Clothing stockists from Primark to Asda and Tesco all have a good selection of underwear. And shoppers who venture down those aisles are guaranteed to find pants with a bow on the front.
But in a world of fashion design which means there are countless styles many have questioned why so many have the ribbon feature. And according to the Manchester Evening News the reason is not just down to them looking good.
Shoppers have been asking why on Reddit - and plenty of people have come back with answers. According to the site the tradition comes from pre-elastic days when undergarments were held together by ribbon threaded through eyelets at the top.
