It is not okay to use Marilyn Monroe to promote your panties
So, who do you think would be the perfect face
of a lingerie brand? Did you say Marilyn Monroe? Of course, she’d be in most
people’s top three … the sexiest woman in the world in poll after poll after
poll. And it turns out that somebody else thinks so to, only we don’t quite
know who. The estate of Marilyn Monroe is suing a company called Marilyn Monroe
Intimates who’ve been using pictures of the star, plus comments that she made,
to endorse their underwear brand which sells lacy panties and control
underwear. The brand’s website contains a quotation lifted from Marilyn,
“Beauty and femininity are ageless and cannot be contrived, and glamour cannot
be manufactured.” We’d definitely agree with that, although the underwear
manufacturer clearly thinks that glamour can be manufactured and is doing so
without a licence!
It is okay to use Cristiano Ronaldo to talk about the #mannequinchallenge
Why? Because the video was officially posted
online is why. So while you admire the washboard abs, let’s talk about
why this is a fun way to get your best underwear out of the drawer for
Christmas.
What is the Mannequin Challenge?
It’s yet another viral Internet video trend -
although nowhere near as dangerous as ‘planking’ became, nor as chilly as the
ice bucket challenge. Basically, people remain frozen in action as if they were
shop window dummies, while the video clip is recorded. While many feature the
song "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd as background music, others
choose a different tune. For example the Russian Army Cadets chose the Dance of
the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.
How to enter the mannequin challenge - in your underwear!
Loads of celebs have got in on the act, from
Michelle Obama to Victoria Beckham, and we think it’s a fun thing for our www.lingerie.co.uk customers to get involved with to. We have a few tips on how to make
a great video:
1. Wear something that does’t flap or flutter - we favour a corset, as
that generally conceals even the breathing, and as you need to stay still for
more than a few seconds, anything that is too lightweight or hangs away from
the body, like a chemise, might move in the air and damage the effect. For a
Christmas lingerie vibe, we think you can’t do better than our gold satin corset top,
which has the added bonus of being a perfect party ‘underwear as outerwear’
garment when paired with a sexy black skirt or even black trousers.
2. Be provocative - introduce your partner to the concept of the
challenge and then send them a little video clip of yourself each day … maybe
just your toe being slipped into fishnet stockings one day, your hand dangling
some play cufflinks on another and so on. Such sizzling clips will make an
Advent Calendar that heated the coldest December!
3. Challenge yourself - browse some online mannequin challenge videos
and see what you can come up with for yourself. They don’t have to be in your
underwear (although it might be awesome if they were!) but it’s an opportunity
to explore your inner waxwork and play around with ideas about yourself, your
appearance and your environment that develop a new sense of style or humour in
your life.
4. Practice makes perfect - and it makes fun too. If you have an
evening in on your own, why not get sexy with your lover by videoing each other
in raunchy postures - but remember to delete the videos when the fun is over as
you don’t want those images going viral!
