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The underwear-as-outerwear movement made waves in 2023, with Miu Miu sending models including actor Emma Corrin down the runway in beaded silk panties teamed with office-friendly turtleneck knits for the maison’s autumn-winter collection. The same year, analysts for the search engine Tagwalk noted that pants featured in 38 per cent of 2023’s autumn/winter collections at Paris Fashion Week. For spring/summer 2024, they were up 114 per cent, with Loewe, Stella McCartney and Victoria Beckham incorporating knitted variations into their seasonal offerings.
Ever since, underwear in all forms from bloomers to Brazilians have been spotted on the high street, sported by influ.
