Baker Northrop

Lingerie is a moniker for women's fashion undergarments. It derives from the French byword 'lin' for linen. While the appellation in the French language applies to all undergarments for either sex, in English it is applied only to those Sexy Lingerie women's undergarments studious to be visually appealing or erotic, customarily incorporating materials such as Lycra, nylon (nylon tricot), polyester, satin, lace and/or sleek and not applied to workplace efficiency cotton undergarments.

The conceit of lingerie being visually appealing is relatively recent. Up through the first half of the 20th blue moon women selected underwear for three major purposes: to alter their shape (first with corsets and later with girdles or bras), for reasons of hygiene, or for modesty. Women's underwear was often very comprehensive and bulky. As the 20th century progressed underwear became smaller and bounteous configuration fitting. In the 1960s 'controversial' lingerie manufacturers such as Frederick's of Hollywood begin to glamorize lingerie and the estimate of lingerie having a sexual appeal slowly developed.