Review: Shibue Strapless Panty

The Lingerie Post introduced you to the updated Shibue Couture’s Strapless Panty last October. We promised you a review, and today, we have one.

As we mentioned before, the Shibue Strapless Panty could be the solution to a problem we all know. However small your g-string or thong might be, there’s always that one dress that shows the slightest panty line, and we all hate it. The Strapless Panty has the same shape as a tanga, but is kept in place by a small silicone strip on both the front and the back.

After opening the packaging, the first thing that positively surprises me is the fabric. Even though it’s extremely small and looks a little silly, it actually feels (and fits) great. Score one for the Strapless Panty. My second worry was an even bigger one: will it stick? Before putting on my skirt I ran across the apartment, jumped up and down – trying to eliminate the risk of having an embarrassing scene getting out of the car, or walking up stairs… It’s a trust-issue, and I was very, very worried; but the first test a success. The next step: making sure I can get this off. With my eyes pressed together, ready for the hit, I pull the Strapless Panty off: painless! Score again!

My big test was a lingerie runway I was walking that evening – testing the Shibue Strapless Panty as a “under-under-garment”, so to speak. Some of the back-stage assistants gave me a strange look at first, but the little wonder survived my first walk, and my second, and then my third and fourth seamlessly. This is a true must-have for models, if you ask me!

Now, Shibue claims this one is washable and thus reusable. I have yet to try the washing and re-wearing bit, but I promise to keep you all up to date through the comments section of this post. For now, I can only say I’m extremely impressed by an item I’d probably be too scared to buy in the real world – mostly due to mental images of everything that could go wrong. I can guarantee though, it’ll stay on, and yet it’ll come off easy.

A great product, I’m a fan!

Steffi Vertriest – By Felicity
Popular Belgian fashion blogger Steffi is also the beautiful girlfriend of TLP’s Editor Bert. She runs a much-followed fashion blog at Felicity Fashion and is an occasional model for stores and labels in Belgium.