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By MaryJo Kosisher-Demski
Cupid Intimates

If you randomly poll 100 women  you meet today on the street, at the grocery store, at your kid’s pee-wee soccer game, or at the gym and ask them one simple question, “Why do you wear underwear,” I dare say you’ll receive a myriad of responses.  “Aren’t I supposed to?”  “So nobody can see through my white shorts, of course!”  “I want to feel sexy under these jeans.”  “I’m not quite in the same shape I was prior to having children so these panties rein me in.”  Well, here’s another one that’ll soon be added to that extensive list, “I need to monitor my blood pressure.” (more…)

By Adam Welsch
TC® Fine Intimates

Though referenced repeatedly in American pop culture over the past 25 years or so (as in the 1984 movie, Revenge of the Nerds), the panty raid as a living, organized, mass prank has joined the likes of goldfish swallowing and phone-booth stuffing as something found only in history books.  As a result, most people today have either forgotten, or never known, that the panty raid fad of the 1950s and 1960s was more than mere campus fun – it was serious, front-page news. (more…)

By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

Intimate apparel has been advertised on TV for decades.  But the most memorable moments for bras, girdles, and panties in television history have occurred when these items have taken center stage on programs themselves, not in commercials.  Here are six of the funniest examples.

The first one is from the fifth season of the sitcom Seinfeld.  In the episode entitled, “The Sniffing Accountant,” Frank Costanza arranges for his son George to interview for a bra salesman’s position at a women’s underwear company.  As Frank tries to prepare George for the interview, the dynamics of George’s relationship with his parents overwhelm the lesson.

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By Adam Welsch
Cupid Intimates

If you’re like a lot of women, you probably own a lot of intimate apparel.  But how much do you know about bras, panties, and shapewear?  Want to find out?  Here’s a test to measure your general knowledge of these fashion categories.  Use the answer key at the end to calculate your score and determine your intimates quotient (IQ). (more…)