Trousseau. Or how to launch a honeymoon in style.
Generally, it’s the outfit you pack to wear just after your wedding reception and the one you pack to wear just after you take the other one off.
We’ll let you take care of the more prosaic work of picking out that post-wedding reception suit destined to be pelted with starch.
But may we present you with a few options for that first night?
That oh-my-God-now-we’re-really-married night.
It’s about fantasy. Romance. And a liberal dollop of old-fashioned naughtiness.
For the demure, there are lacy peignoirs. For the pragmatic, a spare and silky slip uncluttered with threaded encumberances. For the dexterous, elaborate lace-up corsets. If you’re into French maid costumes, well, then, there’s something for you, too.
And, yes, you really ARE married. Pick that rice-or birdseed-out of your hair.
Resources:
Pg. 2: Sheer white nightie with maribou-trimmed bust ($47.50; maribou-trimmed panties not shown) at Charades.
Pg. 22-23 (from left): Vogue white lace bra ($29) and Vogue white lace garter ($29) at Underthings. Natori red silk nightgown ($80) and Natori multicolored silk robe ($175) at Marshall Field’s. Romantics by Playboy silver orchid silk chemise ($42) available through Playboy Catalogue, 1-800-423-9494. Vicki Tiel lace-up corset dress ($4,095) at Nordstrom. Donna Karan Intimates ivory robe, chemise and shawl ($2,200) at Nordstrom. Hanro black lace cup chemise ($90) at Underthings. Sheer purple robe with maribou cuffs ($86), at Charades, over Hawaiian dendrobium orchids at Via Milan Chicago. Eileen West white silk nightgown ($96) at Underthings.
