The Fanny Adams name There I was making undies for my family and I for a time and quite pleased with myself. It was my sister-in-law, Helen, who at the time, was making hats for Ballantynes in Christchurch, who suggested I take them to Ballantynes Department Store and see if they were interested in our brand new NZ made undies. They were! Okay, stop, breathe. Next, we needed a brand name. There was some brain storming and word play while we tried to get clever and quirky, but it was my sister, Sherril, who came up with the clincher, Fanny

Fanny’s first blog It all started nearly 20 years ago. I was in the habit of buying those cheap little three-packs of undies from the department store that inevitably began to under-perform within weeks of purchase. The first thing to always go was the stitching that would come away from the elastic leaving a gaping hole between fabric and elastic band. Looked awful and felt worse. Seem familiar? Frustrated, I decided to spend money and get some decent undies, and bought a pair that looked like it might do the job. I paid $37. Remember, this was 20 years ago!