With winter fast approaching, it took one short gust of wind to convince me that the latest fashion revelation from mainland Europe was going to be a major hit. The icy blast had shot up my miniskirt and made my bits shrink faster than a chiffon scarf in a tumble dryer. “Alistair,” my personal shopper at Selfridges had told me, “Underpants are in.”
Indeed with my own pair of exclusive underpants on I have discovered a whole new realm of fashion possibilities. One no longer need worry about inadvertent exposure on the tube or the lengthy and embarrassing legal proceedings that follow. Zips, buttons and flies are a dilemma no more for the unprotected package. For girls pants provide an unlikely solution to a sticky problem. When that 28 day cycle draws to an end, the fear of the dreaded “Red Creep” can be consigned to history. These things are comfortable, functional and most importantly, they are cool.
We asked some boring, unfashionable Maths student in the Union to try them on, “These are great, it feels so strange though!” Quite, but then what else would you expect? I’m used to my pair now and they’re not coming off anytime yet. So be daring this winter and try out some underwear, not just the fodder of the rich and famous you can pick up some Y-fronts at the usual outlets including Matalan, QD and Wilkinson.