Lingerie is a term for fashionable and alluring women’s undergarments. It derives from the French word linge, “washables” as in faire le linge, “do the laundry” and ultimately from lin for washable linen, the fabric from which European undergarments were made before the general introduction of cotton from Egypt and then from India.
While the term in the French language applies to all undergarments for either gender, in English it is applied specifically to those women’s undergarments designed to be visually appealing or erotic, typically incorporating materials such as Lycra, nylon, polyester, satin, lace and or silk.
The concept of lingerie being visually appealing was a development of the later nineteenth century. Up through the first half of the 20th century women selected underwear for three major purposes: to alter their shape (first with corsets and later with girdles or bras), for reasons of hygiene, or for modesty. Women’s underwear before the invention of the crinoline was often very large and bulky. As the 20th century progressed underwear became smaller and more form fitting. Fashion is pushing women to show off the underwear as outerwear that is worn for the visual enjoyment of the partner and possibly the wearer. Lingerie is to be thought of by many women as a second skin. All tastes and wishes are catered for. Women are free in there lingerie choices more than ever.
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