Baroque Gala High Waisted Briefs for Women, Cotton Gusset

Gala comes from the Baroque range and it is cut as a high waisted brief, which behaves differently from a slip in one specific way: the waist sits above the navel, exactly where clothing presses hardest when you sit.

What a High Waist Changes

• Three sizes, Small to Large. X-Large is not part of this run, which is worth knowing before you order.
• A waist finished flat rather than on a band, so a high rise holds its position without pressing a ridge across the stomach.
• A 95% cotton gusset under a polyester and elastane outer, the same as on the slip and thong cuts.
• More coverage at both ends than a slip, at the waist and at the leg, which is what makes a brief the easier choice under thin or clinging fabric.

How a Brief Handles Layers

A high waist meets more clothing than a low rise does, because it sits exactly where waistbands, tucked shirts and fitted skirts all land. That means it is pressed against the skin by whatever is over it for most of the day, and a gathered elastic edge under that pressure is what leaves a mark. A flat finish spreads the load across the panel instead.

Where a Brief Beats a Slip

A brief is not a specialist garment and does not need an occasion. If you already wear a slip and simply want the waistband somewhere you cannot feel it, this is the same thing moved up. It works under wide leg trousers, a midi skirt, a tucked shirt, and on a long day standing where a hip-level band would slide. What it will not do is solve a sizing problem, since this design stops at Large.

Fabric, Sizes and Care

• Outer fabric: 83% polyester, 17% elastane.
• Gusset: 95% cotton, 5% elastane, which is the breathable part of the garment.
• Stretch: four-way, so the knit gives across the body as well as along it.
• Styles: high waisted brief.
• Sizes: Small, Medium and Large. X-Large is not part of this run.
• How to measure: run the tape around the widest part of the hip.
• Hip measurement: Small 87 to 93 cm, Medium 94 to 99, Large 100 to 106.
• Brand: Mememe, a label that describes itself as Ukrainian and states its underwear is made in Ukraine.
• Finish: flat seams, no elastic bands, no sewn-in labels.
• Care: gentle wash, hand ironing, no dry cleaning.

Before You Order

Does my slip size carry across? Yes. The brief is measured from the hip on the same chart, so a size that fits in the slip cut fits here. The brief simply covers more.

Under a tucked shirt, does the waist show? No. The waist is finished flat rather than on a band, so there is no gathered ridge for a shirt to press into a visible line. That is the specific advantage of a high rise finished this way over one built on elastic.