performances, on journal covers, in music movies and even whereas merely chilling at dwelling


Pics: Selena Gomez: @selenagomez; Hina Khan: @realhinakhan; Lizzo: AFP; Kim Kardashian: @kimkardashian

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From Lizzo to Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Hina Khan, amongst others, have glamourised granny panties at crimson carpet occasions, stage performances, on journal covers, in music movies and even whereas merely chilling at dwelling


Pics: Selena Gomez: @selenagomez; Hina Khan: @realhinakhan; Lizzo: AFP; Kim Kardashian: @kimkardashian

The Kardashians are sporting them! Rihanna is flaunting and endorsing them. Bollywood’s millennial divas are seen rising from the water in them. TV’s hottest
bahus, when not taking part in the
sanskari daughters-in-laws on-screen, are seen donning them on seashores and whereas spiralling across the poles. Common girls of various physique sorts, shapes, sizes and age teams are ordering them in dozens. Prefer it or not, the as soon as ‘ugly’ and regarded for ‘grandmothers’ the granny panties have returned for good within the pandemic. The high-waisted, full-coverage ‘not so cool’ underwear, which turned a speaking level, courtesy,
Bridget Jones’s Diary, again in 2001, granny panties are not
non grata within the trend world for myriad causes, with consolation topping the record.

“For my latest journey to Goa, submit lockdown, I selected to put on high-waist bottoms as they’re trending and I’ve by no means felt this assured about ditching the wrap and operating on the seaside. Thank God granny panties should not thought-about uncool anymore,” says Kia Jaiswal, 36, from Pune, including, “I’m curvy, so these not solely assist in flattering my waistline when sporting beneath, however in addition they look wonderful as beachwear and canopy and intensify issues at proper locations.”


The high-waist granny panties are making girls of all physique sorts and sizes embrace themselves with extra confidence and elan
Pic- @thunderpantsuk


Fits each physique sort and may be worn as outerwear, too!

Mitisha Balani, who owns the lingerie and swimwear retailer Sensational Intimate Studio, in Pune, says, “It isn’t simply middle-aged girls, however surprisingly, a whole lot of younger women are shopping for these, too. They’re common for a lot of causes and go upto many sizes. The high-waist fashion merely takes away the strain of getting a flat abdomen or agency booties. They don’t fold, don’t roll down and provides good condition. These hitting the seashores are shopping for these panties in shiny colors and prints and teaming them up with tank tops, bikini tops, bralettes, crop tops, sports activities bras, with out having to fuss over whether or not they’re in form or not.”




Actress Shama Sikander wears granny panty whereas practising pole dance (left); she goes all out, flaunts. the garment in shiny hues that double up as swimwear

Pic: @shamasikander

These full-coverage knickers, erstwhile reserved for senior girls and related to menstruation and maternity, can be found in an array of materials (together with the stretchable ones) and types reminiscent of high-waist thongs, hipster briefs, sizzling pants bikini bottoms, excessive rise briefs, panelled and ribbed briefs and so on. “They arrive in quite a lot of cuts and types, which means there’s one thing for everybody. Skinny, curvy, or girls with massive thighs, massive hips massive bottoms, or tyres, everybody can choose what fits them the perfect,” says Matthew Miguel lingerie designer and stylist, including, “The low-slung panties make girls insecure about their our bodies.”



Bigg Boss contestant Nikki Tamboli pairs this ‘massive’ black undie with an identical sports activities bra
Pic: @nikki_tamboli

From Priyanka Chopra Jonas to Ariana Grande, everybody’s sporting granny panties

From Woman Gaga to Dupa Lipa, Lizzo, Beyonce, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Taapsee Pannu, Deepika Padukone, Neha Bhasin, Ariana Grande, amongst others, have already glamorised granny panties at crimson carpet occasions, stage performances, on journal covers, in music movies and even whereas merely chilling at dwelling. “I really like going to my room on the finish of the day. Simply me and my canine. I bought the complete granny panties scenario, stretched out in my mattress,” mentioned Selena Gomez in a latest interview. Now with Victoria’s Secret getting rid of their iconic ‘Angels,’ trendspotters are hailing this underwear much more!



From Woman Gaga to Dupa Lipa, Lizzo, Beyonce, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Taapsee Pannu, Deepika Padukone, Neha Bhasin, Ariana Grande, amongst others, have already glamorised granny panties at crimson carpet occasions, stage performances, on journal covers, in music movies
Pic: @nehabhasin4u

“Apparently, the fashions on the Valentino spring/summer time 2021 present had been sporting granny panties beneath a sheer gown. There’s a shift in the best way girls’s underwear is perceived now. In Bollywood, too, these are worn as a part of costumes, loungewear, activewear and swimwear. Now, there’s extra concentrate on enhancing and flattering girls’s figures as a substitute of sexualising them. Victoria’s Secrets and techniques latest announcement means girls not must feel sorry about their alternative of enormous cozy, lingerie as a substitute of uncomfortable fancy panties and thongs,” Mohini Mohapatra, lingerie marketing consultant and trendspotter.

Pics: AFP

Why ought to boys have all of the enjoyable?

For Neha Agarwal, granny panties making a comeback means she lazes round in them, with out feeling awkward. “For the longest time males have been roaming round in briefs. Why ought to boys have all of the enjoyable? We couldn’t do this in thongs and lacy panties, however sporting these knickers means I can merely be in them and go about doing my chores, attending calls, and watching over the children and never feeling unhealthy about not having washboard abs.”



Anusha Dandekar, an advocate for body-positivity, rocks a frilly tube with an identical knicker (Pic: @vjanusha)
Actress Hina Khan donnes a high-waist backside throughout her latest seaside trip (Pic: @realhinakhan)

“Lingerie as outerwear is a big pattern now. Ladies wish to chill of their underwear and ditch bras, however don’t wish to reveal an excessive amount of. That’s the place these massive mommy-style panties come to the rescue within the lockdown. You may put on them with cropped T-shirts and tank tops and proceed working from dwelling. Ladies are exercising in them, too, albeit they select a dry match and artificial materials for that,” provides Matthew Miguel.