Undies

[*crikey*mate*]

What colour undies are you wearing today?

Do you have a favourite brand/style/colour?

[*pepe]

my nanna used to wear undies made out of sugar and flour bags when she was a kid.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

is that why they say ants in your pants?

[icyfroth]

yeah they were just a novelty item as I recall, Deb.

Sometimes I laugh at myself when I tut tut at the mini's the young girls are wearing nowadays then think back to how short mine were in the day.

You didn't ever bend over but always telescoped your knees if you had to pick up something off the ground. No wonder so many women my age are now needing knee replacements

You'd always insist men go up the stairs in front of you.

[lloydslights]

In response to Pepe:

Is that where Mother's Choice originated, you think?

DEB

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@imastawka wrote:

I remember witches britches.  And it certainly was the 1960's

   

Aren't they elegant?

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They're red!

They are very cute!

Much nicer than those that they wear in the West...

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@lloydslights wrote:

Actually, that piccie above is the exact same ones I'm referring.  I had the red ones too. But had to have navy or black for school.

The need for them in the cold winter prior to pantyhose.  I was early teens.  

Thick grey school stockings with garters, smalls, and the witches britches went over all.  Good for under the itchy serge tunic.

Thank you.

DEB

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In the late 70's we had to wear Bloomers under our school sports uniform. They went over your undies, so a bit like shorts I spose? They were made out of the same bright yellow material as our sports uniform.

They were like those plastic pants you put over baby nappies. With elastic round the top and legs - so not shorts kinda thing.

The nuns used to make us stand on parade and we had to bend over and touch our toes - they were checking we were wearing our bloomers - But by the end of primary school we were allowed to wear nylon sports pants called "Track Dacks" like undies, but higher and they covered more if little girls sat cross legged on the ground and their skirts rode up.

Track Dacks were like pants runners used to wear when racing on the outside of their clothes, but lots of girls weren't allowed to wear them after approval - apparently they were very sinful and the older nuns would have conniptions too LOL

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@polksaladallie wrote:

After googling I see that they originated in NZ.  They never made it to Queensland.  Perhaps only in the colder areas (no pun intended).

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Nope, now that I have seen a picture, I remember them on my Grandma's washing line - Never occurred to me they were undies, but grandmas were made of like sheet material, not flash stretchy stuff like those ones up there

[imastawka]

LOL.    In the fifties, the nuns told us to never wear patent

shoes as the boys could look straight up your skirt in the

reflection.   Hahahaha

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@imastawka wrote:

I had pink and white striped ones - only one pair

couldn't afford more - they were a fashion item.      lol

Here is someone's grandma proudly showing off

her witches britches

Grandma's legs aren't too bad

   

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They look like what I remember Grandmas, but hers seemed more puffy above the little frill at the bottom - well on the line they did, never saw my grandmas underwear when she was wearing it

[cherples]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@lloydslights wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:
I like to wear sensible smalls !

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If mine are smalls, I'd hate to see what "larges" are.

Anyone, remember "witches britches"?  1960's if I recall. 

Similar to knee length long johns fabric;  bloomers that covered down past the stocking top.

DEB

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That'd be the 1860s.  It certainly wasn't the 1960s.

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The 1960s. The ones I remember were nylon, rather tight fitting and had lace around the legs.  We were not allowed them but some girls wore them to school and had to tuck the legs up so the black lacey bits didn't show under their uniforms.  The witches britches came in long (almost knee length) and short (only a couple of inches leg length) and in bright colours.