| Today, sexy panties range from bikinis to boy shorts | | | | were not designed to be sexy panties, some sex |
| to thongs and g-strings. Most women own a | | | | appeal was inherent. |
| collection of sexy panties as a part of their basic | | | | The bustle was briefly popular during the 1880s. |
| wardrobes. However, today's panties are a relatively | | | | Designed to exaggerate the size and shape of the |
| modern invention. Provided here is a guide to sexy | | | | buttocks, the bustle was an early example of sexy |
| panties through the ages. | | | | panties' use in enhancing the body. However, the |
| Loincloths | | | | bustle itself, consisting of a padded frame, was |
| The loincloth is believed to have been the earliest | | | | anything but sexy. |
| form of clothing. In warmer climates, the loincloth | | | | Bloomers |
| was often worn as the only garment. In colder | | | | Available in both underwear and outerwear designs, |
| temperatures, however, the loincloth was generally | | | | bloomers were popularized by athletic women in the |
| worn as a protective under layer beneath heavier | | | | early 20th century. Bloomers appear to have been a |
| clothing. Both men and women wore loincloths, and | | | | natural evolution of the earlier pantaloons, providing a |
| the sole purpose is believed to have been comfort | | | | billowy look and fastening just below the knee. |
| and protection, not sex appeal. Sexy panties had not | | | | Bloomers provided modesty and feminism to girls |
| yet been conceived. | | | | when bicycling, playing tennis or pursuing other sports. |
| Medieval | | | | The 1920s |
| In the Middle Ages, both men and women wore a | | | | The 1920s ushered in the age of the flapper. Flappers |
| type of leggings known as braies. Again, the purpose | | | | were outspoken and liberal, and bucked societal |
| was functional, not sexual. Chastity belts are often | | | | norms. The modern age of lingerie can be traced to |
| associated with the Crusades, but this appears to be | | | | the flappers of the 1920s. It was at this time that |
| largely a mythological connection. Chastity belts | | | | sexy panties were truly born. |
| appeared during the Renaissance, but were often | | | | The 1930s to Today |
| worn by women trying to guard against sexual | | | | Styles have, of course, changed over the years. |
| assault rather than those with jealous husbands. | | | | Along with changing fashions, the idea of what is |
| The Age of Corsetry | | | | sexy has also changed dramatically. Through the |
| During the Renaissance, the straight, boyish look of | | | | 1930s and 1940s, practicality was still highly |
| the medieval period gave way to styles that | | | | emphasized. In the '50s, a playful sexuality emerged. |
| enhanced the woman's figure. During this time, | | | | Of course, it was the sexual revolution of the 1960s |
| women wore layers of clothing, but underpants were | | | | and 1970s that gave us the wide variety of sexy |
| generally not part of the ensemble. Pantaloons or | | | | panties that we enjoy today. Women wholeheartedly |
| pantalettes, long underwear made of white linen, | | | | embraced their sexuality for the first time, and styles |
| became popular during the late 19th century to | | | | from sensual to outright sexual emerged. In the |
| protect against chafing under crinolines and provide | | | | decades that followed, bikinis, thongs and g-strings |
| modesty with shorter skirts. Although pantaloons | | | | have become wildly popular. |