Lingerie 101

Welcome to Lingerie 101 – I am your Professor, expert- tease for class today. We are going to study the relationship between lingerie & burlesque.
We owe the concept of lingerie being visually appealing to Burlesque. It wasn’t until Burlesque and the golden era of the pin-up that lingerie became fashion. Before that lingerie was just for practical reasons.

Lingerie is essential to Burlesque dancing – whether you take it all off, or playful strut around in it. I recommend wearing your favorite lingerie under your work clothes to perk up that meeting you are dreading. As a Burlesque goddess, these top 10 must- know lingerie items and there will be a quiz.

Sleepwear:
Formerly known as pajamas, but we’re showgirls now.. is “sleepwear”…what you technically would wear to bed.

Peignoir
A floor-length nightgown with matching panties

Negligee
The negligee is a knee-length nightgown
The negligee was made the epitome of sensuality in the 1941 photo of Rita Hayworth in Life Magazine.

Baby Doll
A babydoll is a short nightgown – the length of a minidress. They are usually considered provocative in a sweet way.
It is said the name was popularized by the 1956 movie Baby Doll starring Carroll Baker in the title role, which essentially marked the beginning of the enduring popularity of the style for adults

Teddy
A teddy is a form of bodysuit-like lingerie, which combines a camisole and panty in one piece.
The teddy is normally worn for the seductive look, rather than practical reasons – like sleeping.


Undergarments:
We will begin with undergarments, in other words, What you wear under clothes

Bra-Brassiere:
A lot has been written about the brassiere – or bra. Most important tip I can give you about a bra is to make sure you are wearing the right size. A friend of mine wore the wrong sized bra and I recommended her going into a lingerie store to get properly fit and now, things are looking up!
You can add trim to spice up any store bought bra and make it more of a costume.

Corset:
· Made of stiff material, like boning, and is typically laced up in the back
· Originally intended to mold and shape the torso for a desired body look that was in fashion.
· Who can forget the Famous corset scene in Gone With the Wind- 18’ waste of Scarlett O’Hara.

Bustier
· It looks like a cross between a bra and a corset.

· Its primary purpose is to push up the bust

Merry Widow
· Corset with a built-in bra and Garters
· First made to coincide with the 1952 film “The Merry Widow” starting Lana Turner


Panties:

· Many different variations of panties, but you should wear what’s comfortable and makes you feel sexy and consider what you’re wearing as outerwear to make sure you don’t show a panty line.
· Bikini, string bikini,
· Boy-shorts
· G-string, thong (the difference is a thong is about an inch wide, where the g-string is a string – it was the Brazilian’s gift to the world) ,
· Tap pants (Not practical as underwear, but something that you would wear as a burlesque dancer – for its retro style.)

Hoisery:

Garter
· Garters are items of clothing originally used to keep stockings up, but nowadays it is used for fashion and not function.
· A garter is often worn by newlywed brides. It is the groom's privilege to remove the garter and toss it to the male guests.

Garter belt
· A return to retro styled garter belts and stockings has become especially popular due to the ultra feminine iconization of pin up girls of the past.

This is the end of class..for extra credit, wear your favorite lingerie during your next workout.