Baby Doll: | | A short gown with matching panties. Usually sleepwear.
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Basque: | | A combination bra & garter belt with a tight fitting bodice. | |
Body Stocking: | | Usually made of silk, satin, lace or nylon covers mostly from the neck to the crotch. | |
Bra: | | Covers (hopefully very little of it!) and lifts the breast . | |
Demi Bra: | | Covers only over the nipple, leaves the top open. Also known as the shelf bra. | |
Long Line Bra: | | Also covers most or all of the rib cage tightly. | |
Push Up Bra: | | Lifts the breast to create cleavage. | |
Underwire Bra: | | A strip of metal or plastic in the lower edge helps lift. | |
Bustier: | | A bra that lifts the breast and shapes the waist. Includes brasselettes and camisettes. Often has garters attached. | |
Camisole: | | Covers the breast and rib cage loosely. Usually silk, satin or lace. | |
Catsuit: | | Much like a body stocking but also covers the arms &/or the legs. Also suspender catsuit. | |
Chemise: | | Much like a cross between a camisole and a mini slip.
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Corselet: | | A cross between a girdle & a bra. | |
Corset: | | A tight-fitting garment worn to give the body a desired shape. | |
Dressing gown: | | A garment made to cover a nude or nearly nude female body. Some don't cover much! Usually worn during bathing & dressing. | |
Garter: | | A ring of elastic usually covered with silk or satin with lace edging. Also, an elastic strip from a bustier or garter belt to the stockings. | |
Garter Belt: | | Fits around the waist and has elastic to hold up stockings. | |
Girdle: | | A tight fitting garment made (usually) to cover extra "padding". | |
Hosiery: | | Worn on the legs to cover imperfections and/or to add excitement. | |
Fishnet hosiery: | | Large diamond-shaped holes woven in the fabric. Very sexy! | |
Stockings: | | Individual hosiery for each leg. Some have a lace top (sometimes with siliconized rubber to stay up). Very sexy. | |
Suspender hose: | | Panty hose with holes in strategic places to look like stockings and garter belt. Often worn with panties. Sexy! Put the panties on AFTERWARDS (always!) | |
Pantyhose: | | Panty & hose in one. Includes control-top. Not usually very sexy. | |
Night gown: | | A long garment made to sleep in. Includes negligees. Sometime worn with matching robe. | |
Panties: | | Made to cover the crotch. If it covers more, it's too much!!! :^) | |
Bikini panties: | | Top of the panty is below the waist. | |
Flutter: | | Loose fabric across the butt on a bikini or thong. | |
Boy shorts: | | Usually tight-fitting panties shaped like a pair of boys shorts. | |
Brief: | | Top of the panty is at the waist. Not usually very sexy. | |
Crotchless panties: | | Panties (usually bikini, thong or G-string) with no crotch. | |
French cut panties: | | Leg opening goes to the top of the hips. Also know as high cut. | |
G-string: | | No rear panel covers the butt. | |
Long-Line panties: | | Covers from the waist to mid-thigh. (Usually stretch nylon). | |
String bikini: | | Elastic or strip of fabric connects the front & back panels. | |
Tap Pants: | | Much like boy shorts but loose fitting. | |
Thong: | | Much like a G-string but more fabric at the rear. | |
Robe: | | A cover up. Can be made of anything... | |
Slip: | | A garment made to be worn under a dress or skirt. | |
Mini slip: | | Covers very little. | |
Half slip: | | Covers from the waist; down. | |
Full: | | Covers from the bust down to the hem of the dress. | |
Teddy: | | A cross between a camisole and panty that (sometimes) tightly covers from the bust to the crotch. Includes the body briefer or teddiette (a teddy with detachable garters). Either sleepwear or underwear. | |
Wrap: | | A small cover up (maybe even a towel!). | |