What's the Difference Between Cheeky and Hipster?

In Summary:
The primary difference between cheeky pants and hipster underwear is the rear coverage. The design of Cheeky reveals the lower bum cheeks. Hipsters feature a more reliable design that offers a full range. The gusset width is the central determinant of cheekiness or full coverage.

What is cheeky style?

As the name suggests, cheeky underwear features a narrower band of fabric across your backside than a typical bikini cut while providing more coverage than a thong. ... While you can find this style of underwear in both lower-rise and high rise cheeky styles, the mid-rise cheeky waistband tends to be the industry standard.

What is the difference between hipsters and briefs?

You might deem this type as an entirely different category of underwear, but full briefs are basically hipsters providing full coverage from both front and back. The waist elastic of these underwear sits on the navel of the wearer.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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