Just bloomers?

[FortuneRose]

I have often wondered what the rest of you do with your under garments.  What I mean is, IF you wear bloomers, do you call it a day with just them being used as your undies?  Or do you wear modern underwear UNDER your bloomers?  Is that an odd question?

Starting out I would wear normal undies under the bloomers but then this became bothersome because I felt like it was just another added layer.  THEN someone had previously said on our old boards that they wore cotton short undies....  kind of like the body shaper shorts, but...  not a body shaper.  Anyway, they were bought from JCPenny.  100% cotton and completely comfy.  Then I stopped wearing the bloomers if I wore them because the same problem of extra layers arose. 

So this brings me to questioning you ladies who wear bloomers.

[Capt Lucy]

I tend to wear regular cotton undies underneath the bloomers.  Then I put deodorant on the inside of my thighs to keep from sweaty chafing (an old pole dancer trick, lol)...cuz yeah, it happens in the dead of summer under all that garb, bloomers or no.  I hear gold bond works good as well.  THOUGH...I do like the idea of cotton bike shorts or something...lol   

[LadyShadow]

Thank you for asking this question, I was wondering the same thing.  Since I am slowly getting back into garbing and learning what is correct from my whatever works attitude.  I just used modern undergarments under my garb.  But I have been looking into making bloomers.  Although I think I would still wear some type of undies under them, but thats a just me thing.

[Maeve McMayhem]

I do not wear anything under my bloomers.  I am like you and I feel like it's just another layer to add to my multitude of layers anyways. But I do use Lucy's trick with the deodorant! Cause it works wonders..!

[Capt Lucy]

LOL>.. when I was a Cast Director, I was telling the girls to do it just as the owner walked up.  I don't remember the exact remark, but it was something to the effect of "Lucy I don't wanna know why you need to put deodorant on your thighs or how you found out to use this trick" lol.  The look was priceless.

As far as the bloomers, they are SO easy to make.  I use a pajama bottoms pattern.  I make them as long or short or wide as i like... the main important part is making the crotch correctly.  I even use the same pattern for my pirate pants.    VERY easy!!

[LadyShadow]

Thanks.  I have plenty of PJ pants patterns.  Thats what I use for hubby and kids garb pants.

[Adriana Rose]

I do the ol' baby powder on the thighs thing.. never thought of deodorant though..

I wear bloomers on the slightly cooler days and on the hotter days I wear boxers they are shorter and cooler than the bloomers

[sealion]

I always wear breathable microfiber panties even when I wear bloomers.

[gypsylakat]

I steal my boyfriend's boxers.. I do have a few pairs of my own as well, I've been meaning to get a few pairs of bike shorts too though for my mundanes, My thighs rub and it hurts! Not to mention it helps when I forget to sit like a lady O.O

[LadyDracolich]

I wear cotton undies AND a pair of tights (like stockings) that look like cable knit, when I wear my bloomers... or when I'm in my 'highway woman' outfit (I call it my 'Land Pirate' garb).  But, if I'm wearing my bloomers, I'm wearing my hoop skirt, so I can create air circulation.  Besides, I don't feel dressed if I'm wearing my hoop skirt w/ out them.  Just seems more 'proper'.  But that's just personal preference.  Somehow, I never really seem to get too hot even with all that on.  And thanks for the tip about the chafing.  I don't have the problem, but the girl I just hooked into faire (yep, she got some garb over the weekend..mwahahaha!) was commenting on it.  So, I'll pass that along.

[FortuneRose]

I didn't use to have the chafing problem... not until the birth of my son.  Then that extra bit stayed in the thighs so now I do have to wear shorts of a sort or bloomers with a higher crotch to avoid it.  I've not tried the deoderant, I may have to do that this year!

[Kate XXXXXX]

I'm glad you gals can be so frank and open about this.  It's not a problem I worry about too much these days, but I certainly hated those hot, sticky days when I was fatter...  I'm looking into some longer legged 'granny pants' for a friend to wear under dresses.  How about this sort of thing:



There are also some longer ones...

  These are thermal, so might prove a little warm in really hot weather.

I'm sure there are 'granny' catalogues like Damart over your way.  Worth a look, anyway.

[Taffy Saltwater]

Panties & bloomers here.  I find that linen capri pants make wonderful bloomers & breathe like a dream.  If the skirt is going to be hitched up, I wear a pair of gathered, ruffled ones for the cute factor.  And if I'm wearing my knee-length black pirate Lolita skirt, a pair of black leggings that are just below knee length.

[Aiacha]

I always wear breathable microfiber panties even when I wear bloomers.

Ditto, at least for the upcoming year.  I found some great undies recently that I wear when I work out that are so comfortable, they'll be perfect.  When I wear bloomers, yes, I wear undies under them.  I just feel more comfortable with that extra layer.

[FortuneRose]

Kate,  just in my personal experience, the longer style would probably be better just because (depending on her thighs) the shorter ones may tend to roll up through the day and wind up uncomforable.  If you could find a cotton pair of the slightly longer length, I think that would be best.  Now, mind you, this is just my personal experience.  I have some of the longer styled kind and they work like a charm.  They stay in place because they're beyond the troublesome thighs, lol.