Hello Lovelies, Heather here to share with you my favorite trend obsession: Lingerie as outerwear. Yes, as in, outdoors! I know we all absolutely love our dainty little underpinnings and spend all our money on the fabulous little bra and matching panty or bustier we just can’t live without, but it always seems like such a shame to only be able to wear it behind closed doors, doesn’t it? It’s time to open the doors and let the sun shine on that sexy little number! Lingerie as outerwear is popping up everywhere on the runways, trend websites and blogs everywhere. Although it has been making it’s appearances since 2008, it has only in the past year become the most popular trend. So I thought I’d do a little research on my own and share with you some of my favs.
First, may I remind you, I don’t mean run around the city in your bra and panties, I mean doll up that drab suit of yours with a sassy bralet and high-waisted pant. Or even better, for a night of cocktails try wearing that vintage camisole or slip you have collecting dust in the back or your closet with a little sweater jacket and some heels and you are ready for a night out on the town. Now that I've done enough talking, let me show you some looks, spanning from Dior Couture to inspired street wear and all the in between…
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| Celebrity Street Trend |
My favorite thing I have been obsessing about is mock suspenders. Many companies have made attempts, but I must say that House of Holland is the original, and nothing beats original. WhoWhatWear posted this photo showing Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Daisy Lowe and Taylor Momsen and Byrdie Bell flashing some stockings.
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| Sofia Lindberg in Purple House of Holland Suspender Tights |
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| Street Fashion: House of Holland Garter Tights |
These House of Holland tights are high quality, meaning you can wear them more than once without getting a run, and only cost around $20, which is what you would pay at any department store for those one time use stockings that barely last through the day without a snag or run.
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| Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009 |
The Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009 Collection is one of my favorites from the runway over the last few years. It is the perfect combination of the classic Dior 'New Look' and vintage style lingerie making for a flashy and yet glamorous look of lingerie as outerwear. Organza skirts and tap shorts reveal garter straps, bright bubble skirts matched with satin bras... ahhhhh.
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| Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009 |
My favorite from the collection is the nude, corselette with garter straps underneath the most beautifully tailored shear number. A vintage girdle is probably the easiest piece to dress up…
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| Byrdie Bell |
Here, Byrdie Bell literally wore a vintage girdle as a skirt with a simple button up, and voila! I got this photo from Vintage-Rouge, they seem to have the right idea saying the girdle skirt is genius. I originally found Byrdie's girdle skirt on Now Magazine, but they put her on the "Worst-Dressed" list, whatever.
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| Antonio Berardi Spring 2010 RTW |
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| Antonio Berardi Spring 2010 RTW |
Antonio Berardi's looks are a great alternative for those who want to mix up the biz wardrobe. I love the mix between sexy and business, a clean cut tailored suit looks stunning with a simple little bralet or bustier peeking from underneath.
Speaking of peeking from underneath, the
VPL 'Strainer Bra' is the perfect bra to layer under that sheer blouse or under a deep-v tank, or even alone on a hot summers day.
Milla Jovovich was recently in the
NY Times magazine in this photo shoot "Character Driven," with some fabulous high-waisted panties, the most risqué of the lingerie as outerwear looks. But I mean, hey, if you got it and you aren’t afraid to show it, flaunt it! Of course, not everyone is going to run out of the house in their panties, but it is definitely a look celebrities have been running around town in lately.
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| Sienna Miller |
Sienna Miller was seen prancing around town in a pair of her own panties! She pulls of this look great and understands the concept of show only one or the other, legs or cleavage. If you are going to leave the house in a pair of underwear, cover the ta-ta’s!
Now that I have shared with you all the things that I would love to run out of the house in, go root through your closet and find some frilly little things to mix into your wardrobe. You will impress everyone, including yourself, at how fabulous you can look out in public in your underwear!
---Xoxo Dottie's Intern Heather
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