I just discovered a new word, over on
He Wears Panties a rather silly site I like to visit, they have coined the word
lingerista. Personally I think I will admit to being one, I love lingerie, I love the look of it and I love the feel of it, I like to see others wearing lingerie and I love to wear it myself.
So what do I mean by lingerie? Chambers rather unhelpfully defines the word simple as "
Women's underclothes" for me there is all the difference in the world between the satin and lace, the frills and fripperies of true lingerie and the simple practicality of underwear. In a life when so much is simply down to functionality it is a small, but significant joy to have something necessary but totally frivolous. For me there are a few prerequisites for lingerie, they should be a set, they should not be too practical, a necessity for a few adjustment here and there during the course of the day (or maybe more to the point the evening) just add to the fun, for all concerned. Decoration is not important, it is vital, some piping a few bows, maybe some lace and mesh, by the very nature of lingerie it should be silly fun, frothy and frivolous. Of course the ultimates in impracticality are often the ones that are most fun to wear, and to see being worn, basques, stockings and suspenders, teddies, negligees, so I bet we nearly all have nearly all of those in our knicker draw.
Without these fun unnecessary attributes these items fall into the practical, the merely underwear, they become the mentionables where they should be the unmentionables, if you chose your underwear for comfort and warmth then it is probably not lingerie. On the other hand of course this whole post could just be a rather contrived excuse to post some pictures of pretty girls with not a lot of clothes on ~ as if I would do anything like that. All photos courtesy of
figleaves.com
On a different note I had a little time the other day and happened to find myself outside a branch of Matalan, one of my favorite shops, so I popped in. They have a dress I have seen advertised that I liked the look of and wanted to try on to see how it looked. This branch didn't have it in my size (16) but I was feeling ambitious so I tried a size 14. It was a little snug but looked great, I think a size 16 would be fabulous, and I want it, I want it, I want it. Accepting the risk of sounding like a petulant 14 year old
I want this dress, but, and here's the snag I can think of no occasion where I am likely to have the opportunity to wear it. I need to be asked to some posh do, a diner dance or formal reception, anything, then I can justify the (not really substantial) cost of the dress. Even if I only wore it once I would be happy. There, you see what a shallow girl I can be.
I just discovered a new word, over on He Wears Panties a rather silly site I like to visit, they have coined the word lingerista. Personally I think I will admit to being one, I love lingerie, I love the look of it and I love the feel of it, I like to see others wearing lingerie and I love to wear it myself.
So what do I mean by lingerie? Chambers rather unhelpfully defines the word simple as "Women's underclothes" for me there is all the difference in the world between the satin and lace, the frills and fripperies of true lingerie and the simple practicality of underwear. In a life when so much is simply down to functionality it is a small, but significant joy to have something necessary but totally frivolous. For me there are a few prerequisites for lingerie, they should be a set, they should not be too practical, a necessity for a few adjustment here and there during the course of the day (or maybe more to the point the evening) just add to the fun, for all concerned. Decoration is not important, it is vital, some piping a few bows, maybe some lace and mesh, by the very nature of lingerie it should be silly fun, frothy and frivolous. Of course the ultimates in impracticality are often the ones that are most fun to wear, and to see being worn, basques, stockings and suspenders, teddies, negligees, so I bet we nearly all have nearly all of those in our knicker draw.
Without these fun unnecessary attributes these items fall into the practical, the merely underwear, they become the mentionables where they should be the unmentionables, if you chose your underwear for comfort and warmth then it is probably not lingerie. On the other hand of course this whole post could just be a rather contrived excuse to post some pictures of pretty girls with not a lot of clothes on ~ as if I would do anything like that. All photos courtesy of figleaves.com
On a different note I had a little time the other day and happened to find myself outside a branch of Matalan, one of my favorite shops, so I popped in. They have a dress I have seen advertised that I liked the look of and wanted to try on to see how it looked. This branch didn't have it in my size (16) but I was feeling ambitious so I tried a size 14. It was a little snug but looked great, I think a size 16 would be fabulous, and I want it, I want it, I want it. Accepting the risk of sounding like a petulant 14 year old I want this dress, but, and here's the snag I can think of no occasion where I am likely to have the opportunity to wear it. I need to be asked to some posh do, a diner dance or formal reception, anything, then I can justify the (not really substantial) cost of the dress. Even if I only wore it once I would be happy. There, you see what a shallow girl I can be.
2 comments:
it is interesting in that i have come upon the conclusion that male clothing is just for the most part just for function (as in keep warm ect) where as womans wear can be just for the fun of it. (as in your above blog entry)
i too love the way satin caresses the body.also how it drapes. it is just lovely. woman have soooo many more choices in the clothing vs the limit in menswear. ironicly i have found a way for both comfort and satin in that i have found some flannel lined satin nightgowns that look lovely and yet are toasty on those chilly winter nights we get in the north east.
thank you for your thoughts on lingerie.
Interesting, I find male clothing on both men and woman very sexy, but silky ladies underwear to me is the complete opposite.
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