t feels residual remnants of embarrassment for the day, some five years ago, when I discovered that a certain pair of khakis that seemed sufficiently opaque to wear any ol' color of underwear based on the perfectly bright lighting in our bathroom somehow turned all see-through under the lighting at work.

No one said anything, and I pretty much hid in the office all day after I noticed. But I still blush thinking about it.

Oh, where see-through-ish shirts are concerned, you'll just go crazy trying to find a bra that doesn't show through. I don't care what color a woman's skin is, where the top is concerned. There is no matching. White bras are completely acceptable under white shirts.

But under pants? No.

I don't care what color a woman's skin is, where the top is concerned. There is no matching.

But you can match panties? What's the difference?

But why not? If they match the skirt/pants, what's the problem?

White panties show through much more loudly than pale pink or the light beige. I think I learned not to wear white panties under white pants, long long long before I learned the white-shoes season rules.

Sometimes, I just don't give a flying fuck if people know what color my undies are. Not at work, obviously, but going out?

Don't care.

She does not know "Chapeau."

Hat? I'm obviously missing something...

Pale pink is no closer to my skin tone than white is, and I'm a "white" person.

I wore a white linen blend skirt yesterday and I wore white panties, but I also wore a long tank top that covered my behind.

I'm just glad for Victoria's Secret buff colored Body by Victoria bikinis. They are pretty much my main panty solution.

But you can match panties? What's the difference?

Generally speaking, bottoms are made of sterner stuff than (non-sweater, non-sweatshirt, non-heavy) tops.

I've never seen a white blouse that doesn't let the bra color show through, and bra straps and hooks are visible, even when the color isn't, through a blouse or T shirt. It's just a fool's errand.