Panty line

In clothing design, a panty line on a human body goes at an angle from the high hip down to the crotch.

The concern about VPL was born, and never extinguished since, as solutions kept creating new issues (compare thongs with the corresponding "whale tail").

[a] The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English claims that the phrase was popularized by Woody Allen's 1977 comedy film Annie Hall.

[11] There are a number of ways to avoid panty lines: thick or textured fabrics, using "camouflaging" print, pantyhose, or boy shorts.

Year 2023 in particular saw the explosion of sheer dresses with just a very visible pair of briefs underneath (at the Saint Laurent 2023 spring show a third of the "looks" were following this trend).