Journal

What actually stops thong chafing at the gym

Chafing gets blamed on sweat, but sweat is mostly the accomplice. The actual culprits are friction points - seams, edges and damp fabric rubbing the same patch of skin through a few hundred reps. ...

Underwear that feels like nothing (not just looks it)

"Invisible underwear" usually means one thing: no line through your leggings. Useful, but it's only half the job. Plenty of pairs look invisible from the outside and spend the whole day making the...

Thongs that don't ride up (here's why most do)

A thong that rides up isn't asking for a smaller size, a bigger size, or more patience. It's telling you something specific about how it was made. Riding up is a construction problem - which is go...

Why your G-string digs in - and what actually fixes it

Digging in isn't a personality trait of G-strings. It's a construction problem, and occasionally a sizing one. If your underwear leaves marks on your hips, or you're aware of the waistband by 10am,...

Best underwear for reformer Pilates (from people who actually do it)

Reformer Pilates is uniquely brutal on underwear, and nobody warns you. It's not the sweat — a reformer class barely breaks one. It's the positions. You spend half the class lying down, bridging, o...