best n less have ribbed, plain colour, all cotton little girl's knickers in size 2-3, they often go on sale too. More coverage than other shop's low hipped little girl knickers. If your washing machine is hard on elastics, my suggestion is to put the knickers in a zippered wash bag, to protect them.

i think with most of the products for sale, the emphasis is on the look, to hook the shopper. And not the quality (e.g lasting and surviving washing). Less and less actual fabric is being used too. Very cheap notions are used (pretty but nonlasting elastic). IT's like undies are being sold as a disposable item. They know that most of us don't sew, couldn't make them ourselves.