Want to buy some knickers for your special one but not knowing much about how to tell tangas from hipsters?
Here we have an easy-to-follow Lingerie Buying Guide to get you out of the labyrinth of lingerie shopping.
If you are awed by the many different shapes and designs while trying to shop for some lingerie for the speical someone, guide simplified Buying Guide will explain the various differences and variation so you know what you're looking for when shopping with us (See also our Panty Styles Guide for size chart).
Female underpants are broadly categorized into 9 main styles, and bra into 20 main styles:
Bikinis
A moderate coverage silhouette offering more coverage than a thong, but not as much as a brief. Bikinis have waistbands which usually rest somewhere between the navel and hip (unless Low Rise) and have semi-hi-cut legs and a moderate coverage back panel. The sides can be anything from a string to a thicker side panel. String bikinis offer considerably less coverage than an average bikini. Bikinis are a super comfortable medium coverage silhouette that won’t show thru under heavier fabrics like denim or wool.
Suitable for: Well-tone and curvaceous body type with firm thighs and flat tummies. Wear with: Any outfit but watch out for visible panty lines.
Boy shorts / Culottes
More high-waisted than hipsters with complete coverage of the buttocks.
Suitable for: Any body shape. Wear with: Any outfit as long as there is no-show of visible panty line.
French Knickers
High-waisted full, floaty panties that sit in the small of the back, skim the hips and buttocks then curve into a thong piece.
Suitable for: Women with fuller bottoms and shapely hips. Wear with: A-line skirt or dress, or anything flowy but not clingy or formfitting.
G-String
These are the tiniest pants you can buy while still provide coverage for the lady’s modesty. This is a panty that offers minimal coverage and is designed with string sides and back panel, while some are designed with only a T-string on the back.
Suitable for: Body type with well toned derriere and flat tummies. Wear with: Good for tight body-fitting dresses, and without the fear of showing VPL.
Hipster
Mid-coverage low-rise panties that sit on the hips snugly and cling to the buttocks.
Suitable for: Sleek figures with a flat tummy and toned hips. Wear with: Anything hipster such as hipster jeans, hipster pants.
Low Rise
A panty that has its waistband sits low on the hip, about 4 to 7 inches away from the navel.
Suitable for: Women with flat and tonued tummies. Wear with: very low cut or low rise pants or shorts.
The Brief
This is full coverage panty that sits below the waist with leg openings that expose the outer upper thigh. It can also be cut very high on the leg giving an elongated visual effect to the legs.
Suitable for: For women who need to add length to their legs and support their tummies. Wear with: Pants that loose on the but or wide-leg.
Tanga / Brazilian-cut Panties
It is between a bikini and a thong with a narrower back coverage than a traditional panty but not as narrow as compared to a thong. It sits low on the waist with cut-ins at the back showing an leg openings _ to _ down the derriere, thus showing off more legs.
Suitable for: For those with slim legs and firm thighs, and trim bikini lines. Wear with: Suitable to be worn under short sexy number, or a short skirt without showing the knickers.
Thong
A minimal coverage panty with wider sides than a G-string (See also our Panty Styles Guide), a triangle shaped front panel and a thin 'Y' or 'T' shaped back panel.
Suitable for: Thongs suit most body shapes, especially slimmer figures, but it takes confidence to wear a thong and be comfortable in it. Wear with: Anything ranging from Pencil skirt to tight fitting number.
Bikinis
Boy shorts / Culottes
French Knickers 
G-String 
Hipster
Low Rise
The Brief
Tanga / Brazilian-cut Panties
Thong
