Our Story

Undersummers was founded and created by CarrieRae Munson, out of her own need for a solution for protection and thigh chafing in the unbearable Texas heat. Being a Minnesota transplant, and a lover of breezy, cool dresses, she wanted to create a solution for the thigh burn that comes along with excessive thigh rubbing. She tried everything; Cut-off nylons, yoga pants, bike shorts, balms, lotions, powders, even shape wear, but nothing seemed to solve the problem. She was absolutely frustrated by the lack of feminine, functional, non-shapewear and COMFORTABLE options so she designed the Shortlette. After countless runs of trial and error, within 6 months she had mastered her designs and Undersummers by CarrieRae Shortlettes were born.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to create cute, anti-chafing clothes to help women love wearing dresses and, more importantly, their bodies. Dresses are feminine, pretty, and a mood booster, yet so many women avoid wearing dresses altogether because the chafing is too uncomfortable. We don't want you to avoid your desired look. We want you to feel confident! That’s why we offer our fabulous Shortlettes®️ to make wearing dresses possible.

INSPIRATION

Undersummers Shortlettes were created for CarrieRae's personal need for comfortable thigh protection. In 2011, while she was working as a teacher, CarrieRae’s beautiful thick thighs rubbed and she needed a comfortable solution. Pants are blazing hot in the Houston spring and summer months, cut-off nylons roll up on you, and shorts are not always acceptable to wear to work, so she was left with capris and dresses. Her thighs did not support wearing dresses; thigh chafing was too uncomfortable. She needed an anti-chafing underwear solution that would support her desire to wear dresses. That’s when the idea was born and her Undersummers brand was made. CarrieRae created the solution to her problem: The Original Lace Shortlette®️, something to wear that was a single layer, the legs stayed put and was comfy and pretty.