Ok, I have now been buying these for 5 or maybe 6 years. I do not like grandma panties but I do like briefs. Whatever is up with other makers those leg openings are always huge for me not to mention weird looking since they have a kind of old lady cuff or something. If I buy a size smaller in the Haynes/Fruit brands the waist is way too high and bags. I don't think my body is that out of proportion, and it is not so in these panties so I must have bought 25 or 30 packages in the past 6 years; this is my 4th order in 6 months). You do have to watch the style, the one in blue (and black, I believe) has a rick rack-look edge on the waist and the entire panty seems to be made out of a completely different thinner material, certainly not all cotton. I love the rolled waistband/leg on my usual pink or rose colored ones rather than bare elastic which is another bonus to me.

They last well although you need to wash on cold/gentle or handwash. I've done both with no problems. I also air dry or very, very low heat but don't know if it affects the wear because I have always washed underwear that way. A couple of years ago the seams were popping due to poor stitching and I almost stopped buying them, but Gemsli must have fixed that problem because nothing wrong in the past couple of years.

So here I am, stocking up again because I've opened all but one package which I always have on hand when I feel like I need a 'new' pair. I made the mistake of washing the first set once in hot water with whites (bleach) and it fades the waist band so they look worn when they're really not. I just realized that with what's left in my drawer I still use the ones from a couple of years ago for junking around in. Well, they do get holes in them which hasn't happened again since I did learn to use bay leaf in drawers; sometimes I surprise myself. There are moths in Colorado that luuuve cotton.