Granny bloomers

She probably wore them because they are EXTREMELY comfortable.

Actually they were called Bloomers after being invented by a lady, so that they were described as Mrs Bloomer's Improved Cycling Wear.

When I was young, no one seemed too troubled if they were visible.
Mother used to paddle at the seaside with her skirt tucked into the elastic on the legs.
Our church organist used to cycle through town holding her skirt on the handlebars to prevent it getting caught in the wheel, displaying hers. M i L always seemed to display her
DKs when she sat down. She wore them until the day she died. Maybe F i L found them a turn on.
At least they prevented draught around the stocking tops and suspenders!

JackyB they do them in loads of colours now, even BLACK ones.

They are unbelievably comfortable, and the way you feel them slide when you bend.

Just had to look directoire knickers up, had no idea.

I just love directoire knickers, but husband hates them. I have to wear them in secret under my trousers. Would love to wear them under a dress/skirt to feel freedom. I just cannot stand tight knickers , give me Granny bloomers any day ????

I have worn sloggis for a number of years and it is way better than being flossed with the tiny lace ones. When I had my op the stoma nurse came to mark my tummy and asked if I wanted it below the bikini line .... Er no

I worked in a "boutique" in the sixties, and had a multi-coloured smock dress with matching pants and also a tunic top with matching shorts! Also a green and yellow sriped knickerbocker suit- got some strange looks and comments if I ventured into York market!

I just love big knickers, waist high nice and snug ? Also in Bridget Jones style I love my glass of Chardonnay, so I reckon we have a lot in common.

Hmm, have our knickers shrunk in the wash or did our bums get bigger?
Whatever I buy must have some lace on it though.

I too love big knickers.....used to wear the bikini type.....what i can't abide is seeing people ahead of me in leggings and wearing too small a knicker and bulging out everywhere ??......wearing a tunic would be better for those bottoms ??

I must be the only woman in the world who's Husband doesnt like sexy underwear and nighties, and i for one am so glad

Anyone remember the bloomer dresses from the 1960s?

Like you CK4260I thought I would be wearing lovely little laced G- strings forever. How wrong can anyone be?

For a start G-Strings stick right up the bum split and are very uncomfortable. Secondly, they sit right underneath the flab and the flab hangs over the top which is not exactly a sexy look is it?

I like those Brazilian no VPL ones from M&S too Teetime and if Bridget Jones can wear big knickers then so can I.

I love big knickers, I buy them a couple of sizes too big I can't bear seams digging in. I remember my nannys knickers, just above her knees, elasticated baggy legs and a pair of Nora Batty stockings wrinkled down her lower legs and ankles. Always one of those crossover pinny/overall cotton garments. Perfume - mothballs!

I remember the directoire knickers as well, as you say JackyB always in germolene pink. I also remember my mother who never weighed more than about 8 stones wearing lace up corsets in the same colour. The abbreviated garments on sale now would have horrified her.

I love big knickers, and always have.
Not quite up to my waist (wherever that is, these days!) but fairly hefty all the same.

My Mother used to refer to them as 'harvest knickers' i.e. all safely gathered in

When I worked as a Saturday girl in the lingerie department of the local department store, we called them "directoire knickers". I hope that the ones you get these days aren't still in that Germolene pink colour.

There are silk, silk/cotton and bamboo/cotton ones at patra.com if you're feeling flush.

I like the M & S 'Brazilian Shorts' (nothing to do with hairlessness) that go with a matching bra (would die if my underwear didn't match)they are comfortable, no VFL and don't ride up- I buy a size bigger for extra comfiness.

M and S sell them. I've also bought them in TK Max.

Auntieflo- I bought some cotton/silk mixture ones from a mini catalogue that came through the post that does loads of underwear, but I've forgotten the name sorry. They weren't cheap though. So since then I had some well used leggings that I cut off to the length I wanted. Primark sell them so cheap you can have loads of pairs in different colours!

I could do withsome of those. Where do you find them?