| It seems everywhere I look I see women wearing | | | | These gowns would not only excite men, but were |
| blue jeans and trousers. In the business community | | | | something enjoyable for a woman to wear. These |
| women even wear suits and ties. You can't go to | | | | floaty gowns made you feel feminine and pretty. |
| high class restaurants without seeing women | | | | Special. They had unique detail, as well. Like small |
| waitresses in the same outfit as the men. A white | | | | detailed satin roses on the lapels or shoulder straps. |
| shirt, black pants, and tie. On the Internet, I think I've | | | | Even the ad copy and descriptions of these special |
| found more males wearing panty hose and slinky | | | | nightgowns were sexy.Back To The Fashion |
| dresses than females.Why Do Women Insist On | | | | FutureBack in the 1940's and 1950's you could open |
| Dressing Like Men?Perhaps they want to be like | | | | up a fashion magazine and find pretty clothing for |
| them.Over the last thirty to fifty years it seems the | | | | women. Even older television shows and movies |
| fashion industry, along with other influential | | | | featured women wearing feminine apparel and |
| trend-setters, has influenced women into looking and | | | | evening wear. Now, if a movie or television show |
| being more like men. From the power executive | | | | tries to depict the 1950s atmosphere, they have to |
| corporate positions, to wearing suit with ties and | | | | shop at novelty stores to duplicate the quality |
| knee-bearing torn blue jeans. They have the | | | | feminine wear. Even the most expensive of glamor |
| rugged-looking military trousers, tee-shirts with harsh | | | | wear that movie stars show off at Emmy awards |
| words printed on the back and front, boots, even | | | | reflect a certain cheapness about it. It seems as |
| manly hair cuts and styles. They say it's more | | | | though they try to get it is tight and close to the |
| comfortable. More comfortable? What ever | | | | skin as possible perhaps to make the body look like a |
| happened to slipping into something really more | | | | mermaid.You may say recent magazines feature full |
| comfortable? You know, something soft, smooth, | | | | page lingerie ads. This is true. However, every ad I |
| and slippery. Something that men don't wear. I can | | | | see is for cotton tee--shirts and panties, or |
| find many garments that are "everyday practical," | | | | something too skimpy to wear in front of the family. |
| and every bit as rugged and comfortable, that still | | | | They lead you to believe it's comfortable. But you |
| maintain femininity. Garments that maintain a | | | | never hear a woman say, "Allow me slip into |
| dichotomy between male and female.Myth Number | | | | something more comfortable."In order to slip into |
| OneAllow me to let you in on a little secret ladies. | | | | something of similar quality, detail, elegance, and the |
| Men are looking for, and are much more attracted to, | | | | high degree of softness against the skin, you have |
| women in feminine attire. I'm not referring to | | | | to make a trip to a resale shop, garage sale, or |
| trashy-looking sex outfits. Don't get me wrong, I | | | | vintage wear shop on the Internet. Vintage clothing is |
| have nothing against that and there is a time and | | | | becomming very poplular these days. Even Victoria's |
| place for everything. I'm talking about feminine wear | | | | Secret, with as much quality as they offer, doesn't |
| that looks sexy without trying to look sexy. It's a | | | | have the selection of lingerie I've been describing. As |
| myth that you must look trashy and sexy at the | | | | vintage lingerie becomes more popular, it will probably |
| same time. It's also a myth that you cannot look | | | | make the major lingerie companies take notice and |
| sexy and maintain class and modesty at the same | | | | reproduce them. Thank goodness I still can purchase |
| time. Many men think that women look sexy in the | | | | feminine pajamas and matching robes made of quality |
| tastful clothing worn in church. Of course, that's when | | | | nylon tricot through Vanity Fair.Even the most |
| women aren't dressed like they picked something out | | | | expensive department stores in New York are |
| of Willy Nelson's closet.Let Me Share a StoryI'm not | | | | devoid of quality lingerie. You can certainly find gowns |
| vain. However, I know I'm pretty. Men do double | | | | and robes made of satin and lace. But to find quality |
| takes of me all the time. They go out of their way | | | | peignoirs like that of the fifties and sixties is |
| to open doors for me and help me. What am I | | | | impossible to find. I have managed to find some in |
| wearing during these instant attractions? Something | | | | resale shops and novelty stores. When I did research |
| men don't wear. It might be something very simple | | | | on the companies that made them and contacted |
| like kaki shorts with a satin blouse, a pretty matching | | | | them to see if they have any available, I was always |
| satin bow in my hair, and casual ballerina style flats on | | | | told that they were discontinued. However the |
| my feet. The point is, when I walk into a room, | | | | spokesman always said they were wonderful gowns |
| everyone usually stops and stares because my aura | | | | for a special time in history that has since passed. It |
| is ALL female. And that is very sexy. It's that | | | | was the era of Camelot. Perhaps it has been the |
| simple.When Will It End?After all, we are different | | | | women's movement that has changed things. |
| from men, aren't we? As much as many women | | | | However even though women have more power |
| want to think different, the fact is, we are different. | | | | today, I believe they still want to be feminine and |
| We are special. It seems we spend so much time | | | | attractive. However, women either have the choice |
| trying to be like, and convincing the world we're just | | | | of buying extreme trashy sheer growns, or the |
| as good as men, we forget the exclusive priveledges | | | | extreme opposite. For every day wear it's impossible |
| of being a woman. In fact, scientific studies have | | | | to not find women in blue jeans and shoes they got |
| shown women to demonstrate greater strengths | | | | from their boyfriends' closets. In fact, when I go to |
| than men in many different areas. For one thing, | | | | the mall and look at crowds from the waist down I |
| women multi-task better than men. Men can't carry | | | | can't tell male from female. This is a shame. I, myself, |
| life for nine months in a womb, men can't breast | | | | like to look, feel, and be feminine. I'm just as strong |
| feed, men's breasts don't shake sexily like jello under | | | | willed as any other women wearing blue jeans. |
| a silky top when walking down a hallway, and men | | | | However, I like to wear high heels, nylons, make up, |
| can't dress in the feminine things that make women | | | | and quality nightgowns.I feel that women are really |
| look unique and special. Well, I guess they can dress | | | | missing out on what they could have. There's nothing |
| like women but they have a lot more difficult time | | | | quite like taking a nice warm bubble bath with |
| doing it with class and elegance. In fact, they can't | | | | candles, lotioning down your skin, and slipping into a |
| seriously pull it off without looking very peculiar. | | | | nightgown with layers of sheer floating over opaque |
| Some do it in private to fulfill a sexual urge, but that's | | | | nylon. This, topped off with a pretty pair of slippers |
| a different subject.A Disturbing ComparisonI made a | | | | is such a treat. Even soft, pretty, nylon pajamas with |
| trip to my local library recently and compared | | | | a matching robe feel wonderful against the skin. It |
| Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines of the 1960's | | | | seems that all your cares drift away as you slip into |
| with recent issues.Wow! What A Difference.The older | | | | this attire. In fact, it makes me feel like twirling |
| issues actually had real lingerie ads. These full page | | | | around, or dancing like a ballerina as I glance at |
| ads featured lovely ladies posing in beautiful | | | | myself in the mirror. And every filmy swirl is festive. I |
| nightgowns and peignoirs. The lingerie was made with | | | | think that in the near future these kinds of evening |
| exceptional quality unparalleled to today's lingerie. | | | | wear and lingerie are going to make a return. |
| Even the most expensive, designer lingerie. The | | | | However until then, one has to shop at specialty |
| lingerie I discovered of yester-year was very special | | | | places on the Internet to find these special gowns. I |
| evening wear. Most featured layered floats of sheer | | | | specialize in finding these gowns and presenting them |
| nylon tricot, draped over opaque silky nylon. The | | | | to the public so they may experience what many are |
| nylon fabrics were of much better quality than today | | | | missing. Once people see how lovely these gowns |
| also. Even to the point of surpassing the quality and | | | | are, they want to snatch them up from me. I usually |
| feel of satin, and silk. Completely appropriate to wear | | | | don't want to let them go because they are so |
| in front of the family, but yet sexy. These festive | | | | lovely.Silka Winsome is a fashion consultant, fashion |
| gowns were fun to wear. Not just something to put | | | | designer, freelance writer, and has modeled for many |
| on to excite your mate, just to get torn off quickly. | | | | retail fashion outlets, including JC Penney. |