I am fairly well organized (but please don’t look in my closet as it is a MESS). I kind of have to be. I have a zillion folders on my laptop and I usually know where a certain photo or email or whatever is. This is true whether it is work-related, a legal document, or Hannah’s life.
In my work life as well as in Hannah’s world, I have folders labeled “various” which are more or less a graveyard for things that don’t really fall into any category but I know I need to keep for whatever reason. I rarely reopen these folders but when I do I find pictures or other things I had completely forgotten about.
Case in point, two weekends ago.
Unless this is your first time visiting my website, you probably know I heart lingerie. My infatuation ranges from simple pink cotton panties with a matching camisole to elaborate corsets. I suspect many of you share this adoration.
One of the more lively discussions our community has is “boy panties” vs “girl panties”. What I mean is a cute panty but designed for a specific anatomy. For example, “girl panties” are found at Victoria’s Secret, “boy panties” are found at Xdress or other designers.
For the purpose of this little discussion, I am gently setting tucking panties/gaffs aside.
Girl panties are not designed with room for a penis or testicles, but boy panties are. Boy panties tend to have a wider gusset or larger leg holes.
I have a lot of panties. Like, a LOT. Some fit better than others, regardless of the genitalia they were designed for. Some panties looooked so cute at the shop or online but goodness they simply don’t fit.
I like certain panties for different reasons but they simply need to fit. I hate falling out of a panty or wearing one that is soooo, ah, roomy, that I may as well be wearing boxers.
Some of us hate boy panties because, well, they kind of miss the point. And I get that. However, I appreciate a cute pair of panties that are designed with a little more fabric to keep everything where it belongs.
One thing I do hate about boy panties is the extra room in the pouch. I appreciate the wider gusset but I like my panties to smooooooth out the front. A bulge is going to be there, which is fine, but I don’t want so much room that everything just… hangs there. There’s a difference between a subtle bulge and, well, LOOK AT MY PENIS.
This is what I mean:
Super cute but it’s almost like a jock strap.
These panties, from En Femme, are the perfect “boy panty”, if you will.
Cute, satin-y, and lace! And they smoooooth out everything. Love these panties.
When I feel the itch to add to my panty drawer(s), I sometimes feel the choice comes down to price. For around $30 I can get five panties from Victoria’s Secret or, well, one “boy panty”. I love having a lot of panties and I have gotten quite good at determining which “girl panties” will fit but sometimes I’m wrong.
I totally understand why Xdress and other designers have the prices they do. It’s hard to be competitive at a price point when you are a small business catering to a niche demographic compared to a giant corporation with a brand that is known around the world. I happily wear panties from Glamour Boutique, Moot, The Breast Form Store, Xdress, HommeMystere, and En Femme.
Anyway, back to that ‘various folder’.
As someone who wears panties all the time and as someone who thinks about panties all the time, it’s not surprising that I’ve fantasized about the perfect panty. Essentially this would be a girl panty with a slightly wider gusset. That’s it. No extra room in the front, just a little more fabric between the legs to keep everything in place.
As I mentioned earlier I love a cute matching panty/cami set. If I was going to design a panty I would obviously need a cami to go with it. I like camis because I can sleep in them and I can wear them under boy clothes without the risk that a bra has.
I make no attempt to hide that I am transgender. I celebrate it, I acknowledge it. As I daydreamed about designing lingerie I was inspired by some of my panties that have words on them. “GIRL POWER” or “LOVE” stamped on the back. I thought it would be fun to have expressions that mean something to girls like us on them. “PINK FOG” or “GIRL MODE”, for example. This terms don’t mean anything to most people but we all know what these phrases mean.
Over the years I got to know the lovely people at HommeMystere and was sad to learn that they have called it a day. A few years ago we talked briefly (lol, briefly) about working together and I proposed an idea about a small lingerie line that featured everyday cotton or satin panties with phrases that mean something to us. Something fun and playful and cute.
The idea never really went anywhere but I used some of the images on their website and edited them a bit to illustrate what I was thinking. These are the files that I rediscovered in one of the ‘various’ folders that are sprinkled across my laptop.
I still love this idea and I would still love to see it become a reality. So, if anyone out there is looking to partner with me, drop me a line, lol. 😉
Love, Hannah