Friday, January 29, 2010

Hot Trend: Rock the Lingerie Look Without Looking Like a Total Slut

By now, you're seeing it all over the place- lingerie inspired daywear. This is a trend doomed to go awry with most amateur fashionistas, but rest assured you can pull it off and still look ladylike and sophisticated. Just don't do this...

Elle.com loved this Parisian's lingerie-inspired look, but I'm thinking she gives new meaning to the term 'streetwalker.'

My tip? Avoid anything that's overtly lingerie-like, i.e., corsets, bras and merry widows. Don't choose lingerie-inspired clothing that's too tight or shows too much skin. Stay away from cheap-looking lace- You know what I'm talking about. And know before you go out looking that most of what you find is going to be inappropriate and/or tacky- I discovered this fact after spending the last hour sifting through hundreds of options out there to find a handful of lingerie-inspired items that were appropriate.

To read the rest of "Hot Trend: Rock the Lingerie Look Without Looking Like a Total Slut", head over to Lindsay Ferrier's new column at The Stir by CafeMom.

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