EVERYBODY WEARS lingerie.
This broad category includes the first clothes we put on everyday and the last things we wear at night. These are probably the hardest working and most frequently washed and worn garments in our entire wardrobes. And what we wear matters. We know just what we like and what we don’t, and we’re willing to try on, dig, and search to find just the right garments. Lingerie and ready-to-wear articles have always had an influence on each other, with each taking turns to leap ahead of the other. In recent years lingerie has had the greater influence over ready-to-wear articles, which have adopted its details of seductiveness and fantasy.
What is LINGERIE ?
The clothing category loosely called lingerie is simply huge. From bras and panties to yoga togs and polished loungewear, it keeps growing and expanding as our current wardrobe needs change and develop. The garment styles and shapes that make up the group known as lingerie are actually a wide and diverse collection of clothing in both traditional, predictable styles and modern, unexpected shapes.
Lingerie has always been a very personal matter. Especially today, women are able to choose between a variety of style options designed to accomplish the same purpose. So, with all the choices in mind as you prepare to create your own lingerie, don’t limit yourself to what catalogs of popular culture define as lingerie. While traditional styles may meet many of your needs, there are no hard and fast rules. Whatever you feel most comfortable wearing is what does the job best.
LINGERIE as seen by MrBra.com
MrBra.com definition of lingerie is a broad one. It includes any garment that is worn as a first layer beneath other clothing (often called underwear or innerwear); any garment for sleeping (sleepwear); and all the garments worn in relative privacy that are not intended to be seen by the general public, a category called loungewear.
Innerwear
The traditional innerwear group includes bras, camilsoles, one-piece bodysuits and teddies, panties and tap pants, and half- and full-slips. Short and long johns, another type of innerwear, are a more seasonal option and are generally made of light, sleek knit fabrics from silk or fine wool to synthetics. They add warmth without bulk underday clothes and are available in a variety of styles, from a warm camisole and extended-leg briefs (which look like snug shorts) to long-sleeved tops and long pants.
Sleepwear
The large sleepwear category encompasses garments for warm and cool seasons, such as all styles of pajamas, sleepshirts, nightgowns in a wide variety of lengths, and all types of robes, from warm wrapped fleece to light, elegant peignoirs. Teddies reappear in this category as an option for sleepwear. Some women swear by a big, soft T-shirt for sleeping, while others sleep in nothing at all, but at some point, most women wear sleepwear during the more relaxed, private times of their days.
Loungewear
The last category, loungewear, consists of comfortable garments that you don’t actually wear to bed. You change into them when you come home or wear them when you stay at home to announce to yourself and to the world that this is your time. Examples of loungewear include softwear, such as are bigs, soft tops with matching pull-on pants, and polished pj’s with finishing details that enable them to pass for sweats. You’re still dressed enough to run out to the mailbox, sign for a package, or say hello to a neighbour, but it’s clear you’re wearing comfort clothing. The borderline between loungewear and nightwear (sleepwear) is extremely tenuous, so much so that some of the brands have included the bathrobe and dressing gown in their loungewear range.