Maybe we could form a minor league team for Team Sets and be ready to be called up to the bigs?

Amy, I do wear underwear to bed - I experimented with not doing so this summer when I was struggling with a bacterial imbalance in the girly bits :/ and I just couldn't get used to the feeling. But I wear cotton undies 95% of the time, unless I have an outfit that demands shape wear, so it's all breathable.

Guess it's all in what you're used to - its really interesting to read everyone's preferences. I'm still amazed that anyone wears thongs on purpose.

Faith, please let us know what you turn up in your library research.

Echo, Prima Donna's full panties used to be very high-waisted. Not sure about now; I'm much more familiar with their new(er) Twist line. Both could be worth looking at. http://www.primadonna.eu

Van de Velde is the parent company. http://www.vandevelde.eu/brands/
Marie Jo used to have a limited cup range, but it looks like they've expanded it, and if that works for you, some of their full briefs might work. Quality is overall excellent. There've been a few glitches, like a Marie Jo line where the legband finish was so thick it guaranteed VPL so it wasn't worth buying the really nice bra. Or the Prima Donna bra top (great idea!) that came out looking just horsey.

Angie, thanks so very much for raising a strong voice for Team Sets!

I am sort of on Team Sets... I own a couple of matching sets and if I'm not wearing those, then I colour code my separates.

I love boy leg knickers so I have an assortment of them in various shades of black and white and if I'm wearing a black bra, I will wear black knickers too. If the bra is plain, the bottom is allowed to have a pattern and vice versa, but never both unless they are a matchy set. Quirky I know.

It's not so much that I associate sets with something negative, but rather that separates are what works well for me. I love certain Wacoal bras - I like how they look and fit, and they are very comfortable, so I buy usually three nude ones every year and a black one as needed (every two years, probably). My underwear choice is the Lacie thong from Victoria's Secret and I buy 15 black ones and three nude ones each year (in one trip because I don't really like the store). It's comfortable, doesn't show under clothes, and I like the lace.

I do separates, but I always feel weird if the bra and panties aren't in colors that at least vaguely coordinate. Wearing, say, a black bra with pastel printed underwear would just feel kind of off somehow. I think I wear separates mostly because it's easier to find bras in solid black/white/beige than in anything else and easier to wear those under clothes anyway, but I'd get bored if my underwear only looked like that too.

My small band size des not allow for much selection of pretty sets (also don't wear thongs), but after this post http://youlookfab.com/2013/06/.....ay-or-nay/ and some previous discussion, I went on a hunt. I love the look and feel of pretty sets. I found that I do not need cotton if I don't wear underwear to bed. I hand wash my undies in the sink with mild lingerie as part of my before-bed routine, so don't need many sets.

I know I'm late to this party, but wanted to say: Sets, sets, sets! And like Angie, the prettier, the better

I have very specific needs for my undergarments in terms of structure and support and I don't have an unlimited budget, but I think the effort and expense involved in finding and purchasing these items is well worth the results, both in terms of how my garments look and how I feel. When I am wearing a matched set, I feel put together, empowered, and frankly, sexier.

It's a good thing. And the Mr. likes it too

Team Separates most of the time.

Every time I buy a bra, I try to buy two matching panties to go with it. I also like hankie pankie thongs and boy shorts, and sometimes I'll search for colors that match my bras, and wear those, too.

Joy, thank you for that link. Angie already detailed the range of reasons clients give for separates. I really should have lurked for a year and absorbed the archives before jumping in here blind with new-only-to-me questions.

Guess one argument against sets could be, "if I wear sets all the time, I'll feel so fabulous underneath that I won't worry enough about what's visible, and end up walking around looking like Amy K does."

Okay I'm on Team Usually Separates -meaning that I have some sets and they will usually (but not always ) get worn together, but I often do a grab-what's-clean-&-go . I do try for coordination ,buying two or three bras and 5-10 panties from a color /print collection makes spontaneous coordination/matching easier.
Classic black& tan leopard print is a handy way to "match " as the print will go well with both black or a range of nude bra colors.

Amy K, you are cute. I like your spirit and sense of humour.

Go Team Sets. We are a small, but meaningful team. High five Kimberley and Marmee.

Team separates. I like a particular style of brief which I buy a lot of and then I just buy nude, black or white bras to kind of match up with the knickers.

Team Seperates! I like my panties to be either pure cotton or a high cotton content mix and the bra matching panties never fit the bill.

Black cotton panties and a black or black/leopard bra 95% of the time. So team coordinated neutral separates, I guess. When I have to wear a nude bra, I go wild with mismatched cotton panties

For special occasions, I have a few matched sets, but I really hate those bras.

I am such a set girl at heart... and I do have to match color, nude or black. But I have a favorite Wacoal style bra and a favorite Jockey pantie so I just have to find peace with that! They are both pretty : )

I am (ideally) a Team Sets and truly on Team Separates.

See, if I was richer, or smaller on top, or bigger on the bottom, and didn't have to wear cotton knickers, then I would wear sets, because it does bother me that my lingerie doesn't match. But since none of these are true, I guess I'm stuck with almost matching. Say, navy blue lace bra with dark blue cotton knickers. Or white bra with hot pink pattern and hot pink culotte.That's the best I can do.

Team whatever fits and is clean at the time...

I guess I'm the only one on team commando?