Unseen lingerie, aptly named foundation wear, creates the underpinnings to compliment our visible fashion – sometimes structural, sometimes romantic, always feminine and often sexy. Trickery is common; think push-up bras, bottom-enhancing panties. There are options to suit all body shapes and to highlight the cut and style of all fashion. Underwear is usually only seen in private by our private people but let it reflect your personality. Do you choose flirty combos, opulent fabrics, captivating designs or cheap and cheerful? Maybe elegant and simple – remember our Nic’s beautiful understated and elegant cream panties and cami set in the famous bedroom scene in the movie “Eyes Wide Shut”? Or the gorgeous coloured lace lingerie worn in “Calendar Girls”?
Among the fabulous there must also be the fashionably practical:
Naturally we wear fresh panties every day. A feminine hygiene wipe over the nether regions during a long day or before an evening engagement will freshen nicely. A panty liner is useful for long days or when travelling; discard at about lunchtime. Keep your underwear invisible – peeping shoulder straps and panties look out of place on mature ladies. Adjust loose straps when necessary.
Wear pretty matching sets; look and feel lovely underneath, Indulge in lace, bows, trims and colours. Beautiful underwear is uplifting. You are the only one to know the pure joy of having a secret. “My underwear is intense and sexy and red and nobody knows but me”!
Sleepwear
We spend at least one third of our lives in bed and therefore must have a wardrobe of attractive sleepwear. Ditch the old T-shirts, anything frayed, with loose elastic, pills, missing buttons, stains, tatty trims and just plain worn-out. Is it time to upgrade your nightwear? Perhaps a seductive style to set hearts a flutter, maybe pretty and lacy or fun and frivolous. Transform your bedtime mood with new and respectable nightwear. Like lingerie, sleepwear is mostly only seen by our important private people, so whether you are a PJ’s or nighties person; keep their mood appreciative and positive too!
I often take short trips and share with a friend. I recently shared with a girl who wore the most beautiful and outrageous Peter Alexander pyjamas; a very bright and bold floral fabric lavishly trimmed with wide frills of black lace. She looked stunning. On a different trip, sharing with a different friend, I admired her dainty pale blue hailspot nightdress generously decorated with hand-embroidered rosebuds, blue bows and lace. Two women whose style couldn’t have been more different – both reflected their personalities perfectly and both the pyjamas and the nightdress were magnificent.
Pay attention to unseen fashion – take it seriously, indulge yourself and feel like a movie star.