Bras

Thanks for all comments, especially grandtanteJE65 interesting discussion.

Mine are a mish mash, mainly comfort and a well fitting bra. Never got ver bothered about matching sets always been too much of an expensive luxury.
Now then my daughter who still lives at home astounds me, she spends hundreds! Actually £££ on the sets of very expensive stuff between the expensive underwear and expensive make up.... it’s a wonder she has any money left.
She doesn’t smoke she doesn’t go out very much either so I guess it’s each to their own...but she certainly doesn’t get this from me!

Just been to M&S for new bras and pants - where do you buy your matching sets? There were certainly none in there. Underwear is she only thing I buy from M&S ...

I have about ten pairs of everyday cotton underpants, some nice bras that can be worn under clothes as the lace and embroidery don't irritate when a blouse or dress goes on top, some with matching panties, some without.

Then there's the "play clothes" mainly black or red bras, thongs, corsets, etc, which we both like in bed. Two drawers of assorted underwear and counting.

And yes, DH is allowed to express an opinion on the subject of my underwear and is one of the rare men who can buy underwear in the right size for his wife!

He wears boxer shorts normally, and nothing in bed (my preference)

It takes all sorts to make a world, doesn't it?

Matching bras and pants make me feel good. Don't always achieve the look unfortunately! What's wrong with looking nice for our husbands? I like mine to wear attractive pants (no vests please) He got rid of y fronts when we got married and would never buy them again
Why wear grotty underwear- my mother always said that you' d be embarrassed if you were taken to hospital! Having said that, when one of my daughters broke a femur the nurse very carefully cut the seams to take them off, saying "you could sew them back up again!"

I have umpteen pairs of pants and probably a dozen bras.
Last week I went to M&S for a bra fitting......why oh why did I bother!? 18 bras later none fitted me properly and the assistant suggested I went to Bravissimo or Debenhams ?☹️
I couldn't believe that out of the hundreds of bras none were suitable! She said I was 36G never been a G in my life!, 'full at the bottom ' and a 'balcony bra' should be suitable. It wasn't and neither was a full cup so I guess my boobs don't conform to M&S's ideas!

one drwaer full of black pants and bra sets in different styles and one drawer full of matching coloured sets.My GD recenntly got her first bra and was insistent on matching sets like granny has .Matching is nothing to do with my OH I wear them because I like to feel good .

Hildagard, why not shock your husband by wearing non-matching underwear? He might find it very stimulating! Have to say that I have been bought underwear, and I told the person in question, that as it was clearly a gift to himself, he could wear it, but I would certainly not! I would never let a man tell me what to wear.

I have 3 Prima Donna Deauville bras, 11 from Bravissimo with matching pants and 3 Fantasie from Debenhams. Buy packs of plain white midi hi-leg pants from M&S and have about a dozen pairs of 'silk' and lace fancy pants in various patterns and styles including two thongs which I wear on nudist beaches.
All but one bra were bought last November after so got tired of straps slipping and double boobs so I gave the nice ones to a charity. I'm 36G in Prima and Bravissimo and 36GG in Fantasie. Prima are sold in R&P and that's where I bought mine. £153.80 for two of them but so worth it - they have tiny gemstones on the appliqued straps. Fantasie are cheaper at about £25/30 on average and great support and value.
There's an article in the DM today about the latest Prima Donna bra.

Agree with MOnica, always wear matching sets for my own pleasure not DH's. Have 2 drawers full, all sorts of colours for matching clothes. Never counted them. Also have a couple of very plain white sets for any doctor visits as mentioned above.

I have 8 pairs of light as a feather, easily rinsed through and dried, yet reasonably shaping, big knickers - all black as I hate white bras going grey. The pants are kept exclusively for packing in a suitcase and it works really well. Otherwise I have a miscellany of knicks

Oh and Auntbet.... I’ve just binned all my husbands white underwear... bought him all black...yes MATCHING vest and pants. He doesn’t complain or else I’d make him get off his lazy backside and buy his own...which he has never done in his life . Went straight from his mother doing it to me doing it.!!!

Just counted....24 pairs knickers ( white..black...nude) and 2 nude bras 3. White bras and one black! Seems about right!

I've only got 3 decent bras and couple of reserve ones. Plus 3 of those pull-over-your-head comfort ones.
There is only one rule, - they must be colourful. Can't bear white underwear which ends up grey.
But I've got shedloads of knickers in all bright colours and patterns.
Nothing really matches, but it doesn't matter as I no longer have a DH nor BP (beloved partner) so no-one sees.

These days it has to be Tesco or M&S, usually white, and goes in the washing machine.
Yester year it was Gossard in various colours. Bra and pants to match. Just had to buy whenever they brought out something different.

You made me laugh Jane10! I was thinking the same thing. Could be a niche market - matching vest and pants for men? It would do nothing for me!

I'm a boring white only person. It's my feel good factor. Since I don't do a wash every week nowadays, I have to have a reasonable stock. Change pants daily and bra every other so 20/10 ish.

LadyGracie you should try John Lewis or Bravissimo. John Lewis have an excellent bra fitting service. Bravissimo is for the bigger bust and they usually come up trumps as well. They tend to look at you rather than measure but it seems to work. I have not been there in a long time so it may have changed.

Bras -2 black + black camisole, 2 flesh coloured +camisoles one white plus camisole 1 rose pink and one that used to be white but washing with my jeans made it mostly pale blue ( I wish all parts of the bra took the same amount of colour!). Pants black, flesh colour and 1 rose pink, about 9 pairs, plus some cute ones from Primark for wear under nightwear.
I just did a clear out of socks and discovered I had 73 pairs, some new or hardly worn. Why? Is there a home for unwanted socks?

Feel odd all day if my bra and pants aren’t the same colour!! Am pretty boring though and stick to cream, black or flesh in both! Like to look nice when I strip off at night for my husband, even if it is only for two very quick seconds! He has said that if I starred in dance of the seven veils it would be an epic film!

I’m with Anniefrance, far too many of both. I like them to match up at least colour wise, so usually buy the matching knickers if there are matching knickers, or wear the same colour knickers.

I have black, white & nude in t shirt bras which I always match up with good old M&S knickers, then have quite a few matching lacey sets. I always go to Bravissimo to be fitted and if you get them home and they are uncomfortable they are always happy to exchange or refund. I have lost nearly 2 stone in weight so had to have all new bras, very expensive to replace.

I've got some matching sets but often forget to match them up!! Oh, dear, must try harder... ?
I've got plenty of non matching, too. Every so often, have a clear out and start again.

I have one bra for every day of the week and two to three pants for each day. I like to have clean, laundered, comfortable undies! ll from M&S.

Have 8 bras but I am big busted unfortunately, and they tend to sag after a while, white beige, red one and blue.
All my knicks are black or beige and they are hold in tummy ones from M&S with short legs lovely and comfy, if you wear a pair of slacks or jeans pulls your bottom up and shapes it. Buy new bras every 2 months or so.
Bought my gd Calvin Kline bra and matching knickers for Christmas soooo expensive.