There are crotchless panties and now: there are crotch-only ones. Meet Commandos cotton patches. They stick down yonder, allowing the free spirited women (and men, I guess) of the world to wear nothing under their pants except a thin maxipad-like: well, maxipad. They come in black, denim, pale pink, light nude, and white.
Implications - Female audiences want an easy solution to solve this problem and sometimes feel like going sans underwear is the only way to do so. Therefore, products that promote more hygienic methods are popular as they provide the solution to their problem while preventing the wearer from feeling naked.
Crotch-Only Undies
Commandos Cotton Patches
Trend Themes
1. Hygienic Underwear - The trend of hygienic underwear offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for brands to provide an easy and comfortable solution for women who want to go without traditional underwear.
2. Minimalist Undergarments - The trend of minimalist undergarments presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies to create crotch-only patches or alternative undergarments that offer a seamless and barely-there option for those who prefer to go commando.
3. Alternative Intimate Apparel - The trend of alternative intimate apparel opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for brands to design innovative and comfortable solutions like crotch-only underwear for individuals who want to embrace a more free-spirited and minimalistic approach.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion & Apparel - The fashion & apparel industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by creating hygienic underwear and minimalist undergarments to cater to the growing demand for comfortable and alternative options.
2. Personal Care & Hygiene - The personal care & hygiene industry has a disruptive innovation opportunity to develop innovative products like crotch-only patches to provide hygienic and convenient solutions for individuals who want to go without traditional underwear.
3. Intimate Accessories - The intimate accessories industry can tap into disruptive innovation opportunities by offering alternative intimate apparel, such as crotch-only underwear, to meet the needs of consumers who seek more freedom and minimalism in their undergarments.