Sexy Lingerie
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Lingerie is a title for women's http://www.sexylingeriespot.com fashion undergarments
- It derives from the French account 'lin' for linen
- While the term in the French language applies to all undergarments for either sex, in English it is applied only to those women's undergarments contemplated to be visually appealing or erotic, practically incorporating materials such as Lycra, nylon (nylon tricot), polyester, satin, lace and/or fleecy and not applied to functional cotton undergarments.
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The concept of lingerie being visually appealing is relatively recent
- Up through the first half of the 20th century women selected underwear for three higher purposes: to alter their shape (first with corsets and later with girdles or bras), for reasons of hygiene, or for modesty
- Women's underwear was often express large and bulky
- As the 20th day progressed underwear became smaller and extra form fitting
- In the 1960s 'controversial' lingerie manufacturers such as Frederick's of Hollywood begin to glamorize lingerie and the conviction of lingerie having a sexual appeal slowly developed.