The Ultimate Guide to Understance Underwear

We currently offer 4 core underwear product lines.

1. Soft Contour

Fabric:
69% modal, 31% Lycra® spandex

Shaping level:
5/10 (5 = smooth out lines and unevenness in the skin, but won’t make you look a size smaller. Can feel light compression.)

Pros:
Modal is a plant-based fiber (made from birch tree pulp). It’s natural, breathable, and cool to the touch (in comparison, cotton is true neutral, and most synthetic fibers are warm to the touch). The free-cut fabric also makes this product line pretty invisible under tight clothes.

Cons:
Leg opening can roll up (especially on the 4’’ inseam bike shorts). Center-front seams on bike shorts are not fun to look at, though they are quite soft and will not chafe.

Notes:
If you want a more contouring effect (more compression in the stomach area), choose a size down from what you usually wear.

Available sizes:
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

Ultra High-Rise Bikini

Ultra High-Rise Thong

High-Rise Bike Shorts 4"

2. Pima Cotton

Fabric:
88% Pima cotton, 12% Lycra® spandex

Shaping level: 4/10 (4 = light smoothing effect on the stomach, doesn’t make you look smaller. Can barely feel any compression.)

Pros: Pima cotton is unmatched in breathability and hand-feel. It’s soft and supple, but quite tough when it comes to pilling- and fading-resistance. The fold-over waistband keeps everything in and feels like a hug. The leg opening is wide, but because it’s very soft, doesn’t chafe or strangle your legs.

Cons: Leg opening tends to roll up (especially on the boyshorts). Material is on the thinner side and can be somewhat see-through in light colors.

Available sizes:
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

Ultra High-Rise Brief

Ultra High-Rise Boyshorts

Mid-Rise Thong

3. Bubble

Fabric:
67% polyamide, 33% spandex

Shaping level:
6/10 for high-rise boyshorts and ultra high-rise bike shorts, 4/10 for mid-rise bikini, high-rise brief, and mid-rise thong (6 = targeted compression that lightly flattens stomach area. Feels compressive but not suffocating. 4 = light smoothing effect on stomach, doesn’t make you look smaller. Can barely feel any compression.)

Pros:
The molded back is the highlight of the Bubble panty collection. The underwear comes with “built-in” volume so they don’t shift around throughout the day or give you wedgies. They are also buttery soft. Our very best underwear for staying undetectable under clothes.

Cons:
Compared to natural fibers, synthetic fibers are warmer to the touch. The fabric is still thin so it won’t keep the heat in, but it won’t be as breathable as Pima cotton or modal.

Available sizes:
XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL