Elegant lingerie in years gone by

Ladies born in this current era need to be thankful  as elegant lingerie in years gone by was an unknown notion. Take the corset for example, it was designed to make women appeal more to men by drawing in their waist and pushing up their breasts however it was so uncomfortable that some women used to pass out from the pain and the restrictions placed on their ribs. At one stage corsets were even made from steel!.

Garter belts were also a constant requirement however if you were a certain shape then a garter belt was uncomfortable to wear. Thankfully these days we have tights and using a garter belt is an optional extra. Overall bras and panties were not designed for elegance  as ideally a man would never see you in the flesh before you were married. Once you were married then a baby was expected as soon as possible. Elegant lingerie first started being introduced in the 1930′s but even then for a while it was only considered suitable for loose women.

Thankfully we have now moved on, societies views about lingerie are more acceptable and elegant lingerie is available to purchase everywhere by women of all different shapes and sizes.

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