Lingerie Buyers Guide — your sexy underwear guide…
Welcome to the Lingerie buyers guide - the definitive guide to lingerie on the web. Lingerie, (from the French word for linen) is available in every imaginable style, colour or material. So you have come to the right place to help you tell your bustiers from your teddies (not the cute and fluffy variety, but also found in the bedroom) and your plain, white, cotton pants from your leather and PVC thongs.
See the Lingerie Guide for a rundown on the different styles available and the lingerie glossary for terms used.
Underwear has changed over the years to reflect fashions in women's shapes. In the Victorian era, women wore tightly-laced corsets to give them hourglass figures with tiny waists, whereas as in the 1920s women had to strap down their bust to give them a boyish figure.
Curves came back into fashion in the 1950s when Marilyn Monroe was considered the ultimate sex symbol. Twiggy and the 1960s brought back the waiflike look which became popular again the 1990s.
Lingerie represents the hidden and intimate - corsets are representative of the repressions of the Victorian era when women did not have their freedom, these days such types of lingerie have a fetish appeal.
In the 1960s women were supposed to burn their bras as a symbol of sisterhood and freeing themselves from repression, whereas in the 21st century women enjoy wearing sexy lingerie to spice up their relationships and boost their confidence. See the Buying Lingerie for Yourself page for advice on buying and wearing lingerie; the Bra-Measuring Guide, and the Size Charts can help you work out what size you are.
The habit of wearing knickers began after 1800, originally these were adapted from men's trousers to keep out the cold. The word 'knickers' is an abbreviation of 'knickerbockers': trousers which are fastened at the knees.
However, underwear has come a long way since then so browse through the site to get some tips on buying lingerie online. Lingerie makes a good gift from a lover; look at the Buying Lingerie as a Gift section. Good online lingerie stores are listed in the directory.
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