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fashion, gulp, trends?

Aug 9, 2010 11:05 AM CDT

Granny Panties Are Back

Sales of large underwear on the rise

(Newser) - In retrospect, it makes a lot of sense: Big butts are trendy , so why not big panties? Yes, the thong is out , and granny panties are in, reports the Daily Mail . We can thank Mad Men and its waist-cinching styles for this new trend toward high-waisted undies—especially the slimming...

Fox, ABC Censor
Plus-Size
Lingerie Ad

Apr 21, 2010 11:44 AM CDT

Fox, ABC Censor Plus-Size Lingerie Ad

Networks apparently afraid of cleavage

(Newser) - Apparently, only skinny girls can show cleavage on network TV. Or at least, that's the double standard Lane Bryant saw, after ABC and Fox got squeamish about its new lingerie ad, Adweek reports. ABC refused to air the ad during Dancing With the Stars, while Fox “demanded excessive...

Lingerie Football
Players Punished
for Wearing Pads

Mar 25, 2010 9:30 AM CDT

Lingerie Football Players Punished for Wearing Pads

They're OK on the field, but not on magazine covers

(Newser) - Players in the Lingerie Football League wear pads on the field, but apparently not in photo shoots—and now two of the best players are on probation for doing exactly that. An LFL rep says Miami Caliente quarterback Anonka Dixon and receiver Tina Caccavale are in trouble for wearing shoulder...

New Bras Moisturize,
Smooth Cleavage

USELESS INVENTIONS

Jan 11, 2010 12:42 PM CST

New Bras Moisturize, Smooth Cleavage

Your underwear can now expand, contract with body temp, too

(Newser) - Who says bras are just for support? New undergarments set to be unveiled at an upcoming Paris trade fair are designed to do everything from “ironing out” cleavage wrinkles to moisturizing your skin. One Slovenian model has expandable cups that adjust according to body temperature. “Ironing out your...

A Bra That's a Putting Mat

PAR 34C

Nov 12, 2009 12:29 PM CST

A Bra That's a Putting Mat

A perfect gift for the naked golf enthusiast

(Newser) - Lingerie maker Triumph has really outdone itself this time in the “wacky Japanese novelty bra” category. Its “Nice Cup in Bra,” a corset made to highlight the increasing popularity of golf among Japanese women, has pockets for balls and tees and rolls out into a 5-foot-long practice...

I Sold Panties on Craigslist

not-so-easy money

Oct 31, 2009 5:45 AM CDT

I Sold Panties on Craigslist

The buyers weren't bad, but some of the nonbuyers were slimy

(Newser) - An "impoverished journalist" not quite desperate enough to sell her body on Craigslist decided to try the next best thing—selling used panties. "Unlike sex for money, selling used underwear didn't feel inherently sleazy or immoral," Meghan Pleticha writes for Nerve. She drew the line at posing...

Fashion Reality Check:
No One Wears Just Lingerie

SLIDESHOW

Oct 9, 2009 12:49 PM CDT

Fashion Reality Check: No One Wears Just Lingerie

Fashion Week's underwear looks leave a lot to be desired for real women

(Newser) - The lingerie-inspired looks currently abounding on the Paris runways make a person wonder: What woman would really leave the house wearing “micro miniskirts, transparent blouses, pointy Mad Men bras, and panties worn as shorts”? The looks “reveal how hard the industry is struggling to grab shoppers'...

Lingerie Football League Ignites Bra-ha-ha

Sep 4, 2009 2:51 AM CDT

Lingerie Football League Ignites Bra-ha-ha

Players insist it's not all about the underwear as feminists fume

(Newser) - The Lingerie Football League kicks off today and players from teams like the Dallas Desire and the San Diego Seduction insist it's as much about the football as the female flesh, despite gripes from feminists, Reuters reports. The women acknowledge that displays of athletic prowess are unlikely to be the...

Sales of Men's Undies Rebound With Economy

Aug 13, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

Sales of Men's Undies Rebound With Economy

Analyst sees hope in unusual indicator's promising numbers

(Newser) - Amid mixed reports about recession and economic recovery, here's a bright spot: Men’s underwear sales are on the rebound. Believe it or not, that's a reliable indicator, because selling unmentionables is “such a need-based business that it really is a good indication that the consumer hasn't checked...

Saudi Women
Learn to Sell
Bras—But
Still Can't

Jun 24, 2009 6:24 PM CDT

Saudi Women Learn to Sell Bras—But Still Can't

Women push for the right to work in underwear shops

(Newser) - Two dozen Saudi women are pushing change in Saudi Arabia, one underwear at a time. The graduates of the first lingerie class in the kingdom—where women can't sell such products—learned essentials such as how to measure bra sizes during the 10-day class. An Australian woman taught the course,...

Lingerie Football
Heats Up NYC

May 15, 2009 10:40 AM CDT

Lingerie Football Heats Up NYC

Big Apple gets team in undie-clad league

(Newser) - New York’s getting a new football team, WPIX11 reports: the New York Majesty of the Lingerie Football League. That's right, the Lingerie Football League. Tryouts were yesterday, and a few dozen women showed up. “I'm just looking for the next fun thing,” said one. Another described her...

Mideast Loves Syria's
Weird, Sexy Lingerie

Apr 18, 2009 6:50 PM CDT

Mideast Loves Syria's Weird, Sexy Lingerie

Moms stock up on skimpy goodies for soon-to-be-married daughters

(Newser) - After picking up dishes and washing powder at local markets, Syrian women love to purchase something more intimate: edible, fruit-flavored underwear, Der Spiegel reports. Naughty skivvies have been hot for years in Damascus, where veiled mothers regularly buy maid’s costumes, musical negligees, and remote-controlled undies for their betrothed daughters—...

French Demand
for Sex Toys Fizzles

Mar 17, 2009 8:25 AM CDT

French Demand for Sex Toys Fizzles

Worried consumers cutting kinky goods from their budgets at exotic fair

(Newser) - The economic downturn has thrown cold water on France's usually robust demand for sex toys, lingerie, and other naughty goods, Reuters reports. Organizers of the world's largest erotic fair, which opened near Paris last week, say that while attendance is still healthy, sales of kinky products are down around a...

Our Skivvies, Ourselves: Saudis Seek Female Sellers

Feb 25, 2009 10:56 AM CST

Our Skivvies, Ourselves: Saudis Seek Female Sellers

Lingerie stores can employ women, but don't

(Newser) - Saudi women aren’t allowed to be alone in a room with an unrelated man, but they have to buy their undergarments from men, a situation some are calling unacceptable. In theory, women are permitted to work in shops selling women’s products, but the traditional society has, somewhat ironically,...

Where Have All
the Girdles Gone?

Commentary

Dec 6, 2008 6:03 PM CST

Where Have All the Girdles Gone?

Daphne Merkin hunts for anti-gym fix

(Newser) - In these belt-tightening times, Daphne Merkin wonders why she can't find a decent girdle. Spanx abound and corsets have been re-conceived as fetish objects or ironic fashion statements, but the real body armor has become taboo, she writes in the New York Times T Magazine. "Try Brighton Beach,...

Baby's First Bustier?

Jun 22, 2008 4:58 PM CDT

Baby's First Bustier?

Birkhead buys Anna Nicole's skivvies so Dannielynn can learn about mommy

(Newser) - Not exactly a candidate for father of the year, Larry Birkhead, Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend and babydaddy, shelled out $3,000 at a Las Vegas auction to take home some of the former Playboy playmate's unmentionables—for daughter Danielynn. Birkhead plans to keep it packed away until his daughter is...

CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

Feb 28, 2008 4:09 PM CST

CEO Reveals Victoria's Secret: It's 'Too Sexy'

Brand hopes to regain its stylish, sophisticated image

(Newser) - Victoria’s Secret has become “too sexy,” the chain’s CEO said today, explaining that she wants to bring higher-quality and sophisticated products back to the stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We use the word 'sexy' a lot and have gotten off 'ultra-feminine,'" she said....

Note to Self:
Be My Valentine?

Feb 13, 2008 12:52 PM CST

Note to Self: Be My Valentine?

Millions of Americans buy their favorite person gifts on Feb. 14

(Newser) - Rather than going without that box of Godiva, about 8 million Americans are their own valentines, sending themselves gifts they're guaranteed to like, reports Reuters. Should you receive a valentine offering from a date, beau, or husband, disappointment may follow: There's a big difference between women's wishes and men's purchases....

Tree-Hugging Bra Hits Japan

Nov 8, 2007 12:38 PM CST

Tree-Hugging Bra Hits Japan

Eco-friendly product features chopstick compartment

(Newser) - The latest weapon in the fight to save trees? The Chopstick Bra, which offers a handy pouch to slide chopsticks into. Each Japanese citizen goes through 200 pairs of disposable wooden chopsticks in a year—a grand total of 25 billion pairs nationwide. One lingerie company is responding with the...

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Oct 17, 2007 10:33 AM CDT

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and...