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Do You Wear Matching Bras and Panties?

May 19, 2009

I have one of those mothers who always buys three panties for every bra she owns in the same color so that she matches.  I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t get the "matching" gene.  It never occurs to me to match – rather I consider what I am wearing on the top and bottom of my outfit and select the item that will work best underneath.

So, are you a matcher?  Don’t be worried if you’re not.  Speaking with many vendors over the years, the percentage of matching women out there is rather low.  Most brands put it at about 10%.  More upscale brands like Prima Donna put it at about 30%.  Walk into any department store when they’re having a sale and you always see that special matching panty discounted.

So, should one match or not match? That is the question.  For my Mom, it’s all about feeling great in her lingerie.  Knowing you match is a nice little secret with yourself that you have it all together under your clothes.  If you find yourself needing to disrobe somewhere such as a locker room or doctor’s office, you look coordinated and together.  The downside to matching is that many times, that matching panty doesn’t fit well or isn’t in the style you prefer.  One of my favorite bras only gives me the option of a high-rise thong, or monster brief – I wear neither.  So, matching lingerie is kind of hard work for shopping and selection.

Now, those of us who don’t match shouldn’t feel bad either.  After all, how many times does anyone actually see you in just your underwear?  Take off your blouse, and all they see is your bra.  Drop your pants and all they see is your panty.  If you wear a white blouse and black pants, you have the ability to wear a nude bra and black panties.  You can also get dressed more quickly because you are not trying to match up all the variable.

Having said all of this, our home page this week shows you ways to be matchy between brands.  Hanky Panky makes panties in over 30 colors.  We’ve taken the guess work out of figuring out which of their colors matches other brands.  So, if you are a closet matchy who loves Hanky Panky, now you can coordinate your tops and bottoms to look and feel fabulous.

Find lingerie collections at HerRoom in these departments:
Bras
Panties

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Posted by Tomima at 10:14am
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We All Need To Edit Our Underwear Drawer…

April 17, 2009

 ...and Jennifer Garner is just one example.

I saw these pictures today of Jennifer Garner getting caught wearing a not-too-great pair of worn-out underwear.  And no, it wasn’t a thong or or a lacy little something.  It was a comfortable looking pair of briefs.  Hurray!  An example of a movie star actually wearing what most of us wear every day.

Like her, we’ve all been there.  Since it’s underwear, we think no one will see it.  But, here’s proof that that isn’t always the case.  In fact, I was having brunch with my daughters Sunday morning after church and we noticed this woman who got up and failed to pull her pants up as well.  We got a shot of a bad pair of underpants and unfortunately much more. 

I too am guilty of hanging on to underpants too long – and I’m in the business.  But it’s understandable.  I’m sure most of us think like Jennifer when she selected them that day.  She looked at them and decided they were comfortable – regardless of the elastic coming off.  So, we slip them on.  But, also look how Jennifer is dressed; comfortable and sloppy.  When I pull out a comfortable ratty pair of underpants, I subconsciously think I shouldn’t put something really nice on over them.  Rather, I keep with the theme and continue putting on a ratty warm-up suit too.  It’s a slippery slope to fashion laziness when you start with a bad pair of panties.

Since cleaning out my old panties, I noticed that I’m also making more of an effort in the morning to look better. After all, better panties make you also feel better about yourself.

Find nice new underpants at HerRoom in these departments:
Panties

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Posted by Tomima at 10:52am
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The Bra Dryer – I Bet It Was Designed By A Man

March 19, 2009

A friend forwarded an article about a new technical achievement in bra maintainance – the bra dryer.  Simply strap your bra onto this female torso-shaped device and dry your bras faster while preserving their shape.  Oh brother.

My first question was "What size is this device?"  I’ve read all the reviews I could find on this device and no one talks about this.  It looks to be about a C cup.  Now, what if you’re an A cup or a DDD cup?  How is this thing going to dry and shape your bras properly?  If you are smaller than this, your bras could dry into a strange shape.  Too large, and you could have wrinkles.

My second question was "Aren’t the breasts kind of pointed?"  Most women want a rounded shape – this device is a blast back to the 50’s when women wanted this more conical breast shape.

My final question was "Why do we need to dry our bras faster?"  Almost all of us have several bras.  So, we can wear one while another one dries.  And, chances are a second bra is going to be much cheaper than buying this device.  If there was anything I would want dried faster, it would be a favorite pair of jeans.  Now there’s an idea.

I have to think my bra drying experience is pretty similar to other woman.  I simply hang them up to dry.  A couple hours and they’re good to go.  I’ve never felt this was an inconvenience.  Bras today are made in fabrics that dry pretty fast.  So, I just don’t think I would need this gadget.  And, now that I think about it, where would I store this thing?  It’s pretty big!

I clicked on the "about us" and "contact us" links to their site, and found only male names associated with this contraption.  Ten bucks says I’m right.

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Bras

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Posted by Tomima at 7:40am
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