Slip into something more comfortable.Byline: Best of ... by The Register-Guard Tis the season to shop for something slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. , and we at Best of ... have two words for local procrastinators: Freudian Slip. Before you join the thong-seeking throngs this weekend at that other lingerie shop with the clever name - the one lampooning what lay beneath the royal robes of a certain queen - do your sweetie a favor. Visit this one-of-a-kind newcomer to the downtown retail scene. May we say that one reason is not so subliminally spelled out in Freudian Slip's name? Still not getting it? OK: S-L-I-P. This shop still carries this increasingly scarce but indispensible woman's undergarment: a sleek, silky layer worn between the skin and outer clothing that will otherwise bunch, creep, itch or chafe chafe (chaf) to irritate the skin, as by rubbing together of opposing skin folds. chafe v. To cause irritation of the skin by friction. . Webster's New World dictionary Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language is an American dictionary first published in 1951 and presently published by John Wiley & Sons. The first edition was published by the World Publishing Company of Cleveland, Ohio in two volumes or one large lists "slip," not coincidentally we think, just below "slinky," which it describes as "sinuous sinuous /sin·u·ous/ (sin´u-us) bending in and out; winding. sinuous bending in and out; winding. and graceful in movement, line, etc." A definition that does not apply to some of the underwired Underwired is a European web design and eCRM agency. It has won a number of awards[1] for its web design and eCRM work. The company was founded in 1996 by Ruth Brecher initially specialising in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). , corsetted, gartered, scratchy-laced contraptions featured at the aforementioned chain lingerie store. Items that may look fabulous on anorexic, silicon-enhanced teenage models, but that make most real women feel, as Usher might rap it, ri-DIC-u-LOUS. If you want to make your woman feel slinky 24/7, you can't go wrong with one of the silk slips purveyed by Freudian owner Lisa Read, a native Northwesterner who graduated from the Fashion Institute of New York. A basic, full-length silk charmeuse char·meuse n. A satin-finished silk fabric. [French, trade name, from charmeuse, charmer, seductress, from charmer, to charm, from charme, charm - in violet, black, rose or ivory - goes for $65. Our own Best of ... favorite, however, is a black silk half-slip trimmed in rhinestones and a silk tulle Tulle (t  l, Fr. tül), town (1990 pop. 18,685), capital of Corrèze dept., S central France. Firearms and other goods are made there. Tulle was built around a 7th-century monastery. ruffle. She can slip this little
$50 baby on beneath even the most buttoned-down business suit and feel
sexy all day.
Not to worry: Freudian Slip also carries plenty of delicious eye-candy items to please you, her partner. A favorite with men, Read says, is a ruby lace-up corset corset, article of dress designed to support or modify the figure. Greek and Roman women sometimes wrapped broad bands about the body. In the Middle Ages a short, close-fitting, laced outer bodice or waist was worn. By the 16th cent. trimmed in black lace ($55) designed to fulfill all your pirate/bodice ripper fantasies. In short, there's something for both of you. Even if she doesn't happen to be a waif: Read carries items in size XS to 2X. Happy shopping! BEST LINGERIE SHOP Freudian Slip Where: 870 Pearl St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday Information: 345-SLIP or www.shopfreudianslip.com Slip into something more comfortable and get cozy with the Best of ... archive at www.registerguard.com/bestof. CAPTION(S): Lisa Read offers items slinky, sexy, soothing and just plain romantic at her dowtown Eugene lingerie shop, Freudian Slip. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion