Lingerie

The two topics that I chose to further my personal knowledge and understanding of human sexuality were to view a pornographic video and also visit a store that sells lingerie and sex toys. Overall, I consider myself a “reserved” sexual person. What I mean by this term is that since the age of fifteen or sixteen, I have always had a curiosity about sex. I have always had thoughts about the subject but I did not become sexually active until twenty one years of age. This was the complete opposite…

The native Australian sensuality boutique Honey Birdette, who first made its print in the world back in 2006 in Brisbane, Australia has found rapid success and continues to be one of its kind when it comes to leading luxury lingerie and bedroom accessories. Honey Birdette currently has 55 stores throughout Australia, as well as three current stores operating in London. With stores already established in prime locations such as London's Convent Garden, Leeds' Victoria Gate and Westfield White…

Victoria’s Secret has always been universally known for their female models who have hourglass-shaped figures, long legs, and of course, the ¨perfect¨ bra size. This brand has sold lingerie apparel since the late 70’s, driving women to feel ¨sexy¨ with pushed-up breasts and a v-shaped body. The woman portrayed in this Victoria’s Secret ad possesses a youthful appearance and is wearing a short ¨slip¨ dress for sleeping. Her skin is flawless, with no trace of a freckle or scar and her height…

The Sexy Lie by Caroline Heldman talks about the sexual objectification of women and how it is not empowering and renders a negative impact on women. Celebrities are constantly being given the status of being sex symbols and eye candy, leading to this belief that treated as a sex symbol is empowering. But as Caroline Heldman states 96% of the imagines we view on the internet or TV are of women being sexually objectified. We are living in a society that is hypersexualized from music videos of…

the social elite would make a trip twice a year to Paris, joining the others from places such as St Petersburg and New York. These trips would be where they choose their wardrobe for the next coming season for 6 months. The garments ranged from: lingerie, morning gowns, walking dresses, cycling combinations, costumes for travelling such as trains or motor cars, evening gowns to lounge, a gown for each special occasion. The list of garments that were bought were according to what their purse…

The success of Lane Bryant in relation to self-concept, self-esteem, and self-consciousness because the today’s society are having more plus-size teenager. Coplan state “women’s clothing line are size 14 to 28” (Coplan, 2015). As a plus-size woman, I like shopping at Lane Bryant. It can be pricey for me sometimes. Solomon state “retailers are noticing this market and beginning to make a move” (Solomon, 2011, p. 206). Many retailers around the world are making changes in increasing the plus-size…

During 2015, Lane Bryant started a new lingerie campaign that competed with Victoria's Secret. The campaign featured Ashley Graham the first plus size model to be featured in Sports Illustrate, Danielle Brooks of Orange is the New Black, Marquita Pring, Candice Huffine and more plus sized models. They were promoting their new Cacique line, with the slogan, ImNoAngel , this campaign represent a more body positive images by featuring thick women, and not your average models Seeing that the…

The night prior was physically taxing; I was still feeling the degradation and pain from the brutal encounter. Dressed in the light pink pencil skirt, cream linen blouse, lace bra and pantie set provided as a gift, and my white stiletto heeled shoes, just as instructed; I parked the 67 white Ford Mustang and proceeded to walk across the parking lot. Lusty and rancorous again, he opened the hotel door. Each nerve within me feared him; I stayed my course and curved my lips upwards to a smile. My…

Victoria's Secret is the main strength retailer of unmentionables working more than 1,000 stores over the U.S. Victoria's Secret has helped, maybe more than whatever other brand, draw in regard for the underwear business. Their promoting effort, including the Victoria's Secret Catalogue and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show are outwardly appealing and disputable. The consideration got by Victoria's Secret for their forceful publicizing effort has created extremely valuable informal exchange and…

Throughout the years we have seen how women all over the world fight for power through resistance. In the two readings, Uses of the Erotic: the Erotic as Power by Audre Lorde and The Romanc1e of Resistance: Tracing Transformations of Power through Bedouin Women by Lila Abu-Lughod we see how women talk about power and resistance and how both have one goal, rights for women. Audre Lorde talks about how the erotic is a power that has to do not only with sex but with the feelings of everything we…