What is Lingerie?

Lingerie is a term for fashionable and alluring women's undergarments. It comes from the word linge which means washables.

In the early days lingerie was made from a washable linen before the introduction of cotton from Egypt and India. Later on there was the invention of lycra and nylon which was used in the manufacture of lingerie.

Although in Europe the word lingerie is normally describing male or female undergarments when the word lingerie is commonly used it normally refers to women's under garments and is normally designed for the visually appealing. The most common material used for the manufacture of lingerie now days is satin, polyester, lace or silk.

The concept of lingerie as a very fashionable item started in the early 19th Century with corsets, girdles and bras. The lingerie industry has really expanded it's manufacture and marketing in the 21st Century. Manufactures and Fashion Houses are now really pushing the limits with their sexy and fashionable designs with colours and fitting being more appealing to the female and also being much more comfortable for them to wear.

Women today are finding that the lingerie now available on the market have much more sex appeal than there used to be in the old days. Some fashionable lingerie can even double up as outerwear. lingerie is now available as wedding lingerie, designer lingerie, outsize lingerie. The Victorian lingerie is now also available.

Lingerie boutiques are very popular in our shopping centres and in our major cities like London, Paris, Rome, New York and even cities such as Beijing in China and Dubai In the Middle East.

More and more partners are going into boutiques and choosing a item of lingerie for their partners as a special gift for a special occasion.

Lingerie parties at home are also a way of women purchasing this type of item. These parties allow women to try on some articles before buying and the evenings can also be fun as guests normally bring a bottle of something for refreshments.

Lingerie is also available in gift packs. One of the most busiest period for the lingerie business is the period running up to valentines Day.

With the introduction of the world wide web, internet web sites are becoming a very good means of buying and selling lingerie. The internet is full of web sites selling the latest fashion in lingerie. As these web sites have lower overheads than the local boutique shop the prices are generally cheaper. Millions are spent each year on lingerie and the.The web site market is growing rapidly each day.

Copyright (c) 2008 Daren Burbridge