Reddit, there are a number of reasons – and Brits were surprised to discover them.Posting on the social media site, a person asked: “Why do so many panties have that little bow on the centre front?
Where did the tradition come from?"And, in response, another noted: "As for the roots of the tradition? It comes from pre-elastic days, when your underthings were held in place by a bit of ribbon threaded through the eyelet lace at the tops.“The little bow is where you tied that ribbon, and of course it's in the front because that's the easiest place to do something like that."So, historically we would have tied the bow to keep our pants from falling down.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk