Do women have difficulty wearing lace garments?

Question

This is in deference to Goldwing, who wore an orthopedic girdle that happened to have lace inserts. He said they were miserable.

I bought a nightgown with lace straps, and I wore it once, washed it, put it on and took it right back off. I wound up giving it to my granddaughter. That scratchy lace might just as well have been wool.

Answer 1

I love lace. It is elegant and feminine. My wedding gown
had a lace skirt and lace on the sleeves, and I wore a lace
veil. It depends on where you wear the lace. It doesn't have to be scratchy. I have an all lace dress, I wore for my
daughter's wedding. You can soften it up by washing it.

Answer 2

Not all lace is the same. It depends on what kind of material is used in the lace. I agree some of it is very stiff and scratchy. Other lace is soft and flexible. Don't give up on lace. Just feel it -- buy it if it seems soft enough. Wear it a bit, leaving the tags on, so if you don't like it, you can return it to store. HSN and QVC both have 30-day return policy if you want to try ordering something with lace on-line.

Answer 3

I think lacy stuff is feminine and if I wear it, it's for me and no one else. I agree that you have to make sure the lace isn't stiff because it can be an irritant. It's not something I wear all the time, but when I do, it's because I like how it makes me feel.

Hee hee hee - I'm picturing Goldwing in a lacy girdle. There's a visual....

Answer 4

Chantilly Lace and a Smilin Face. Lace is lovely. But we don't wear those old fashioned pantaloons down to our knees anymore you know. Lace underwear, the newest styles, is a must. I'm serious. Satin pyjamas, and nighties. Would not be without them.

I'm just waiting for the day when I can afford satin sheets. Really, we do wear lovely underwear, and I'm not mocking you. That is a cute question.

Answer 5

I gave my neighbor a drawer full of bras not long ago. I am now into cotton with no elastic in the legs and seldom a bra, only on very special occasions. Oh I used to lace up when I was in my 20's but then I had the body for it too. One of my favorite old sayings is ummm sorta like puttin' perfume on a pig, still a pig. I have several friends that have spent thousands on face lifts, good on 'em, but they still have the same ol bod to back up the face. I don't mean to sound bitter I am happy with what went away with time.

Answer 6

Oh, Goldwing is going to be rolling his eyes on this one...won't be for awhile I expect because it's only 6 a.m. in California just now.

I agree with the person who said that all you have to do is use fabric softener on garments with lace...I went through a lacy, sexy phase myself in my late thirties, and I can tell you absolutely that most of even the scratchiest lace can be softened that way.

And to Conrey...you could ACTUALLY AFFORD a tummy tuck? You DOG! I betcha there are a whole lot of women on here who are moaning with envy (including me)?!

Poor Goldwing...our pet bodybuilder/compassionate male being laughed at for his method of handling a back injury. He is going to be blushing big time over the continuing to-do!

Answer 7

I love girly fancy underwear and nightgowns. Satin and soft lace are a must. I like to make a pretty bed with beautiful sheets that smell good.
I do it for myself because I like to. But you will not catch me in a thong I've spent half my life pulling underwear out of my bottom to buy some that actually goes there.

Answer 8

I'm not a lace person, I would look like an aging hooker. With me less is more, not meaning less clothing :-) but clothes without frou frou's like lace, embrodery, puffs and poofs and tucks and what have you. I'm a tailored type person, can you imagine Lauren Hutton in frou frou's? It would be ridiculous, same with me.

There are softer laces available. The stiff kind I remember from being a kid, is torture, as I posted here before especially on sun burned shoulders - I think my mother was a sadist ?

Answer 9

I am highly flattered that anyone knows who in the hell I am, let alone take offense. If you think the thought of my wearing a corset for my back is funny, you should have seen my reaction to it in front of a mirror. !!!! But pain relief wins everyday over conjured visions of impropriety~ AND, were worse to have come to worst, let's face it, kids....that staff in the ER may have laughed, but I am quite sure that would not have been the first time they had found "lacy undies" on men! At least I had a very good reason to wear the ugly stuff. ! I knew my comments would get a rise from the group, but this much I didn't expect!

Answer 10

I don't wear lace things either...too scratchy. Can't stand the labels in the back of clothing either !!!! Wool bugs me also, so does nylon in the summer. Cotton rules !