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What pants look nice on a middle aged woman?

9 replies

unlikelychump · 02/07/2023 15:09

I've had a brief foray into shorts and boxers but I have a tummy and it just looks like I am trying to shove a jumper in a bag.
And even they are going up my flat bottom too.

I thought some sort of loose French knickers might be nice but they don't seem to exist.

So what else should I go for?

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GeorgeSpeaks · 02/07/2023 15:14

I like high waisted ones. Whatever you wear the tummy is going to be there, maybe you need to come to terms with her?

WeeOrcadian · 02/07/2023 15:43

I might be missing the point, but why do your knickers need to look nice? Don't you wear them underneath something else?

Passerillage · 02/07/2023 15:49

Rosie for Autograph at M&S has some lovely big ones that are silk at the front and lace at the back, so they’re sexy but also verrrrry comfy. And they don’t show under leggings, because the lace is flat - no elastic on the edge.

Don’t chuck them in the big wash though - get 3 or 4 pairs and delicate wash them together. They’ll stay nice longer.

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unlikelychump · 02/07/2023 17:09

WeeOrcadian · 02/07/2023 15:43

I might be missing the point, but why do your knickers need to look nice? Don't you wear them underneath something else?

Nice to me?

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allmyliesaretrue · 02/07/2023 17:14

I've always bought M&S knickers in a 5 pack set, bikini style, so while they're not what you would call sexy in a million years, they're cotton, they're comfy and they sit below the horrible belly.

ChrisPPancake · 02/07/2023 17:21

I wear Sloggis, the maxi ones. They're not control briefs but they do hold my wobbly belly and give me a nice shape under clothes.

sheworemellowyellow · 02/07/2023 17:24

I’m a recent convert to big knickers. Turns out it was easier to train myself they look nice than to lose the belly 🤷‍♀️

MeeThree · 02/07/2023 17:29

Shorts went up my bottom too

I wear flexifit bikinis from m and s or the m and s Brazilian ones

user1471538283 · 02/07/2023 17:46

I'm a fan of big knickers! My days of struggling with tiny scraps of lace are long gone. I can't wear short type ones.

I buy Next big knickers with lace. They've got a bit of control but not much and are so comfortable

I wish my tummy would bugger off!

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