Even the daily task of wearing thong underwear tends to be more drama than I can handle. They shift too far forward or backward, or worse yet, cut off circulation altogether. If it must be a thong, I at least make sure that it’s a cotton thong.
When I look in the mirror and see myself wearing something resembling a Christina Aguilera video from her “Drrty” years, I know I should be giving myself the eye and a congratulatory speech on how good I look. Instead, I’m wondering who dressed me in this imposter Halloween costume. It’s actually when I’m in my favorite cotton boy-cut briefs and bra that I find myself throwing my mirror image a suggestive wink and a cat call.
For this average American female cotton does the job in accentuating my best features and it makes me feel comfortable in my own skin. It gets the job done, too, if you know what I mean. I feel comfortable in cotton, so I tend to, ahem, perform with more confidence than I do bound up in worrisome lace. My husband notices this too, so he naturally prefers the cotton couture to the lacy confusion.
Do brides-to-be a favor and buy them sexy undies that won’t make them feel that they have to be somebody else to be sexy. Think cute and comfy—for me that’s classic cotton. I will no longer subscribe to or perpetuate the myth that we have to truss ourselves up like over seasoned turkeys to have happy marriages or scintillating sex lives.
If you want to rediscover cotton, here are a few of my favorites for cute but comfy undies:
GAP Body
I love the playful polka dots, pretty floral prints, and light lace-trim sets, and I can always rely on the little black set to make me feel pretty sexy and pretty comfy all day/night long.
Calvin Klein 365 collection
Calvin knows underwear, and thanks to Marky Mark, we’re all very familiar with just how sexy cotton can be. How did we forget?
