However, lingerie does not stop there, as we all know. Bra's and basques, teddies and baby dolls are still some of the most popular items of modern lingerie in a woman's draw, a recent search for lingerie on Google returned some 105,000,000 results, with plus size lingerie, wedding lingerie, designer lingerie, corsets, stockings and thongs being the most popular searches, proving that today's lingerie is high on the modern woman's shopping list
Some of the most popular fabrics used in the production of today's lingerie include
Chiffon - a soft fabric, often made of silk and sheer
Fishnet - used in stockings and body stockings, takes its name from the fisherman's net
Patent Leather - A leather with a mirror like finish
Mesh - A fine fishnet
Leather - Cured Animals skin
PVC - A shiny, soft plastic
Lace - patterned cotton full of pretty holes
Silk - A shimmering natural material
spandex, made famous by Lycra - An elastic synthetic material
Fur - Animal skin, less common today.
Hemp - A natural plant
Paper - Often used as disposable lingerie
Cotton - soft and breathable natural fabric
Nylon - A man made silky material
Just which fabric you choose depends on the look you are wishing to achieve, the reason the new lingerie is bought for and your personal taste, whether you are allergic to some of the above materials or find them sweaty or restrictive, too see thru or too tame. However with the amount of lingerie designers around today, all experts in their own fabrics, you will no doubt find the right modern lingerie for you.
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