Welcome to Skanties – Celebrating Comfort, Confidence, and YOU!
At Skanties, we believe your body is perfect as it is. We’re on a mission to redefine women’s underwear by creating anti-shapewear that prioritizes comfort, celebrates curves, and embraces inclusivity. With Skanties, it’s all about feeling confident, comfortable, and unapologetically YOU. Slip into Skanties and experience the difference of underwear that loves you back.
The Skanties Difference
Founded by Susie Taaffe, Skanties was born out of a desire to create an alternative to restrictive shapewear. Rather than squeezing or reshaping, Skanties are designed to enhance your natural beauty through soft, breathable fabrics and seamless fits that move with your curves.
Empowering Self-Love and Authenticity
Skanties isn’t just a brand; it’s a movement that champions self-acceptance, individuality, and diversity. From sizes up to US22 to vibrant colors and prints, every pair is crafted to make women feel both stylish and free. We’re redefining underwear as a source of empowerment, self-love, and celebration of who you are.
Join the Skanties Community
Our community is about more than just wearing underwear—it’s about embracing body positivity and rewriting beauty standards. Together, we’re building a space where every woman can feel valued, seen, and celebrated. Thank you for joining us on this journey to reclaim comfort and confidence in every layer.
Love Susie xx
Our Founder
Susie Taaffe, Founder and CEO of Skanties – Leading a Revolution in Body-Positive Fashion
Susie Taaffe, recently named by NYC Journal as one of the Top 30 Personalities Disrupting the Fashion Industry, is the driving force behind Skanties, the anti-shapewear brand that champions body positivity, inclusivity, and comfort. Skanties is on a mission to rewrite the rules of women’s underwear by offering a comfortable, size-inclusive alternative to restrictive shapewear, allowing women to embrace their natural form with pride.
Susie’s journey to founding Skanties is as transformative as her brand’s impact. When her marriage ended unexpectedly, Susie found herself a single mother of three young children. Inspired by this life-changing moment, she leveraged her manufacturing background and design expertise to bring her vision of anti-shapewear to life. Under her leadership, Skanties (known in Australia as Pettipants Underwear by Missy Massy) quickly gained recognition for its commitment to promoting self-love and natural beauty, ultimately earning Susie prestigious accolades. In 2022, she was awarded the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Women in Business Grant, and in 2023, was named a finalist in the Championing Health category at the Telstra Business Awards.
After launching Skanties in the U.S. in 2023, Susie has continued to expand her mission across markets, redefining beauty standards for a new generation. Her dedication to empowering women to feel confident, comfortable, and celebrated in their own skin is at the heart of Skanties—a brand that is as much about community and empowerment as it is about revolutionary comfort.
Susie was named as one of the Top 30 Personalities Disrupting The Fashion Industry In 2022 and can be seen in Kara Goldin Show, New York Weekly, Grazia, The NYC Journal, I Am CEO with Gresh and more.