Doing away with underpants is
de rigueur for many female celebrities. They simply prefer not to wear them.
Some avoid them to challenge conventional fashion norms, while others profess to feeling restricted and uncomfortable in a bra and panties.
Male celebrities, too, have gone "commando"—military slang that dates back to the Vietnam War and is rooted in the practical choice by combatants in hot, humid climates to ditch undergarments and let everything "breathe."
On occasion, unfortunate wardrobe malfunctions have spotlighted a celebrity's preference for this particular kind of freedom.
In this gallery, we, er, reveal the celebrities who've admitted that they don't bother with undergarments. Click to read their confessions.