Dig

PantyArchive

Cuts, cloth, labels, ads, slang, taboos, packaging, memory. The evidence is all over the drawer.

The shelves

Start with the object.

Then follow everything attached to it.

Form

Brief, bikini, thong, cheeky, high-waist, boyshort, tap pant, and all the territory between.

Material

Cotton, lace, satin, mesh, silk, elastic, trim, print, transparency, touch.

Language

Names, slang, euphemisms, seller language, buyer language, and phrases with a private charge.

Time

Changing silhouettes, advertising, morals, manufacturing, celebrity, censorship, and commerce.

Proof

Tags, packaging, photographs, receipts, stories, ownership, and why one pair carries more weight.

Culture

Privacy, status, embarrassment, desire, memory, ritual, and the gaze.