Look at those Knickers!

I am working on little lists of things that are "Must Haves" in my wardrobe once my income comes out of the negative. I am feeling quite hopeful that I will have money again soon, as my Etsy Shop has picked up business lately!

On my list of must-haves are 30s style Tap Pants, or French Knickers. I love the delicate femininity of this style undies. The are often made of silk or satin, and have a beautiful drape. Plus, they work wonderfully over girdles/garter belts, which is always a plus!
There is a great little blog post on the history of tap pants @ Vintage Clothiers if you are interested in learning a bit more.

(Image stolen from Dorothea's Closet.)

Now, the tricky part about tap pants, is finding them. You can track down authentic vintage ones on Etsy and Ebay but they are usually harder to find, and a bit costly.
I am sad to say, after much scouring the interwebs, there are not very many authentic reproduction styles either.
But, of course I will share with you what I *did* find, so that you too can own a pair of darling reproduction knickers.

First on my list, is from Pandora's Choice. By the way, I absolutely love this website for great repro lingerie styles, including many items from What Katie Did!
On the subject of Tap Pants, they have my favorite pick in reproductions so far:

Black Silk Delacroix French Knickers £25.50
But wait! they also have them in Ivory!

They also have these, which are not as realistic looking, but they work. They are super see-through for a sexy look. Plus they have a nice elastic waist line for comfort and stretch:

Polka Dot Knickers £19.99

Leaving Pandora's Choice brings us to another tried and true Vintage Inspired lingerie shop. That's right ladies, the one we know and love, What Katie Did. I was sad to see that they stopped carrying the Peach colored 30s inspired tap pants, but they do still have some selection in the style.
Like these that have an extremely authentic and beautiful look:

Black Out French Knickers £25.00

For a more sheer effect they also have the risque version available:

Harlow Sheer French Knickers £30.00

Another great site I have found is Sophistikitten, which seems to specialize in pencil skirts and knickers! That is pretty much all you will find on their site. Despite their lack of variety, they have some very stunning knickers.
My favorites, are the satin knickers, they look like they would feel a-m-a-z-i-n-g on!

Sophistikitten Silk French Knickers £35.00
They also have a less expensive Poly-Blend version as well!

Sadly, I have yet to find a wesbite based here State Side, that makes and or carries knickers. Sorry to all my U.S. blog followers, looks like we will be paying for overseas shipping to get these darling undies!