It’s the season of Navratri and it's game on to look your best. This is the time where you can stock up all that is best in the market to upgrade your look. As we often layer our heavy embellished outfits for Navratri, make sure you prioritize invisibility, comfort and protection against chafing. You can try seamless. High-waisted and boyshorts styles that are ideal for giving a smooth silhouette and eliminating discomfort during dances and celebrations.
As navrati is not just about celebrating the festival, goddess but it's important to take time to celebrate yourself. With nine colors to suit all your nine days this blog is the perfect guide you need. Explore more as you read.
Here is a selection of underwear that matches each of your Navratri styles based on the level of comfort. Make sure you choose the best panties that keep you covered from AM to PM. They should be comfortable, invisible and should protect you against chafing during your energetic dances like Garba and Dandiya.
Here are a few panty styles that you can wear under your outfits. You can also opt for thongs, thighshapers, tummy tuckers and so on..
Here is a perfect list of how you can categorize your outfits with panties that would be a great match.
Panty Styles for Different Outfits
For Long Nights With Lehenga
For your first night you would have taken the most elaborate and heavily embellished lehenga, for which you would need a smoothing foundation.
Shapewear - A shapewear would really give you a sleek look by giving a sculpted base that would smoothen your tummy, hips and thighs, eliminating all your visible lines. They give a flattering look like a mermaid-like silhouette which is just the look you need.
For a Fitted Anarkali or Sharara
If you have opted to wear a fitted anarkali or sharara, then you should choose a seamless and a comfortable fit.
Seamless high-waisted panty - This style of panty creates a more smooth line under your fitted material of your top and your bottom, this prevents any roll ups or bulges.
For a colourful Chaniya Choli Night
For an electrifying and an energetic Garba night with a voluminous cotton chaniya choli you definitely need a comfortable and an anti-chafing panty. This is one of the key ways to protect your fun night without any discomfort.
Boyshorts Or Boylong: Boyshorts offer a full coverage that prevents painful inner-thigh chafing caused by constant leg movements. Boyleg panties have a more extended leg opening that prevents chafing, giving you full coverage, modesty under all your voluminous skirts.
Stylish Jumpsuits
For a stunning indo-western outfit like jumpsuits that are made with smooth, stretchy fabrics that need invisible undergarments.
Seamless Thongs: These panties ensure an absolute seamless look eliminating no visible lines VPL’s giving you a flawless finish under a form-fitting outfit.
For a Flowy Lehenga
Lehengas are flowy dresses that are less-structured and are all about carefree movement.
Hipster Panty: A hipster panty provides full coverage and comfort without showing through thin or lightweight fabrics.The microfibers in these panties are ideal as they wick away moisture keeping you dry during the celebrations.
Saree Night
For a perfect saree that is especially made with heavy silk the right foundation is crucial for the drape.
Tummy Tucker Panty: This panty gives full coverage preventing the saree from pulling on the underwear line and gives a gentle compression for a polished look. Women who wish to wear their sarees above their navel point can opt a tummy tucker.
Seamless Panty: This helps to smooth the bulges that come while wearing a saree, and can also be worn under your saree shapewear.
Panty Styles for Different Outfits
For a light coloured or a transparent outfit, discretion is paramount.
Seamless Bikini Panty: A light or nude coloured bikini panty would be a great choice as it would match your skin tone eliminating visible panty lines under light coloured clothing. Always note that a seamless construction ensures VPL’s.
Panty Styles for Different Outfits
Fusion wear often has unpredictable cuts, slits or silhouettes that need a flexible underwear solution.
Tanga/ Thong Panty : This style offers a good middle ground between a bikini and a thong, with slightly less back coverage than a bikini. This makes it perfect for dresses with high slits or body-hugging designs.
For a Late-Night Pajama Party
For the last and finishing touch for the evening you can unwind in comfort. Pick something that is comfortable at its best.
Cotton Panty: After the nine nights of heavy clothing and fun, now you can opt for breathable and a soft cotton panty which would be the best way to end the festival. As it gives you that maximum comfort you deserve
9 Colours for 9 Days: Festival of Colours
As Navaratri is a festival of colours, devotion and style, here is a list of colours and panty styles that would help you figure out your fit this season.
Day 1: Pratipada – Grey
Panty Style: Seamless Hipster, Tummy tucker and boyshorts. These are some of the panty options for day 1.
This is the perfect neutral and grounding way to start navaratri.
Add-on: You can also pair these panties with a shapewear to sculpt your tummy and hips. As they are a blend of cotton and they have invisible lines and are moisture-wicking.
Day 2: Dwitiya – Orange
Panty Styles: Bikini Panty,Thongs are great for bright, vibrant and energetic nights. These options prevent bulges as they are made with satin that gives a snug fit.
Add-On: To complete the look you can add on a seamless high-waist bikini that would give a smooth look.
Day 3: Tritiya – White
Panty Style: High-Waist lace panty, can be a great option for a comfortable pooja. With features like a smooth cotton fabric that gives you full coverage they must have this season.
Add-on: You can also choose between boyshorts too, in order to prevent thigh chafing while you dance or roll-ups while you sit for a long time.
Day 4: Chaturthi – Red
Panty Style : As fierce as the color red is a thong or a high-waisted pantywould be great as they are soft with a stretchy waistband which is chic yet practical. These are best for your bold, fiery evening.
Add-on: Another option can be choosing a seamless thong as it would help eliminate VPL’s.
Day 5: Panchami - Royal Blue
Panty Style: Boyshorts or mid waist boyshorts are a great pick for a playful dance night. As they are flexible, chafe-free with moisture-control microfibers.
Add-on: You can also pick a hipster to work out as they are good at sweat control under lightweight fabrics.
Day 6: Sashti – Yellow
Panty Style: A seamless Bikini, thong or a hipster panty is the right pick for the yellow Sashti day. As they feel light on your skin, quick to dry with invisible seams. As bring bright cheerful vibes that suit joyful gatherings.
Add-on: You can also swap to a tummy-tucker panty to get a more polished saree pleat.
Day 7: Saptami - Green
Panty Style: Cotton briefs can be a better breathable option for all your rituals. As they are made with 100% cotton which has anti-bacterial properties giving you a snug yet soft fit. Other cotton options can be a tummy-tucker, boyshorts, hipster or a cotton bikini panty.
Add-on: A nude seamless bikini can also be an option as they ensure zero VPL.
Day 8: Ashtami – Peacock Blue
Panty Style: Sheer lace panty would give you that bold glamorous look for your garba night. They are a great match for a fusion look, as they are made with lace and mesh which are stylish and yet supportive.
Add-On: As an alternative you can also pick tannga/thong panties for flexibility with high slits.
Day 9: Navami – Pink
Panty Style: Printed Bikini or Hipster panty can be your choice as they would help to bring that fun, feminine look which is all you need to end the night with a blast bringing you close to the festival. These panties come with playful prints with maximum comfort.
Add-On: Breathable cotton panties for relaxation after 9 nights of dressing up.
After choosing the right wear and the undergarments, now your look is done for this Navratri. But to complete your overall look you need to accessorise details like makeup and footwear, don't forget to do your hair. These finishing touches should balance tradition with your personal flair, ensuring you are comfortable and radiant while dancing the night away. Hope this blog gives you all the information you were looking for.
Let us enjoy the Navratri this year stress free, with nine nights, nine forms, infinite blessings.