Women’s Lingerie

Women’s lingerie is a term for fashionable and alluring women’s undergarments. It derives from the French word linge, “washables” — as in faire le linge, “do the laundry” — and ultimately from lin for washable linen, the fabric from which European undergarments were made before the general introduction of cotton from Egypt and then from India.

While the term in the French language applies to all undergarments for either gender, in English it is applied specifically to those women’s undergarments designed to be visually appealing or erotic, typically incorporating materials such as Lycra, nylon (nylon tricot), polyester, satin, lace and/or silk and not applied to functional cotton undergarments. It is commonly pronounced in English with a faux French pronunciation (such as LONJ-er-ee in British pronunciation or lonj-er-AY in American pronunciation).

The concept of lingerie being visually appealing was a development of the later nineteenth century. Up through the first half of the 20th century 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 before the invention of the crinoline was often very large and bulky. As the 20th century progressed underwear became smaller and more form fitting. In the 1960s ‘controversial’ lingerie manufacturers such as Frederick’s of Hollywood begin to glamorize lingerie and the idea of lingerie having a sexual appeal slowly developed.

The lingerie industry has expanded in the 21st century with designs that double as outerwear. The French refer to this as ‘dessous-dessus’ which basically means innerwear as outerwear. The boutique Faire Frou Frou, which is an antiquated phrase meaning “show it off”, heralds this philosophy by categorizing lingerie as an accessory with details such as straps and lace trim that should be layered and shown as part of one’s outerwear.

SOURCE: Wikipedia

Bad Weather

REGCOMM ADVISORY: Registration has been cancelled today due to the bad weather.

I’ve been spending the whole day in school since yesterday, appealing to be readmitted in the college. Apparently, I wasn’t able to comply with all the conditions stated in my contract last semester. So now, I have to suffer the mala-turtle na bilis ng engg in approving/denying readmission forms.

CRS gave me 5 subjects (12 units) and I still need to enlist in EM10 and MetE11. It’s been 2 days already since I submitted my readmission form, and until now the admin hasn’t released the complete list of approved/denied appeals to be readmitted to the college. I’ve been uneasy since yesterday — going to the regcomm booth every now and then, nervously checking if I was approved (hurrah!) or denied (BOO!). The MMM department chair is really not one of those encouraging people who will tap your back for a job well done, nor will she give encouragement to those who need it. The last time I talked to her, she told me that I wasn’t meant for engineering and should consider shifting to another course. I was like, ‘cmon! After all those math and physics series, the tears, puyatan and cramming, she’ll tell me that I should shift to another course?!’

So anyway, I’m still hoping and praying that I would see my student number in the list of those who were approved to be readmitted by tomorrow.