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Vintage Lingerie: More than Just Pajamas
By Francis Sinclair

Women in the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's were idealistically revered as being classically beautiful and undeniably sexy. Marilyn Monroe is still world-renowned as an icon for sex and innocence intertwined. Do you love understated beauty? Do you feel like the innocence of that era has been wiped out with the crudely oversexed generation of today? Do you miss or want to relive the understated elegance of times before? Now you can be your very own pin up doll with vintage lingerie.

What's the Hype?

Vintage lingerie recaptures the imaginative side to sensuality unlike the lingerie of today's women. With so many websites and companies offering vintage lingerie, it seems like the nostalgia rate is rising, and women are looking back to this idealistically “purer” time, seeing the sexiness and the sensual beauty that permeates and surrounds the time before crotch less panties.

Vintage lingerie offers a gorgeous alternative for the modest girl, or even the sexy vixen that wants to give her man a taste of generations past. These pieces include vintage stockings, girdles and corsets that are unique, carefully preserved glimpses into an era of feminine glamour.

In the past, women were cherished for there beauty and elegance, and looked at, not only as sex kittens, but they were acknowledged for the undeniable power a woman can wash over a man with her sensual femininity. Vintage lingerie is a way to remember that time. It's nice to re-ignite that fire by remembering what it was like in the age of innocence, beauty, by slipping into a gorgeous piece of vintage lingerie. You're sure to feel beautiful in a French corset, or vintage lingerie bustier, and the man in your life is sure to be beside himself when you walk into the room.

There's something about slipping into a classic piece of vintage lingerie that empowers a woman and makes her feel real and gorgeous in her own right, in her own skin. This is something that in unparalleled in a society where women feel less than appreciated and sometimes less than perfect. The 1940's, 1950's and 1960's celebrated curves and elegance, with even Marilyn Monroe weighing in at about 135-140 pounds, dramatically different than the size double zero icons that we idolize today.

Vintage lingerie is also considered a hot collectors item as well. Collecting pieces from the era of classic sexuality gives you a sneak peek into a world that not only has the power to fascinate and entertain, but also one that has the power to bring sexy back into womanhood, curves, and innocence.

Author Details:
Francis Sinclair, copywriter for various web sites writing articles about fashion, designer clothes and other related subjects, contributing heavily to The A-Z of Clothing.

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