Lessons in Lingerie

A little lesson in history for perhaps our favorite if not most important part of our everyday dressing lingerie! Sound French? That's because it is.

From the French word linge, which means, washables', i.e., faire le linge, "do the laundry"and we can trace back even further, from lin for washable linen, which was the fabric used to make European undergarments, before cotton from Egypt and India. and was made, thankfully, to rid women of the dreaded corset. Could you imagine that? If it wasn't for a woman named Lady Duff-Gordon, women may never have had the bra as we know it today.

All varieties of panties, and thank heavens for those, afford us the ability to wear tight pants and skirts. Therefore, having one or two nice pairs on hand seems to only make perfect sense.

Lingerie has had many transformations since its humble and functional beginnings in the late nineteenth century, Could you imagine that? If it wasn't for a woman named Lady Duff-Gordon, women may never have had the bra as we know it today [the horror!] Flexible and stretchy, made-to-fit in materials like lycra, satin, lace, and silk, these garments are coveted for the much for function as they are for femininity.

The variations are many, but there is always room for improvement. Enter Lingerie Dement, direct from France, a lingerie company that has sparked true innovation. What you ask? Magnetic fasteners, coyly deemed rip-off lingerie.'

From the website, which is also the place you can shop, the line is perfect to wear under your clothes or just to walk home." The magnets? "Always ready to be flicked off." They have also taken the liberty to consider those of us who are less well-endowed, claiming the delicate bras are "perfect for smaller chests, a refreshing take amid all the recent campaigns of push-up this and increase cup size that. Sometimes, bigger isn't better.

Elegant and sexy is always a given with Lingerie Demente. The company was founded by Laetitia Schlumberger, who started her fashion career in costume design. The trademark has become tiny, near invisible magnets that snaps sexy into place. Embodying Parisian designs, Demente has graced the pages of Rendez-Vous, Printemps, and Cosmopolitan.

We like the idea of having a secure, fast and easy snap. The line includes rip-off bras, panties, bustiers, and ensembles. We suspect it will save you time in the morning and no more cumbersome bra hooks that can offset a fit of passion! And these magnetic fasteners are as fashion forward as the lingerie they're attached to. Nearly invisible and virtually weightless. And so the question is: would you wear magnetic lingerie?

Hilary Lauren Fox
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		Sometimes she's a redhead, sometimes she's a blonde. Some days it's H&M, and on other days, it's Chanel. What ever the mood, she is a woman who is passionate about the arts, fashion and social media. Born in Toronto, Hilary Lauren Fox is an only child to artist parents - mom was an illustrator and pattern maker, dad was a painter.  Rather then studying the arts as her parents hoped for, Hilary opted for a degree in psychology with dreams of working in a clinical setting. But after graduating she realized that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and that the arts was in her blood, applying her education within the art and fashion world.
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