Collection: Panties

Women's Everyday Lace Underwear

Oh!Zuza women's underwear features lace briefs and boyshorts in Brazilian and boyshort styles, available in white, black, and delicate prints. This is everyday lingerie designed for daily wear—form-fitting, elegant, finished with lace, and featuring a cotton gusset in every brief model.

The collection moves between two worlds: Brazilian briefs with a smooth or openwork front and boyshorts with a short leg finished with lace. You won't find seamless underwear, thongs, or high-waisted panties here—Oh!Zuza creates what it does well: a knit base with a lace finish, with no compromises on composition.

Individual lines differ in character. Journal is white with a wavy, "spiderweb" lace. Secret is black with French Leavers lace and a scalloped waistline. Mystery plays with velvet flock on tulle and transitions from black to sage. Diary combines a lace back with a cotton front or adds a jewelry charm. Juliet is boyshorts in a small white and pink print, the only line in this category that goes down to XS and up to 4XL.

Oh!Zuza lace women's briefs are designed to be worn alone or paired with a bralette made from the same lace. If you're looking for a wider selection, take a look at our entire elegant women's lingerie—briefs are a part of it, not a separate category.

What's the difference between briefs and panties?

Briefs are a style of panties, not a separate category of underwear. The word "panties" covers all models of personal underwear for the lower body, while "briefs" describe a specific cut—with a low or mid-rise waist, full coverage at the back, and narrow sides. All briefs are panties, but not all panties are briefs.

In practice, customers use both words interchangeably, though "briefs" more often appear in the context of lace and classic lingerie, and "panties" in general and technical descriptions. At Oh!Zuza, we use "briefs" when we want to emphasize a hip-hugging cut, and "boyshorts" when the leg is short and goes straight down.

It's worth distinguishing briefs from models not found in the collection. Thongs have a narrow string instead of a back panel and expose the buttocks almost completely—Oh!Zuza does not make them. Tangas are an intermediate cut between thongs and briefs, also absent from this collection. Classic bikini briefs, Brazilian briefs, and boyshorts—these cuts can be found in the panties category on our website.

Lace briefs—openwork and with a smooth front

Oh!Zuza lace briefs come in two front variations: entirely openwork, through which the skin subtly shows, and with a smooth knit panel covered by lace on the sides. These are two different options for two different days, not two versions of the same model.

The openwork version features lace across the entire front—subtly transparent, with a delicate wavy pattern in the Journal line, "spiderweb" in Secret, and a floral flock in Mystery. These are lace women's briefs for women who like their underwear to be an adornment in itself, not just a layer beneath clothing.

The version with a smooth front retains the lace back and sides, but the front is covered by a plain, matte knit fabric. This variant lies flat under more fitted trousers and dresses, and does not create creases visible through thin fabrics. Elegant women's briefs in this version are suitable for work, under a fitted skirt, and under a viscose dress.

Lace briefs can be paired with a bralette made from the same lace—Journal, Secret, Mystery, and Diary all have matching bralettes designed as a set. If you want a complete set right away, check out our women's lingerie sets, where the bralette and briefs are combined in one order.

Brazilian briefs—what does it mean?

Brazilian briefs are a cut with a narrower back panel than classic bikini briefs, but wider than thongs or tangas. The back subtly exposes the lower part of the buttocks, the sides are narrow, and the front offers full coverage. The name comes from the beachwear style popular in Brazil—hence you may also sometimes hear the word "Brazilians."

In practice, the Brazilian style differs from thongs primarily in comfort. Brazilians have actual fabric between the buttocks, not a string—this makes them lie stably, not roll up, and not dig into the skin when sitting or walking. They differ from classic briefs, however, in their narrower back line, which subtly highlights the shape instead of covering it.

At Oh!Zuza, women's Brazilian panties come in three constructions: entirely openwork, with a decorative cutout and bow at the back, and with a smooth front panel. All have a lace finish at the waist and a cotton gusset—this element remains unchanged regardless of how elaborate the lace is in the rest of the model.

Brazilian briefs wear well under tight jeans, ribbed knit dresses, and pencil skirts. The fitted cut doesn't create a line at the hips that would be visible through thin fabrics. For Journal and Secret Brazilians, a lace bodysuit from the same pattern family pairs well—the set works as a cohesive elegant lingerie ensemble for going out.

Women's Boyshorts—Short Leg and Lace Trim

Women's boyshorts are a cut with a short leg extending straight down from the waist, finished with lace or a delicate elastic band. At Oh!Zuza, they come in two versions: the pressure-free Diary with openwork finishes in black and cream, and Juliet in a white and pink small print with a decorative elastic waistband.

Boyshorts are typically chosen by women who don't want their underwear to end precisely at the gluteal line—the short leg covers this line and eliminates the feeling of "cutting in" under tight clothing.

It's important to note one thing: Oh!Zuza boyshorts are made of polyamide with elastane, without cotton. This is a light, quick-drying knit fabric that conforms well to the body, but it's not the same composition as the briefs. If you're looking for a cotton gusset, choose the brief lines, not the boyshorts—this is a conscious distinction, not an oversight.

Juliet boyshorts have the widest size range in the entire category: from XS to 4XL. This is the only model that goes that high, so if you're looking for underwear in larger sizes, this line will be your starting point.

What kind of underwear is healthiest for women?

The healthiest underwear for women has a cotton gusset—meaning the inner layer that touches the body is made of cotton knit, not synthetics. Cotton breathes, absorbs moisture, and doesn't create a closed environment that encourages irritation. This is a standard recommended by gynecologists, regardless of how elegant the rest of the lingerie is.

All Oh!Zuza briefs—Brazilian, lace, and classic—have a gusset finished with cotton knit, composed of 95% cotton and 5% elastane. There are no exceptions. The lace on the front, the openwork on the back, the velvet flock—these are all finishes that do not touch the skin in the area where fabric composition matters.

The situation with boyshorts is different. Diary and Juliet models are made of polyamide with elastane, without cotton in their composition. This is a conscious choice—boyshorts are looser, have a short leg, and dry faster, but they don't meet the same "healthiest" underwear criteria as briefs. If dermatological comfort is a priority, choose briefs from this collection, not boyshorts.

The second factor that affects health is fit. Underwear that is too tight digs in and irritates, while underwear that is too loose bunches up and irritates in a different way. That's why choosing the right size based on waist and hip measurements is just as important as the composition.

How to choose your underwear size

For underwear, two measurements matter: waist and hips. Bust is irrelevant here—even if you use it for other categories, for underwear, go lower and measure yourself at the narrowest part of your torso (waist) and the widest part of your hips (usually about 20 cm below the waist).

Standard Oh!Zuza size chart for briefs: S — waist 68–72 cm, hips 92–96 cm. M — 72–78 / 96–102. L — 78–84 / 102–108. XL — 84–92 / 108–116. Briefs in this category go up to XL. Juliet boyshorts go down to XS (64–68 / 88–92) and up to 4XL — this is the only line with such a wide size range in the underwear category.

If your waist measurement falls into one size range and your hip measurement into another—go by your hips. The waist in briefs and Brazilians is low or mid-rise and has some give in the elastic, but the hips determine whether the cut lies flat or digs in. This rule applies to both classic briefs and Brazilians.

Between sizes, choose the larger one if you prefer a looser fit, and the smaller one if you want the lace to fit snugly against the skin. French Leavers lace in the Secret line has delicate elasticity, but the scalloped finish at the waist looks best when it lies flat, not stretched.

How to wash lace lingerie so it lasts for years

Wash lace lingerie in a protective mesh bag, at 30 °C, on a delicate cycle. The bag is the most important element—it prevents the lace from snagging on other clothes, on the drum lining, and on metal elements of other garments in the same wash. Without it, the lace will tear faster than it wears out from use.

Do not iron lace. The high temperature of the iron damages the delicate polyamide weave—even through a cloth. If the briefs need smoothing after washing, lay them flat on a towel and let them air dry in their natural shape. Tumble drying shortens the life of lace just as effectively as ironing.

The third rule concerns what happens between washes. Lace lingerie does not like contact with jewelry left in the laundry basket or with rough surfaces—snags from embellishments, rhinestones, or hooks on other clothes are the most common cause of snags in lace. It's worth keeping lace briefs in a separate bag even outside the washing machine: in a drawer, when traveling, or in a gym bag.

For washing lace, choose a mild detergent without optical brighteners. Detergents for black lingerie will work well for black women's briefs from the Secret and Mystery lines—they help maintain a deep black color that white powders can wash out after just a few cycles. With proper care, an Oh!Zuza lace pair will retain its color and shape for a long time.

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