Don't express your inner whore too much

This morning when I was reading up on the news (God bless the BBC website), a headline caught my attention:

ASBO ban on showing pants in Bedford dropped: A teenager has avoided being given an anti-social behaviour order banning him from wearing low-slung trousers.

While I hate to see the male youth of today walking around with their jeans so low, sporting an attention grabbing studded belt and exposing way too much of their patterned boxers, they’re just following one of the biggest trends of the season: Underwear as Outerwear.

(Not on the above) It’s sexy, it’s sleek, it’s trashy in a vampish kind of way and its everywhere at the moment: bustiers, sheer bras, star shaped nipple coverings…JOKE, that trend was so over in 2004 courtesy of Janet Jackson.

Underwear is important, it’s the basis of all outfits and let’s not deny that its pretty fun to go shopping for.

The thing that I hate about this whole ‘leaving little to the imagination’ trend are those gigantic, granny pant bloomers. Really they do leave a lot to the imagination: what are you hiding in those, Marc Jocobs Model?

The trick is, you need to do this trend subtly. A white top and black bra combo is ok (although mother dearest wasn’t so convinced when I tried this out…apparently I looked too WAG-like), but leopard print and pink lace bras are a no-go. Similarly, sequin covered hot pants look good on the dancefloor if worn with a plain tee, but anything less and you’ll look like you’re working the streets of Amsterdam.

In the words of Sue Sylvester (Glee much?) embrace Madonna’s “self confidence, body image and sexual magnetism” just don’t express your inner whore too much.