Sayonara, Thongs! Granny Panties Are Making a Comeback

June 23, 2015

Hot off the presses, (very) new mommas. Granny panties are making a comeback. And no, I’m not just trying to be nice because you’re toting around Tucks and a squirt bottle.

If you’re bummed that your post-baby bod isn’t looking the best in a silly, unsupportive thong, last week’s uber-popular New York Times story suggests that lingerie trends have got your back. The hottest panties on the market are actually perfect for new moms. Think cute, hip-hugging boy shorts. Highwaisted briefs with pin-up appeal. Bikinis that conceal versus crawl. Basically, underwear that embraces your curves—including those you earned while growing your baby.

So why the sudden switch away from thongs? Apparently, Generation Y’ers and Millennials just aren’t digging low-waisted pants. With normcore dressing and high-waisted denim trends being all the rage, the switch to comfy skivvies just seems obvious for the twenty-something set that drives fashion trends.

Obvi, this is a welcome switch for pretty young things who have the bodies to pull off the look in a very “didn’t mean to be sexy” way, but as a stylist and mom, I totally see the appeal for mommas of newborns who—let’s keep it real—are recovering from child birth and just aren’t ready to frolick around their bedrooms in butt floss.

I’ve pulled my top picks for majorly modern styles from hip lingerie lines that are taking the “granny” out of granny panties. Check ’em out in the slideshow.

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Granny Panties Are Making a Comeback

Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur's Karlie briefs, $170, are inspired by the undies of the 1960s, and feature a full-coverage design that sits low on your hips. A serious splurge, but totally worth it when paired with the matching bra.
Dita Von Teese

Hot pink bondage-inspired details make this Dita Von Teese Madame X bikini bottom, $42, anything but boring.
Journelle

The Blush "Runaway Star Retro Brief," $34, is a pin-up sweet high-waisted bottom with delicate scalloped edging, fab polka dots, and a cute peek-a-boo in back. Available at Journelle.
H&M

H&M has even gotten in on the action with a budget-friendly high-waisted floral lace boyshort, $7.95, that hugs your curves in all the right places.
Chantelle

Chantelle's Palazzo Sexy Brief, $60, is just as sultry as any thong in hot red silk.
Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney's Scarlett Weaving High Waisted Brief is sophisticated and sheer but chic at $50.
Topshop

Bright and bold, these lime green TopShop mesh knickers, $6, certainly make a statement.
Topshop

Another fab find by Topshop, these $8 Leopard High Waisted Knickers are retro, concealing, and just plain fun.
TEN

Just want to keep it simple? Indie brand TEN Undies totally gets it. Their adorbale and classic TEN boyshort, $42, is shown above and at top. It's made in the USA of imported Italian fabric.

Jacqueline is a stylist, writer, creative consultant, and momma to a toddler fashionista. She writes about style, décor and family life.
After an extensive career in the fashion and design industry, in 2009, Jackie launched Merci New York, a boutique styling house and website. Her company creatively directs fashion campaigns and tends to the style dilemmas of NYC brides-to-be, but as a young mom, Jacqueline holds a sweet spot for the maternity, kid and chic-momma set.
She is excited to see her bridal clientele returning for home design and maternity styling advice, and loves sharing style and décor tips with other new moms as she navigates family life as a city girl in suburbia.
Jackie has been featured in GLAMOUR, The New York Times, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, The Knot, Page Six and Harper’s BAZAAR. She has appeared as a guest style expert on CBS’s morning shows, and has been quoted as an industry expert for Fox Business News. When she’s not styling models, moms and kiddos, Jackie loves traveling with her family and entertaining friends at home. Come chat with Jackie on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.