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Lingerie showers are a fun twist on the typical bridal shower, and now brides and their girls can enjoy the ultimate lingerie party in an actual lingerie store!

Sylene's of Washington has made its swimwear and lingerie retail location available as a venue for wedding showers. Brides can come into the store and select all their wedding and honeymoon essentials, and the pricier packages even come with intimate wardrobe makeovers for shower guests.

Shower packages range from $150-$500, include up to 10 guests, and come with goodie bags for all attendees. Contact Sylene's for more details.

Backless bras have been around for quite some time, but generally they've been geared toward women who don't need too much support. That's fine and good for them, but what about the women who truly need support? Should they give up on their dreams of a backless dress?

Not at all! Maidenform has come out with a revolutionary new backless bra that goes all the way up to a 38DD. You might have seen it on American Inventor, where it originally debuted, but it's now being sold by Maidenform for just $32.

There's no tape involved -- it actually has straps, but keeps the back fully bare. The cups are designed to give you a smooth line and to prevent slippage, so you'll look natural and feel comfortable. This could save a lot of girls a lot of trouble in finding the right bras to wear under their low-back bridal and bridesmaids' gowns!

Kate Moss has already gotten down and dirty as Miss X for Agent Provocateur, starring in a series of four steamy videos to promote the sexy lingerie company. She has now agreed to be the face of their new bridal range, with a campaign set to launch next month.

A series of six images have already been shot, with Moss portraying a bride who has a last minute change of heart. We can only imagine where that could lead. After all, this is the company that has Maggie Gyllenhaal in lingerie tied to a chair on their website, and that's without such a teaser as we have for Kate The Bride.

And, of course, the question that will be on our minds: What will she pick to wear for her own supposedly impending nuptials? She's said before that she only wears Agent Provocateur, and we're sure she'll have her pick of any or all pieces.

One of the perks of an already incredibly fun engagement is the opportunity to have people throw you parties and lavish you with gifts. One of my favorite pre-ceremony parties is the lingerie shower -- nice for the bride and the groom. Presents can range from cute and classy to wild and sexy, but everything can be tossed into your honeymoon suitcase.

One benefit of the lingerie shower is the chance to be treated to items you couldn't rationalize splurging on yourself -- many personalized items that couldn't be found just a few years ago.

If you are a bridesmaid and don't want to default to Victoria's Secret to buy your friend some adorable lingerie, try a few of the original styles below. You can't go wrong with any of them, and the happy couple won't be able to thank you enough.

A marabou garter. A "v-string" with bling and veil. And best of all, a cute little hoodie, with bows on the sleeves and "Sexy Little Bride" emblazoned across the back. I mean, come on ... if you've gotta be a bride (oh, the torture) you might as well be a sexy one, no?

Who doesn't love Victoria's Secret? Admit it, males and females alike can be found drooling through the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show ... we females just try to pass ours off as the "Didn't you just see Justin Timberlake bringing the sexy back?" effect. Ya. We know.

Well, how delightful to discover the following little nook in the VS online shopping extravaganza website: Sexy Little Things® Bridal. Blink and you'll miss it, but it's there. And what a delicious little treasure trove of items ... the kitschy bling-i-fied kind, but oh-so-cute. No typical lace and baby-blue here. Nuh-uh. The blue is called "Cayman Blue" and it adorns various items as bows, and sashes, and marabou ... oh my! And the added touch to the standard bride tank? Little bows at the nape of the neck. How impossibly adorable, and feminine ... you sexy little thing ...

If you want to vamp it up on your wedding day, have we got the dress for you!

The Samantha dress by Badgley Mischka is most definitely not the dress for the blushing bride - it's for the bride who has the goods and wants to show them off. And why not? If you've got it, flaunt it!

The bodice which is covered in sparkling crystal beading is supported by spaghetti straps (and your, um, curves); it really looks more like a piece of very fine lingerie than a wedding gown. The corset is made of sheer lace and the visible boning accentuates just how sheer it really is. The slim skirt flares out at the knees in a mermaid silhouette to further emphasize your feminine curves.

Despite the definite lingerie feel of this dress it still looks classy - and that's quite the accomplishment considering how aggressively sexy it is.

You love your husband-to-be, right? And I guarantee he loves your boobs. If you're not interested in wearing a silky white nightie, and if even a sexy push up bra and thong set leave you cold, what will you wear?

If you're a daring girl and want to give your man a special wedding night surprise, take a cue from Kristopher Dukes with these heart-shaped pasties with Swarovski crystals. Even better, you can customize the color of your pasties to match, well, whatever else it is you might be wearing, even if it's just a pair of heels.

And, if you're looking for a little more excitement than just pasties can bring, She Said Boutique has that, too. Happy honeymooning!

You've spent a lot of time deciding what to wear to your wedding. Have you thought about what you'll wear when all the guests have gone home? Sure, your girlfriends may have given you some lingerie that would make a stripper blush - but do you really want to do that after working so hard to be lovely?

"Silly joke gifts and raunchy gimmicks should be left for a bachelorette party," says Christina Lawless, founder of unveiledbride.com. "These items simply do not have a place in what is undeniably a woman's most beautiful day and night."

If you want your wedding night to be glamorous and dramatic and save the cheap thrills for another night, look to the sirens of the past. Elegance can be sexy too. Here are a few sexy retro-ish pieces to inspire you.

You know how great lingerie makes you feel empowered and sensual? Well, I don't know how making your man look like he has a rooster attached to his nether regions is supposed to replicate that feeling. Call me crazy, but I think that most men hope you don't think of stuffed fowl with plastic googly eyes when you think of his ... you know.

Playfulness in the bedroom is a very good thing. But these ... these are beyond tacky - they're cock-a-doodle-doo ridiculous!

If you're considering a dress with a dramatic dropped back, you'll need the lingerie to go with it. Coconut Grove provides a creative solution: a backless bra that attaches with tape. If that has you cringing, be reassured: it's surgical tape, not duct tape. Surgical tape is designed to adhere well to skin -- but to peel off without removing any!

(Still, you might consider picking up a roll at your local pharmacy and testing a square on the skin of your torso for a day. Three hours into your wedding day would be a bad time to discover that you're allergic to the stuff!)

For women of small-to-average size, this would be an excellent solution. I suspect that this wouldn't do much for the very well-endowed bride, but she probably wouldn't be considering a backless dress in the first place. It's good to know your limits ...

The neckline is deep, but you're not about to let the girls go free. How do you rein them in without putting the lingerie on display? Visible bra-straps may be acceptable with your jeans, but not so much with formal wear. The chest-band of your bra and part of the cups peeking out of your wedding gown? Totally out of the question.

Enter the U-plunge bra!

For about $28, it's a reasonably-priced piece of specialty lingerie, and, so long as the neckline of the gown stops a couple inches short of your navel, it will provide tasteful, invisible support.

Not being a size six doesn't mean you aren't sexy. Thankfully, there are some designers out there who realize that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and with online shopping at stores like Sydney's Closet, the bigger bride can scout out her options online before trying on selected styles -- nobody likes having to squeeze into something too small to see if the dress is as pretty on a person as it is on the hanger.

While your wedding gown is no doubt extremely important, there's another part of your attire that requires some attention -- your wedding night lingerie. As Ilona wrote last month, curvy girls often get overlooked in the sexy undies department. If your curves need a little more material (or at least stretchiness) than some of the Victoria's Secret nighties, check out Hips and Curves. There's a huge variety of styles -- no matter what your taste, you're sure to find something that will make you feel like the most beautiful bride in the world on your wedding night, and on every night of your honeymoon, depending on your budget!

Another cool feature is the Wish List -- you can pick out what you like and your honey (or any ladies throwing you a lingerie shower) can purchase those items in your size! Now that's handy!

Ever wonder how Gwyneth Paltrow manages to look so svelte after TWO babies? Sure, it's probably due largely to her vegetarian diet and rigorous yoga practice, but she also has a secret.

Spanx.

According to the New York Daily News, Spanx are "the wonder girdle that does for your booty what the push-up bra did for your breasts." Spanx will lift and smooth and hold everything into place, making your backside photo-ready. Celebs like Paltrow and Oprah have been wearing Spanx to red-carpet functions, where cameras are at the ready to catch every little flaw, and singing their praises when the pictures show nary a bump or bulge.

Spanx run between $28.00 and $68.00, depending on what you buy. The Slimcognito Seamless Shaping Body Suit will hold in everything between your bra and your thighs, if that's what you're looking for, while the Seamless Control Panties targets just the backside. Choose what works for you and makes you feel the most beautiful.

One word of caution, though: wear your shaper around BEFORE the big day, to be sure that it is comfortable and fits properly and really WILL work for you. Because you will be more beautiful if you feel good.

Seems to be working for Gwyneth.

We've written about sex on several occasions, from sex toy parties to posts just for the fellas to sex vows. There are no holds barred here on Aisledash. We've shared so much. We're all friends now, right?

This is why I feel comfortable bringing these fine vibrating panties to your attention.

Now, now. Let's not get giggly. This is serious stuff we're talking about here. According to the (cough) BootyParlor website, "Here's a frisky piece of lingerie that will turn both of you on: remote-controlled vibrating panties, now with a brand new, super-charged bullet!" See? You can handle this remote yourself, or hand it off to a loved one so that they can control said super-charged bullet.

I'm thinking this is one of those "honeymoon" items instead of for your actual wedding ceremony, no?

Lingerie showers are fabulous, but let's be real here: How many pairs of crotchless panties does a woman really need?

(No need to answer that, fellas.)

Of course, I'm not suggesting that you give the bride-to-be yet another three-pack of sensible Hanes -- there's no fun in that either. Instead, consider these underthings by Juicy Couture, cute little boyshorts adorned with cheeky (he, he!) sayings across the seat: "Keep Me Sweet", "Eat Candy", and "Live for Sugar." The best part? They're cleverly packaged to look like lollipops! Which is so nice and naughty I think.

And for the bride that prefers cupcakes over lollipops, there's also a set packaged to look like everybody's favorite baked goods.