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Monday 8 February 2010 THE COURIER
The truth about the pill > Health & Beauty, page 19
Life & Style Editors: Larisa Brown, Alex Felton and Ashley Fryer - courier.life@ncl.ac.uk
fashion Sexual heeling From t-shirts to teddies, Aimee Philipson looks at the most intimate fashion of all: nightwear
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here are two types of women’s nightwear in this world; nightwear you want to sleep in and nightwear you don’t want to sleep in. You might think nightwear \RX GRQ¡W ZDQW WR VOHHS LQ GHÀHV WKH point of wearing it to bed, yet babydolls, teddys (not cuddly bears) DQG OLQJHULH FRQWLQXH WR à \ RII WKH shelves so some of you must like the odd bra or suspender strap digging in all night - or a continuous wedgie every time you move in those lacy teddies. So with Valentine’s Day looming it might be time to rethink your bedtime attire, whether as a treat to yourself – there’s nothing like slipping into silk pyjamas – or to spice up your evening endeavours. Firstly, the nightwear you might actually get a good night’s sleep in,
because let’s face it this is probably what you will want to wear most nights. You can’t really go wrong with a traditional pair of PJ’s, though not the sexiest of garments, they are warm, stretchy, loose and soft. There are all sorts of patterns, colours and fabrics to choose from – Primark does a good novelty range inFOXGLQJ à RZHUV SHQJXLQV DQG RWKHU animals in soft cotton but if you fancy a treat, Next always have a good selection of pyjama sets in satin, silk and cotton to suit all tastes. You can branch out with your comfortable nightwear too, with styles such as shorts and camisoles, night dresses and nightshirts. The latter is the female version of wearing your boyfriend’s/male housemate’s shirt to bed but it’s XVXDOO\ LQ EULJKWHU FRORXUV ÀWV better and the buttons don’t leave marks on your skin after lying on them all night. Nightdresses can be a bit more of a problem though, as the new trends include lots of lace, tiny straps and very short hemlines – not exactly cosy and warm but you do feel pretty and girly so it’s a tossup really. As for uncomfortable nightwear,
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it’s more of an occasion thing really. Whether you’re into the full stockings, suspenders and basque or just want to surprise your man with a new lingerie set, these products are rarely made with comfort in mind but they do have the sex factor. You can even spice things up with a pair of bedroom heels - the higher the better. It’s not like you are going to be on your feet for long... The obvious places to shop are La Senza, Ann Summers and Knickerbox but nowadays high street stores such as New Look, Top Shop and the big department stores are begin-
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ning to stock their own ranges of seductive nightwear. Ann Summers has the added advantage of selling fun dressing-up RXWÀWV LQFOXGLQJ D PDLG D FKHHUleader, a nurse and the all important High School student, and La Senza has a less expensive range of babydolls and chemises if you want to avoid the realms of the indecent. +RZHYHU , KDYH PDQDJHG WR ÀQG a few places which successfully mix the sex factor with comfort, espeFLDOO\ HWKLFDO ÀIWLHV LQVSLUHG GHVLJQer Enamore (www.enamore.co.uk). I don’t want to leave out the guys
what’s not Preggings That’s patterned leggings to you and me. Yeuch.
Jumper Dresses These pretty yet practical cover-ups are here to stay.
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here though. It’s safe to say most of you probably sleep in your keks or an old t-shirt but why should you miss out on the joy of luxury nightwear? More to the point, why should a woman go to the trouble of buying silk nightwear when she has to sleep next to a holey Dangermouse t-shirt all night? It’s interesting that men’s nightwear is usually referred to as ‘loungewear’ – is this just because they don’t often wear anything in the bedroom or is it because they wear their nightwear around the house all day? Anyway, check out www.asos. com for some simple, comfortable t-shirts and ‘lounge pants’ as well as designer pyjamas and vest tops or, if you’re feeling adventurous, there’s always the novelty thongs at Ann Summers and a t-shirt which deserves a mention, featuring the slogan ‘Last Night a BJ Saved My Life’. As most of you are students though, I know you will probably ignore this article and sleep naked, nabbing a one-night stand for warmth, just to save money. But if there is a special someone this Valentine’s Day, why not buy them a special night time treat? And GRQ¡W EH VHOĂ€VK XQFRPIRUWDEOH nightwear might make you smile when they wear it, but comfortable nightwear will mean they wake up smiling.
Harem Pants Why would you want to resemble a dodgy pantomime Aladdin?
Crop tops Are we in Ibiza? I think not.
Armadillo’s Let’s hope these lobster-claw 10-inch heels worn by Lady Gaga in the Bad Romance video are a one-off shoe mare Pamela Mardle