In Intimate Detail. Dita Teese Von

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      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       Chapter 2: Underwear

       Chapter 3: Shapewear

       Chapter 4: Hosiery

       Chapter 5: Loungewear

       Chapter 6: Shopping

       Chapter 7: Care & Storage

       Conclusion

       Appendix A: Special Bra-Fitting Concerns

       Appendix B: Special Underwear Concerns

       Appendix C: Sample Lingerie Wardrobes

       Appendix D: Bra Size Conversion Charts

       Further Reading

       Acknowledgments

       Index of Searchable Terms

       About the Author

       About the Publisher

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      First published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin random House LLC, New York.

      This UK edition published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

      FIRST EDITION

      Text © Cora Harrington 2018

      Internal and cover illustrations © Sandy Wirt 2018

      Cover design © Ten Speed Press

      Internal design by Angelina Cheney

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      Cora Harrington asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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      Source ISBN: 9780008316334

      Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008316341

      Version 2018-11-05

      Why wear lingerie? Given my longstanding and intimate relationship with this body of garments—from my first job in a lingerie boutique to a career being tight-laced into corsets only to sling them off, and as designer of my very own signature lines of lingerie and full-fashioned stockings—well, it’s a question that comes up more often than not.

      Singles will confide in me that they don’t bother since they have no one special in their life to impress. Those with a special someone in their lives dismiss any need to bother because they are “past” that stage. Then there are those who believe their figure doesn’t deserve pretty lingerie. Seriously? Flying solo or not, curvy or gamine, you should never stuff your sensuality in a drawer for another lifetime. Lingerie is an opportunity! And not how you might think. Lingerie offers a chance to honor your self every day.

      I like to say that lingerie allows for the seduction of self. You are the first to experience that pretty lace bra or slip into those silken knickers. You might also be the only one in on the secret under that black dress, concealing a ravishing crimson camisole you selected even if no one would ever be the wiser. Beautiful lingerie should not be limited as an instrument to catch a lover. It is a signal that you love yourself enough to take out the good stuff and feel special even on the most mundane of days. To get to this point takes a bit of practice, of course. It takes patience, at least initially, to slip into seamed stockings and hook them into place. Or to zero in on a cup shape that looks as good as it feels. But soon, these rituals will feel effortless, even fulfilling.

      My own love affair with lingerie began when I was a young girl. I was transfixed by the starlets clad in slinky negligees and marabou-trimmed robes appearing in the old movies playing on Saturday-afternoon TV. My first job was in a lingerie boutique, where I learned to properly fit a bra. I shopped for vintage lingerie and studied out-of-print books on the subject (all the more reason that we are so lucky today to hold Cora’s wisdom within these pages!).

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