Mangerie

WARNING: This post may contain content not suitable for the easily-embarassed. Or my dad. So if you fall into either category, you may not want to read on.

The other night I threw on a little something spicy for my husband. In modern society, it's known as lingerie. The word "lingerie" hails from the french lin, which applies to all undergarments worn by either men or women. However, as we all know, in English, it refers solely to women's undergarments designed to be visually appealing. So as not to make this post entirely useless, please refer to the following informative paragraph, courtesy of Wikipedia:

"The concept of lingerie being visually appealing is relatively recent. Up through the first half of the 20th century women selected underwear for three major purposes: to alter their shape (first with corsets and later with girdles or bras), for reasons of hygiene, or for modesty. Women's underwear was often very large and bulky. As the 20th century progressed underwear became smaller and more form fitting. In the 1960s 'controversial' lingerie manufacturers such as Frederick's of Hollywood begin to glamorize lingerie and the idea of lingerie having a sexual appeal slowly developed."

Interesting. Back to the useless portion of the story. So without necessarily divulging more than you care to know, let me just say that we hung out for awhile, me dressed in my lingerie, and my husband dressed in... WAIT A MINUTE! Here's the injustice! What was he supposed to be dressed in? He had three options: Fully clothed, down to the whites, or the birthday suit (hmm.. it IS my birthday month... so option three COULD'VE been feasible...) The poor man felt somewhat distressed. What to wear to such an event? He lamented that I had all kinds of options available, while his were sadly limited. At this point, I proposed Mangerie. (pronounced MAN-jur-ay). See below for photo example.

I'm not suggesting by any means that my husband has lingerie envy. He's not secretly hoping for a men's line of satin and lace. He's a manly man, and we're all proud of it. But I think my mangerie option is a viable one. It provides for something out of the ordinary, while promoting comfort and some coverage. While some people may be content to just call these "boxers," I think the marketing world could really capitalize by promoting them as mangerie. I bought some for my husband under this new name, and it's been great.