Underwear Underwear Agent Provocateur is a well known lingerie brand based in the United Kingdom. It has two stores in the UK and three in the United States. The first shop was opened in 1994. Celebrities like Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera, Kate Moss and Nicole Kidman, are among their VIP clients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agent Provocateur (lingerie)"
Aviana is a brand of brassieres for women in sizes 34D to 46H. Sold exclusively through small boutiques and web retailers, this brand enjoys a loyal following among women of size. All bras feature close set straps with wide, padded shoulders. Soft cups have foam slings to support the weight of a large breast, while underwires have thick padding to prevent rubbing and poking. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aviana"
A babydoll is a short nightgown or negligee intended as nightwear for a female. The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps. Sometimes it is made of sheer or translucent fabric like nylon or chiffon or silk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Babydoll"
Berlei is a brand of women's underwear and in particular bras and girdles. Originally Australian, the firm subsequently opened a branch in the United Kingdom. The name came from that of the firm's founder, a Mr. Burley, who felt that his name as normally spelled was not appropriate to his products. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlei"
Bikini underwear is a term used for a type of undergarment worn by both men and women that is similar in size and revealing nature to the bottom half of a bikini bathing suit, popular among women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bikini (underwear)"
Bloomers are an article of clothing invented by Amelia Bloomer to change the way women dressed. The earliest known bloomers were like baggy pants (worn below a skirt), to preserve Victorian decency while being less of a hindrance to women's activities than the long full skirts of the period (see Victorian dress reform). In the 20th-century, they became gym shorts for girls to wear. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bloomers (clothing)"
A bodysuit is a leotard-like undergarment, sometimes used to provide support and shaping, sometimes simply as a top that cannot become untucked from one's trousers or skirt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bodysuit" The Ultimate shortopedia Machine.
Boxer briefs (or tight boxers) are a type of men's underwear. They are long in the leg, like boxer shorts, but tighter-fitting, like briefs, a compromise between the two main types of male underwear in the United Kingdom and United States. Depending on the manufacturer, boxer briefs may also be spelled as one word: boxerbriefs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boxer briefs"
Boxer shorts (also known as boxers or loose boxers) are a type of underwear, worn usually by men. They are all-around-elastic shorts named after the shorts worn by pugilists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boxer shorts"
(Brassiere) A brassière or bra is a foundation garment for women which covers and supports the breasts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brassiere"
Briefs are a type of Y-shaped men's underwear and swimwear. Unlike boxer shorts, briefs hold the user's genitals in a relatively fixed position. This fact makes briefs a popular underwear choice for men who are participating in athletic activities or who feel they need more support than loose-fitting underwear can provide. ...more on Wikipedia about "Briefs"
Bustles were originally worn (in the period from 1825 to 1867) under the skirt in back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging down, especially if the fabric was heavy. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it, so a petticoated or crinolined skirt would be out of shape from sitting down or just from moving. The bustle later developed into a feature of fashion on its own after the overskirt of the late 1860s was draped up toward the back and some kind of support was needed for the new draped shape. Fullness of some sort was still considered necessary to make the waist look smaller and the bustle eventually replaced the crinoline completely. The bustle was worn in different shapes for most of the 1870s and 1880s with a short period of non-bustled, flat-backed dresses from 1878 to 1882. It reappeared in 1883 and survived into the 1890s and early 1900s as a skirt support was still needed and the stylish shape dictated a curve in the back of the skirt to balance the curve of the bust in front. The bustle had completely disappeared by 1905 as the long corset of the early twentieth century was now successful in shaping the body to protrude behind. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bustle"
BVD is a brand of men's underwear, which are commonly referred to as "BVDs." ...more on Wikipedia about "BVD"
A cami or camisole is a woman's undergarment which covers the top part of the body. It is sleeveless and tight fitting in contrast to a loose-fitting babydoll or chemise. The materials of choice in which they are manufactured are satin or silk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camisole"
Compression shorts are an undergarment usually worn by athletes to support the genitals, in much the same way as a jockstrap. Compression shorts, however, are closely related to boxer briefs. These garments are often made from a spandex-like material. These are form-fitting garments and are essentially flyless boxer briefs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Compression shorts"
A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or orthopaedic purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect). ...more on Wikipedia about "Corset"
Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a weft of horse-hair and a warp of cotton or linen thread. The fabric first appeared around 1830, but by 1850 the word had come to mean a stiffened petticoat or rigid skirt-shaped structure of steel designed to support the skirts of a woman’s dress into the required shape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crinoline"
Depend is a brand name for a sort of adult diaper marketed to those afflicted with urinary or fecal incontinence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Depend"
Depends are a brand of disposable diapers for incontinent adults, made by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a Dallas, Texas-based manufacturer of paper-based consumer products. The name Depends is a trademark, but has become sufficiently synonymous with adult diapers that it has developed into a genericized trademark. ...more on Wikipedia about "Depends"
A diaper ( NAE) or nappy ( CE) is an absorbent garment worn by individuals who are incontinent, that is lack control over bladder or bowel movements, or who are unable to reach the toilet when needed. This group includes primarily infants and young children, as well as some elderly people and some with phsyical or mental disability. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diaper"
Elephant undies are men's underwear shaped as an elephant head. The Penis of the wearer goes into the trunk, testicles inside the head. Strings that hold the undies in place are fastened in the big ears. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elephant undies" The www.shortopedia.com spirit
Farthingale is a term applied to any of several structures used under Western European women's clothing in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to support the skirts into the desired shape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Farthingale"
A fatsuit is a bodysuit-like undergarment, sometimes used to provide how a thin actress is transformed into a fat woman with prosthetic makeup. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fatsuit"
Formfit is a brand of women's underwear, particularly bras and briefs. They were previously a major manufacturer of girdles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formfit"
A foundation garment is an undergarment designed to change the wearer's shape, producing a more fashionable figure. Foundation garments are also referred to as shapewear. Specific styles of foundation garments have been essential to some fashion movements, and required in some social situations in various fashion periods, particularly but not exclusively for women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foundation garment"
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