If you're one of those people who wonders about the small things, then you are not on your own. Shoppers have been asking questions about a bow on the certain item of clothing and wanting to know why it is often there.
The underwear section of shops such as Primark, Asda, Tesco and M&S will prove the point. On numerous pairs of pants, you'll find a little bow on the front. Some shoppers have called them unnecessary others love them, and yes, while it can look nice is there a reason it's there?
According to discussion site Reddit, there is not only a reason behind but potentially a number of reasons that designers and manufactures include a bow on the front of knicker. Many shoppers in the discussion were surprised to discover the reasons.
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Posing the question: “Why do so many panties have that little bow on the centre front? Where did the tradition come from?". The person received a string of answers.
One person wrote: "Historically we would have tied the bow to keep our pants from falling down". The conversation continued: "As for the roots of the tradition? It comes from pre-elastic days, when your underthings were held in place by a bit of ribbon threaded through the eyelet lace at the tops. The little bow is where you tied that ribbon, and of course it's in the front because that's the easiest place to do something like that."
According to others, the reason for the bow harks back to times before electricity, women would often have to get up before dawn and dress in the dark or by candlelight. And, it seems that many still use it for that reason.
On Facebook, one person commented: "It helps you to realise what way they go on," while another noted: "I like the bow it tells me got them on the right way have put them on inside out before now." Others were surprised by the idea, on Reddit someone said: "This is very interesting." and another noted: "Holy s*it, that's an awesome answer."
A jokester added that they thought the bow was there because "I'm a present". But, not everyone was a fan of the bow, one woman commented: "I've always found them a little pointless and annoying, rather than cute. Kind of like those packs of panties that come in nude, white, and black when you never want to wear the white ones." Another added: "Every time I'm trying to find underwear to wear under something fitted that will show shapes, all I can find is underwear with little bows that I wasn't even aware of that will make an awkward little bump just above my lady parts."
