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High Waist Panty: Understanding the Fit, Coverage and Fabric
With its design higher than medium or low-rise underwear, the high waist panty offers extra coverage around the waist and stomach. The high waistband also provides a better fit for women who prefer their underwear to feel secure. The special construction of leg openings offers a smooth look for wearers so that they can enjoy their high-waisted underwear under some of the tightest fittings available. High-rise panties are available in a range of styles such as hipster, bikini, and boyleg.
What is a High-Waist Panty
The defining feature of high-waisted underwear is the rise. Instead of resting low on the hips, this kind of underwear is designed to rise higher, even to the level of the navel, depending on the design. With a high-waist cut, both the coverage and fit of this piece of clothing will be different. High-waisted style can ensure greater waist coverage while the panty stays in place while moving.
Styles of High Waist Panties
High Waist Hipster Panty
This panty style refers to a panty with a high waistband, and it covers a moderate to full area of the hips. A high waisted hipster panty usually has a wider side than a bikini panty and less length than a boyleg. This makes it suitable to use in daily life.
High Waist Bikini Panty
The bikini panty has a high cut leg and provides less fabric around the thighs. It allows women to enjoy all the benefits of the bikini style while still having the coverage that comes with the high waist designs.
High Waist Boyleg Panty
Boyleg provides more area around the leg than both the bikinis and the hipster. Therefore, high-waisted boyleg provides coverage for all the areas of the waist, the hips and most of the upper thighs, making it the best choice for women who want to feel covered and safe.
Fabric In High Waist Panties
Fabric composition is one of the key factors influencing the feel, stretch, and fit of underwear. Modal Lycra is one of the common textile combinations used in women’s underwear. Modal has a smooth and soft hand feel, while Lycra gives the necessary stretch to the fabric, allowing it to follow the body’s movements.
Cotton Lycra is another popular and practical combination. Cotton gives a familiar fabric sensation of everyday underwear, while Lycra makes the fabric elastic and holds its shape well.
Different Waistbands in High Rise Panties
High waist panties can be created with multiple waistband designs. The decision between the two types of waistbands depends on the preference of the buyer.
- The inner elastic waistband has the elastic situated inside the material. Therefore, it presents a smooth exterior in addition to providing the necessary flexibility at the waist.
- The outer elastic waistband has the elastic visible at the waist. Depending on the particular item, either woven or jacquard elastic may be used. This style of waistband becomes part of the design and contributes to the overall fit.
Conclusion
A well-designed high waist panty combines a suitable rise, material, waistband style, legs, and covering features. The high waistband makes this women’s product suitable for those wearing underwear with a higher rise and provides effective coverage for the midsection. At Loggerhead Apparels LLP, different styles of high-waisted panties are available for different types of wear.
