When Do You Actually Wear Your Fancy Lingerie?

During a conversation about underwear, a married friend whose wardrobe tends toward tennis whites and ribbon belts made a reference to pasties. “WAIT,” I replied by Gchat. “Pasties as in, ‘nude stick-on thingees to hide your nipples when braless’? Or ‘boudoir photography’?” The latter, she replied: “Sequins and tassels and shit.” As I pounded out a series of OMG-s, the preppiest girl I know calmly explained that the tassels belonged to a section of her trousseau she has mentally labeled, “Snapchat only.”

Also in that category: Padded bras, which she thinks look bad under her clothing (too much bulk) and pretty bras that no longer fit, but look elegant when holding still. “I mean, I’m not just gonna chuck La Perla.” When she actually has sex, she just gets naked. Sexting, though, is an opportunity for creativity.

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