When it came to shopping for the most intimate products like lingerie and sanitary wear, women either preferred to shop alone or huddled together with their closest girl pals. Seldom did we see women taking their men along to shop for lingerie. But late 90s saw a change in this trend. Women now have not only accepted the idea of shopping for lingerie with their men but have also begun to take their opinions and suggestions seriously.

Now with men taking a great deal of interest in buying lingerie for their women, it is absolutely essential for them to understand the intricacies of lingerie shopping.

The biggest advantage for the men with respect to lingerie shopping is their power of imagination. Their imagination and visualisation have brought about many a change in the fashion industry. At the same time the only factor that can prove to be an impediment in their successful attempt at lingerie shopping is the lack of knowledge of the size and fabric.

A few bewildering questions that might arise in the minds of the men could be like these:

How and where do you start? What are the available options in terms of style? How many different brands are there? How different are designer lingerie from the usual ones?

Here are a few guidelines that can prove to be useful to the men who plan on gifting their special someone her most coveted special gift on a special occasion:

To start with there are 5 different categories of lingerie: Natural, Sporty, Designer, Sexy and Bridal. These categories may overlap on several occasions. These serve purposes like quality and comfort, support, style and fashion, seduction and sensuality and exclusivity respectively.

It is essential to understand the purpose of buying the lingerie. Also the utility value of that specific type of design and style must be ascertained and only then should the lingerie be selected.

After having decided the style and category of lingerie to be purchased, comes the most important task of confirming the size of the lingerie to be bought.

Once this is done, the brand of lingerie to be bought has to be looked into. Lingerie brands may be national or regional. There is no such global brand leader in this segment except of course a few brands, which have been around for quite a while and have pioneered several design changes.

A perfect combination of category, size and brand will further lead to a question of selecting the fabric and settling on a particular colour.

The fabric to be selected should be comfortable to wear and easy on the skin. Also, it is necessary to make sure that your loved one is not allergic to a certain kind of fabric

The colour to be selected depends upon the occasion for gifting the lingerie. An occasion like Valentine’s Day calls for the colour of red while birthdays and anniversaries demand colours that are soothing and romantic. If lingerie is bought to suit a particular piece of garment like a summer dress or party wear, the colour of the dress should be the point of reference for buying the gift.

Last but not the least, care needs to be taken to look into the intricate details of the lingerie like the type of accessories to be used and their skin-friendliness.

All these points would certainly ensure that the lingerie that is gift-wrapped would be appreciated.

Three cheers to the efforts boys!

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Category: Womens Interest
Keywords: lingerie, lingeri