| Up until about the '60s and '70s, women's
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| | Women's panties have undergone many
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| undergarments were made to serve a few
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| | changes in the design process and can be
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| different functions or purposes, none of
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| | found in different styles and cuts with
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| them being sensuality or femininity.
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| | something for any preference. Briefs are
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| Learning the history of lingerie should
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| | designed for comfort but can still be
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| make any woman thankful to have been born
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| | found in colorful patterns or designs.
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| during this particular time. A time when
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| | Boy-shorts are a fan of many women since
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| ideas regarding the female form and women
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| | they help minimize panty lines but are
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| in general have morphed so drastically
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| | fun and comfy at the same time.
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| from just a century ago, and the changes
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| | Also, in the "everyday" category of
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| in lingerie have certainly reflected
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| | lingerie along with bras and panties, are
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| this.
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| | slips and pantyhose. Pantyhose were a
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| Women's underwear, long before lingerie
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| | miracle in themselves in that they
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| was even a possibility, has, at one time,
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| | combined stockings and a panty into one
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| been not only unsightly and boring, but
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| | garment. Garter belts were no longer
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| sometimes, downright painful! Corsets and
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| | needed to hold up stockings, which added
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| girdles have been causing discomfort in
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| | to the overall comfort of women's
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| women for several centuries now. Early
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| | lingerie.
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| corsets made of bone were designed to
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| | Now lingerie can be delicate, sensual and
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| tighten the waist and enhance the bust by
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| | help spice up your life, giving you a
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| pushing it up and forward.
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| | number of styles and types to choose
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| From the 16th to the 19th centuries,
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| | from. Now corsets and girdles can be made
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| corsets were worn to give women waists as
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| | for appeal rather than binding and
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| tiny as 16 or 17 inches (40-43 cm). This
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| | tightening and can also come in all
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| was so tight that some ladies even passed
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| | colors and designs. A bustier is a
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| out from the severe constriction!
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| | strapless bra that has garter straps
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| Thankfully, the girdle became popular in
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| | attached at the waist and can be made of
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| the 1920s, which also helped to shape the
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| | fabrics such as silk or satin.
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| body, but into a more natural form and
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| | The teddy, one of the most popular types
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| with elastic-type material rather than
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| | of women's lingerie, is a short nightgown
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| the painful bindings of the corset.
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| | that falls just above the upper thigh and
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| When more and more women found themselves
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| | can be made of a variety of sheer or
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| entering the workplace during World War I
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| | silky materials. Teddy's also usually
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| and the years to follow, they realized a
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| | come with a matching pair of panties to
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| more practical form of undergarments were
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| | complete the look.
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| needed. Soon fabric became breathable and
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| | A chemise is another common piece of
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| considerably lighter, and style was
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| | lingerie and features a straight-cut with
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| focused on functionality. Then, in the
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| | the gown falling just above the knee. A
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| 30's and 40's, women's lingerie began to
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| | chemise is usually made of a very light
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| truly enhance the female form with the
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| | material and has spaghetti straps. A
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| advent of the bra.
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| | longer gown, the peignoir, reaches to the
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| Bras can now be designed for support or
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| | ankle and often comes with a robe of a
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| for appearance and enhancement. Those
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| | similar design.
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| that are made for support maximize
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| | Women's lingerie and undergarments have
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| comfort and minimize movement, such as a
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| | evolved into a huge industry that's
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| sports bra. Bras that enhance figures can
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| | ever-changing and always offering
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| lift the bust line, give you cleavage
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| | something new and exciting. There are so
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| that you've never had before and some
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| | many options for women to discover, and
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| also feature extra padding to add to your
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| | with everything from sexy to seasonal or
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| overall bust size. Alternately, there are
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| | comfy to cutesy, there's a type of
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| even minimizing bras designed to make the
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| | lingerie for any woman.
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| breasts appear smaller.
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