Yoga pants have become a fashion staple for many women, but choosing the right pair of the comfy tights can be difficult. The stretchy pants can make your butt look better, but they also create a butt-related problem: VPL (visible panty lines). Luckily, a company has created a product that might be the solution to this embarrassing issue.
You can try going commando underneath the workout wear that you already own, but you have to worry about your pants becoming see-through when you bend and stretch during yoga class. Many women also wear their yoga pants outside off class, so they might want an extra layer of protection between their lady parts and the public surfaces that they sit on (you’d have to be crazy to sit on a subway seat wearing nothing but a super-thin layer of fabric). Then there’s the dreaded camel toe that going commando can create. You could try wearing a thong, but how comfortable would that be? You also have to worry about what happens when that slicing string slides back and forth – it can transfer fecal bacteria to your vagina.
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If you worry about any of these yoga pants problems, a company called Dear Kate could be the answer to your prayers. According to SHAPE, Dear Kate hopes to eliminate VPL through its new line of tights featuring a special panel of Underlux fabric that is “wicking, stain-releasing, and leak-resistant.” The company has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the new line, and it looks like there’s definitely a high demand for yoga pants that can be worn panty-free – the company was only trying to raise $15,000, but it’s already scored over $60,000. The company is now trying to raise $100,000 to create pants with colored contrast stitching options.
Dear Kate promises that its pants aren’t see through and that they prevent camel toe. The pants come in three styles: full-length, calf-length, and shorts. If you’re interested in scoring some of this innovative workout wear, check out the Dear Kate Yoga Pants Kickstarter page. Hopefully you’ll never have to worry about getting your panties in bunch during yoga class ever again.