Doll undergarments a necessity?

For me, undies are essential for my dolls. It feels weird to have them wear clothes without them... <<;

 

I make a lot of historical outfits. Petticoats, bumpads and so forth are essential to getting the right outline of the ensemble.

 

The doll I'm getting has a small busy so she probably won't be wearing a bra under her clothes. I don't even really need to wear one under mine either, lol, so I would only have her wear one for a special occasion or because the item was super pretty.
However, she will probably have some undies to wear under skirts and dresses etc.

 

I prefer to have undies for my dolls. It's just more fun and can bring some realism to how they're dressed!

 

Haha, great question! I HATE IT when my dolls are commando! Let's get some undergarments please!

 

I think it depends on the outfit. if you are getting them all bundled up for winter, I don't think it really matters. but if they are wearing a rather skimpy outfit, the undies could add another of fashion. Plus undies can be a fashionable outfit all on their own if you do them right( and depending on what you consider undies) but I think its really up to the owner.

 

I don't usually feel it necessary for my dolls unless they're wearing a skirt or something, but also the idea of underwear for dolls, since they don't really need it, is so adorable to me anyway.

 

yes i put it her to make her feel more human.

 

I like my girls to be in undies/bloomers if they're wearing dresses or skirts. Otherwise undergarments can be too bulky under tight pants or some tops. No VPL!

 

I don't know about necessary, but I made my Minifée body a quick-and-dirty shift/chemise-type thing when she arrived just so, say, the pizza-delivery-person isn't just immediately greeted by 'oh my god there's a headless doll with exposed breasts on the mantelpiece' first thing when I open the door.

Then again, she's sitting between my action figure skeleton doing his best impression of a Rodin statue and a dabbing wooden mannequin, so a nekkid headless doll might not be the weirdest thing in the apartment.

 

All mine have underwear on, except Iago, but he’s a three year old ghost, he has outer clothes on anyway!

Mostly, I find the clothes cute because they’re perfect replicas of real clothes. XD also, some of the 72cm guys have detachable bits and I don’t want them falling off and getting lost while changing trousers! So the underpants are useful.

Weirdly, one of the questions I get asked by non bjd collectors is, ‘do they have underwear on?’ No idea why that interests people. They seem surprised by it!

(My mum sometimes points out that they’ve been wearing the same underwear, in some cases, for years.. I might just put them in the wash one day as a joke. I bet she’d put them on the washing line too...)

 

Personally, all my dolls have under garments. I only have a few of them so they tend to just re-wear the same ones. However, it just kinda makes sense in my head for there to be underwear under clothes. I remember when i was a kid, i'd try putting barbie's bikini on under her dresses because it didnt make sense to me at the time for her not to be wearing a bra lol XD
but anyways, thats just me

 

I made boxer briefs for my boys because certain family members get ~SCANDALIZED~ by nudity— I respect that, even if I think it’s funny (I went to art school; you stop being phased by naked people really quickly). Also, they still don’t have proper clothes, and I can’t let them sit around naked where said family members can see while I try to fix that.

I have a girl coming in who has underwear included, which saves me time! Also, I’ve seen other dolls from the same company get unboxed— those undies are way cuter than anything I can make right now, haha!

When they’re dressed, though, the need for underwear depends. If it serves the outfit somehow, then yeah! I’d be one for a girl doll wearing underwear beneath a short skirt, for example. But if everything’s covered up and opaque, then I don’t see the point. Body stocking to protect the resin, but otherwise? Meh. XD

 

I feel that mine would be really uncomfortable without any underwear so I try to collect pieces that I feel would fit their personality.

 

I don't think there is anything wrong to have them go without undies, but I just adore little clothing and I like the idea of my girls having underwear so they aren't so naked to the world.
I bought some really well made underwear off of ebay that are really inexpensive and well made,
They come in 1/4 and 1/3 sizes and I got both black and white!

I haven't found a decent priced bra for any of my girls yet, considering I don't even like paying $20+ for my own XD
But I do like having the option for undergarments if I want to put them on her!

 

Most often they are not a necessity, but I love doll lingerie! I adore human sized lingerie, so naturally I'm obsessed with the same pieces in doll size.

 

Some underwear, especially corsets and hoop skirt cages, are just too beautiful to hide!

 

Almost never, unless it specifically came with an outfit I bought or something. I think it looks weird under some clothing and it's not like the dolls are going to notice.

 

Girls in skirts=panties. I don't like them going without those! If they are wearing tights or trousers, then it's not necessary.

Bras only if it's part of the outfit (lingerie, sleepwear, or see-through tops). I have one dress that drops low at the bust, so I bought one of those lace bandeau "bras" for her to wear with that.

I used to try and put the guys in underwear under their pants, but a lot of the time that just wouldn't work well, fit-wise. I gave up on it.

 

I recently made some boxer briefs for my boy because his pants would catch on one side of his penis. They are thin so you don't see them under his clothes. But they sometimes get stuck in his hip joints. I may try making him some briefs instead.