With the popularity of Lingerie boutiques in shopping malls across America the stigma of buying and wearing lingerie is now a thing of the past. However for women who’ve never bought lingerie before or are still a little shy about visiting a store here’s our guide for styles you are likely to encounter.



Baby Doll Set

A baby doll set encompasses a large category of lingerie
items. Basically it’s a two piece set, consisting of a robe or loose
billowy top and matching bottom. The top is always loose fitting and
comes in just below the bust line, like an empire bodice. The top is
very loose fitting and short, ending at or just below your rear. Baby
doll sets are available in wide variety of fabrics from silk and satin
to sheer lace.



Chemise

A chemise is a short flowing A-line gown that’s longer than a baby
doll. The top usually has spaghetti or halter straps. The angular shape
of a chemise looks good on almost every figure type. If you are
concerned about your mid-section look for a style that has built in
figure control. Sometimes a chemise comes with a matching bottom, but
this varies from style to style. The fabric choices range from
patterned and solid silks to very revealing lace, so there is something
for everyone’s taste.



Camisole

A camisole
is female undershirt. It is loose fitting and has thin spaghetti straps
that go over the shoulder. It’s usually paired with a matching bottom.
Camisoles are now also available as outwear. While they are not usually
worn as formal office attire, they can be worn for casual occasions.



Corset

A corset is the opposite of a camisole. It’s a structured garment that has bones or ribs to force your body into certain proportions. The effects of a corset can be very dramatic, and can create a very enticing curvy shape. Some corsets
are more difficult to wear than others, depending on how much shaping
they are doing. If you’ve never worn one before choose something that’s
not so difficult to get into. Corsets are also now being made as
outwear. While not something you would wear to the office, they are
perfect for a dinner party, club or night on the town.



Bridal Set

A bridal set or merry widow as it’s sometimes known also covers a wide variety of items. Basically it’s a set that consists of a bra, corset or camisole top. It also has matching panties, and usually a garter belt and stockings. The styles range from silk or satin sets with full coverage to skimpy string sets with very minimal overage.



Boy Shorts

If you’ve never heard of boy shorts think of sexy hot pants for your
bedroom. They offer full coverage on the sides and some coverage on
your rear. Conservative styles cover most if not all of your rear, the
more daring styles give you partial coverage. Boy shorts are figure
hugging or shaping, something those of us with less than perfect bodies
will appreciate. They come in wide variety of fabric choices from
comfortable cotton to see through lace.



Bikini

Bikini bottoms offer full coverage on your rear, and have thin straps
on the side. They are available in loose fitting of figure hugging
styles in a wide variety of fabric choices.



Thong

A thong
offers full to minimal coverage in the front, and has thin sides
usually 1” to ½” in width that come to a t shape in the rear.
The t-shape gives you practically no coverage on your rear. Thongs are
now worn just as frequently outside of the bedroom as they are in it.
If you are wearing tight, or figure hugging clothing a thong
is your best solution to combat visible panty line. Cotton, lycra or
micro-fiber fabrics are the most comfortable for extended wear thongs.



G-String

While the back of a thong
has very minimal coverage with a narrow strip a g-string offers you no
coverage, with a simple single strand or string, usually 1/8” or less
in width, not for the faint of heart.



Garter Belt

A garter belt
is made of piece of fabric that wraps around your hips and usually has
four straps (one for the front and back of each leg). Sometimes the
straps are attached to the lower edge of a corset or camisole top. These straps attach to the top of stockings, holding them up. The proper way to wear a garter belt
is to attach the stockings first, then put on your panties. While this
may look strange you’ll understand why the first time you need to visit
the bathroom.



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