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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley

‘Rebellious and subversive’: the rise of the new visible panty line

Charli xcx on left, with her hands on her head, while on the right is a closeup of a the bottom of a woman wearing jeans, with bright pink knickers visible above the waistand
Charli xcx checks out a visible panty line in a pic taken from her Instagram. Photograph: @Charli_xcx/Instagram

Charli xcx, the pop star whose Brat green and Brat attitude have been hailed as defining the mood of the summer, sounded a clarion call this week for the new visible panty line (VPL).

Once an unintentionally discernible indentation running over the bottom, the new iteration is very much on purpose – the waistband of knickers worn above the waist of trousers and skirts.

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