Online - March 20, 2007

Panty Raid

VPL Clothing

Certain fashion faux pas are never acceptable: deodorant stains, nude panty hose, and everything Britney Spears wore. Ever.

However, there’s one fashion don’t that you can stop avoiding: VPL (visible panty line), a new clothing line out of New York City.

The pieces bridge the gap between underwear and sportswear by bringing a pleasant aesthetic to functional elements like supportive panels, multifunctional pockets, corrective strapping, and strategic stitching.

Neutral-colored boy shorts with striped banding at the waist are sweet under the grenadine-colored minidress. A gray nylon/Lycra bra with pink and maroon detail is as cute over your shirt as it is under (seriously).The semisheer short-sleeve plum top has a cowl neck and ruching that make it both elegant and comfy. And the raffia pumps or patent sandals will take you all the way through summer.

Because going barefoot is unacceptable under any kind of circumstance.

Available online at shopbop.com. To see styles, go to vplnyc.com.