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Stripe & Stare is best known for its cutesy days-of-the-week knickers, but has recently expanded into lounge and sleepwear lines – all made from the same eco-friendly, bio-degradable micro-modal and cut with comfort as the number-one priority.

I’ve got one key criterion when shopping for underwear — comfort. The thought of spending the entire day feeling uncomfortable down there makes my skin crawl. Stripe & Stare’s undies are, hands-down, the most comfortable things I’ve ever put on my body

Designed for all-day wear, the brand’s crossover bra is a particular favourite for its flattering design. The bra is so lightweight that you forget you’re wearing it.

Our testers were fans of the lightweight Tencel material, which felt soft against their skin and stopped them overheating, despite the longer layers.

Best pyjama set for girlfriends: ahead of your Netflix-and-cuddle sesh, she'll need a fresh set of supersoft tencel pjs to get cosy in. Stripe & Stare has, in our opinion, perfectly finished off this cherry-printed nighttime co-ord with red piping.

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A classic striped design you’ll wear every summer, the pattern is just the start of the appeal of this set from Stripe & Stare. What makes the brand stand out from the crowd is its use of a sumptuously soft Tencel material.

So what did I do when M&S wasn’t an option? Enter Stripe & Stare, a brand I’ve admired for years that’s run by two women, Katie Lopes and Nicola Piercy, who are Good Housekeeping heroes.

 Stripe + Stare - a female-founded, British and B Corp-certified brand that produces confidence–boosting, stylish and deliciloisly comfortable underwear made from TENCEL’s Micro x Modal, sourced from Austria and made from Beechwood Trees.