Ordinary Things Women Wear That Are Actually Super Hot
FLANNEL PJS
They’re inevitably plastered with quirky
prints—Chihuahuas wearing Santa hats or penguins in bow-ties. Her mom probably
got them for her for Christmas, just as she has done every single year of her
life, almost as though she was trying to prevent her daughter from ever getting
laid.
They are perhaps the most ill-fitting item known to
man—they could hide even Kim Kardashian’s curves. But that is precisely what
makes them hot: they’re not supposed to be. They are the antithesis of erotic,
the burlap sack of sleepwear, the sartorial equivalent of “I don’t even care.”
But that’s the reverse psychology of sexiness: Sometimes, all you need to do is
stop trying.
RATTY T-SHIRTS
I have this nearly decade-old t-shirt that bears both the
logo of my alma mater, a women’s college, and a series of rips, including a
huge one at the armpit. One would think this shirt would be doubly
unattractive, given the tears and the same-sex school reference—although I can
never tell when men will find the women’s college thing a turn-off (scary
feminist!) or turn-on (lesbian until graduation?)—but my husband adores it.
Part of it is the way it’s worn so thin that the shape of
everything underneath is clearly visible. It’s also the fact that the armpit
hole is big enough for him to sneak a hand in for a boob squeeze. Most
importantly, I’m never more comfortable than in that raggedy shirt and that, my
husband tells me, is damn sexy.
BRIEFS
Once upon a time, women wore panties that actually
covered their rears. I know, it’s shocking, isn’t it?
Just imagine: A woman clad in underwear that didn’t
immediately reveal the whole of her derrière. Under clothes, these generous
underthings created panty lines that subtly hinted at what was below. It was a
time of restraint and suggestion—the good old days!
GLASSES
Of course, glasses convey intelligence, and intelligent
women are hot. But their appeal goes beyond that. Whether she wears a pair of
oversize black rims or cat-eyed secretary specs, her glasses provide intrigue. Is she a buttoned-up nerd who needs to let her hair down? A stuffy intellectual
wanting to escape the confines of her brain? Clark Kent became Superman when he
took off his glasses—who does she transform into when she takes them off?
WHITE TOP, BLACK BRA
The Fashion police would have us believe that it is a
gigantic faux pas for a woman to let her bra show. White shirts require nude
underthings and tank tops demand strapless brassieres. Have they not witnessed
the enticement that is the black bra, white shirt combo?
Gwen Stefani is the queen of this, pairing lacy black
lingerie with a white wife-beater. She takes what might seem a statement of
laziness or obliviousness into a racy act of rebellion. It’s a look that’s
gotten the bohemian treatment from the fictional Carrie Bradshaw and was made
chic by Miranda Kerr.
I’ll leave the final words to T-Pain who in the song “Up
Down” poetically enthuses, “Shorty got the black bra showing... She a bad bitch
and she already know it.”
SPORTS BRAS
Bras prop up and shape; sports bras flatten and minimize.
Visually speaking, there is no competition between the two. One is intended to
make boobs look better; the other to make them disappear. But there is
something surprisingly sexy about the futility of the sports bra when faced
with a pair of breasts that just cannot be contained.
MESSY BUNS
As a woman, I can confidently tell you that ladies spend
far more time on their seemingly carefree updos than you would think. This
carefully studied messiness is all about the message: I’m just an easy-breezy,
carefree gal who rolled out of bed and tied up my hair. It is completely
untrue—but it works, doesn’t it?
YOUR BOXERS
It doesn’t take a cock-rocket scientist to figure out
this one. Your boxers touch all your private bits and then they touch all her
private bits. It’s not sex, but it will do for now.
SWEATS
They’re soft, laid-back, and oh so easily removable.
Plus, the kind with all-caps messages like “FLIRT” and “JUICY” emblazoned
across the rear? Oh gawd are they tacky, but I’ll be damned if they don’t make
you check out her butt.
NO MAKEUP
“You look like you’re wearing a mask when you put that
stuff on!” That’s what my husband will tell me when I reach for the foundation,
and then I’ll put it on anyway because, who are we kidding, women slather that
stuff on their faces for other women, not men.
But even I can see what he means—at least when it comes
to other women: there’s something disarming and approachable about an
un-ornamented face.
BOYFRIEND JEANS
Let me break it to you: They do not actually belong to
her boyfriend. They do not belong to any man. In fact, she spent a whole lot of
money just for them to look like they do. But there is something awfully sexy
about the imagined, and entirely unrealistic, scenario in which a woman ends up
in a man’s jeans.Maybe she rolls out of bed following a one-night stand
and forgoes her wrinkled skirt for his ripped denim. Or the boning was so good
that she just has to wear him around all day. Either way, it entirely makes up
for the fact that those pants do nothing for her figure.
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