Lingerie - Sexy Lingerie - Erotic Lingerie

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Lingerie : Lingerie is a term that is derived from the language French. The term is for women's undergarments, however in the North American Culture, the term is highly eroticised and many consider lingerie to be a sexier form of undergarments. Lingerie can be considered a number of different items, among them Stockings, Panties, Bras, Corsets and other pieces. Overtime Lingerie has changed paces from boyish to very feminine.

Besides the fig leaf made popualr in the time of greece, this was the start of lingerie, undergarments making attempts to change the shape of ones body. The history of Lingerie began in around the mid 18th century.

Crinolines, Corsets and Bustles are pieces of lingerie that really affected women's lives between the years of 1811 and 1880's. Lingerie took a more fashionable and sexy turn in the early 1830's when women started wearing laced corsets. Some forms of lingerie were starting to be produced that were considered to be purely erotic, such as the "fale buttocks".

Lingerie in the 1860's
	This is a piece of lingerie that was very popular in this time period. This piece of lingerie is known as a corset, and this paticular one is velvet laced. These corsets were mainly thought of as purely erotic lingerie. Most women would wear them under their clothes to make them appear thinner, and change their bust appearance.

In the early 1900's, corsets as lingerie was almost completely abandoned, and at this time there were not any alternatives that were available. It was in the 60's when the first tights and mini skirts came out. Lingerie started coming out of fashion and public bra burnings were occured. The manufactures of lingerie however kept going, and kept producing more and more light-weight lingerie. By the 70's it was all over and lingerie started coming back in the fashion lime-light fashion. There are many types of lingerie and are so rooted in the north american culture that lingerie is here to stay.