# Are You a Panty/Bra Matcher? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942 "2000-10-30T16:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/1 "2000-10-30T16:39:27Z")
I try to be. However, today I am wearing a shiney gold bra with black roses and black velvet straps. My panties are black with big purple, pink, and teal magnolias. They couldn’t be more opposite. I am making plans at how I am going to do the locker room thing at the gym today. God forbid I have a medical emergency! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/2 "2000-10-30T17:43:37Z")
I always match my bra and panties. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/3 "2000-10-30T17:48:09Z")
I really try to match my bra and apanties, but usually don’t. When I go out, I always do, but when I’m just sluffing around, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![uberDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f04885/32.png) [@uberDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uberDave)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/4 "2000-10-30T17:54:44Z")
Well, ah, ahem. From this boy’s perspective, every time my past GFs have dressed to match, it’s like unwrapping a very, very special present. 😉 Just had to share that. ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/5 "2000-10-30T17:55:58Z")
Always. Today they are both khaki green, and incidentally, so is my outfit. Most of both are white, but I also have navy, black, charcoal grey, lighter grey, and burgundy. I have bought panties that I liked (navy with white stars and yellow moons) and then hunted down a bra I could wear with them (plain navy). It can be hard - I like both the bras and panties to be cotton, and thong or g-string style panties. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/6 "2000-10-30T21:30:59Z")
Should this thread be titled, “Mmmm, what are you wearing?” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/7 "2000-10-30T21:51:59Z")
Nope. Since I’ve got mostly white bras and some white underwear then sometimes they do match, but I don’t put any thought into it unless I’m wearing an all-white outfit (almost never). I do have a friend who not only matches her bra to her underwear but also makes sure that her bra/underwear combo is coordinated with the rest of her clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/8 "2000-10-30T21:56:52Z")
My bra and panties must match or I just don’t feel right! It’s usually all white, sometimes all black, and once in a while, all red. Ticks me off that it’s so hard to find those cute matching sets in my size-- they seem to stop at C. ---
**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/9 "2000-10-30T21:59:27Z")
Matching is an unreasonable dream, with my dryer ruining or losing things. Mostly I have white anyway, because I like white blouses. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/10 "2000-10-30T22:03:57Z")
I used to be, and am on weekdays now… but when I don’t have to wear “work clothes”, I wear men’s boxers and they’re usually plaid or striped, so I stick with basic black or white. Half the time my clothes (non-work) don’t even match, so why bother? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Opengrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@Opengrave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opengrave)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/11 "2000-10-30T22:05:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KimKatt \* > \*\*thong or g-string style panties. \*\* mmmmmm now that’s what I’d like to be in my next life! ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/12 "2000-10-30T22:08:35Z")
Pictures, ladies. We want pictures! ::ahem:: Please continue. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/13 "2000-10-30T22:33:12Z")
No, I never match. I have one set of matching stuff and I can’t even wear the bra anymore. I have two bras I can wear and that is it. Almost always white. Right now I am pregnant so I just wake up and wrap a tarp around each breast and one around my butt. Breasts are supposed to shrink after childbirth. Maybe I’ll wear my cute matching outfits again! Of course, that’s what got me into this condition in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Bluemonchichi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bluemonchichi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluemonchichi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/14 "2000-10-30T22:53:36Z")
I usually have matching bras and panties on, but that is really by chance. Almost all of my thongs are black and all but one bra I have is black. I have a question. I don’t generally wear panties, so would I match by default? ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/15 "2000-10-30T22:59:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by uberDave \* > \*\*Well, ah, ahem. From this boy’s perspective, every time my past GFs have dressed to match, it’s like unwrapping a very, very special present. 😉 Just had to share that. \*\* Same thing with my wife. If it matches in the morning, I know I’ve got a good night ahead. And if I may add in relation to the other responses, \ ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/16 "2000-10-30T23:06:01Z")
Since I have neither on right now, why yes they match. 😃 Actually in my days before going commando and when I had a lot of money to spend, yes. My bra had to match my underwear and my socks too. It always depended upon what I was wearing on the outside. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/17 "2000-10-30T23:06:28Z")
Sometimes. I try, especially on gym days or when I just want to feel pretty, but it usually ends up not working out because I’m still half asleep in the morning and dont’ feel like digging through my undies drawer to find coordinating pieces. Today I match, though. Leopard print. ---
**Author:** ![Wildest\_Bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/18 "2000-10-30T23:10:11Z")
Why do men call “underwear” underwear and women call “underwear” panties? Always wondered that? ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2000, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/19 "2000-10-30T23:15:41Z")
Almost never. My bras are all completely uninteresting whites/grays/blacks, whereas my panties come in an array of colors and patterns (kicky stripes, delicate flowers, the occassional leopard print). It just doesn’t work out… Nevermind the fact that, like **racinchikki** , I’m usually too exhausted to coordinate my underwear. **Wildest Bill** : I think it’s because for men, underwear = boxers/briefs/whatever-you-use-to-cover-your-lower-half, while for women, underwear = panties _and_ bras. Just a guess. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942/20 "2000-10-31T00:26:10Z")
Mine always do. I have a few white sets, a red set, four very racy black sets, a lilac lace set, and a blue set. I like bikinis myself. Today I am wearing a silver Body by Victoria bra with matching tanga bottoms (like boy-cut, only sexier). Although I admit that when I turned in late the night before, I usually wake up, throw on some Jockies and a sports bra, and don’t worry about it. I just like to feel pretty - and you never know when some gorgeous hunk of man will come out of the blue, throw me against a wall, and rip off my work clothes. Girl’s gotta be prepared! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-panty-bra-matcher/38942.md?page=2)