While underwear comes in a variety of styles and cuts, most knickers usually feature a small bow at the front, but it turns out that they serves as more than decoration.
While you probably don't spend too much time thinking about it, it turns out there's a reason for the tiny piece of fabric's existence, and many have admitted to not knowing it. A previously viral social media post explained the origin of the bows, is once again making the rounds online, and the reason has stunned a new batch of learners.
The original post shared on the discussion forum Reddit asked: "Why do so many panties have that little bow on the centre front? Where did the tradition come from?" The most common answer given was that when underwear was first invented, the bows originally had to be tied to keep the garment from falling down as elastic bands had not been created.
