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• October 9, 2008
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Jumping Jack Flash: Whyred's Panty Raid

By Erin Donnelly

Like most, we've had a love/hate relationship with exposed underwear. A seductive flash of a lacy black bra on one woman can look crass on the next, and don't even get us started on those starlets who exit their limos with legs akimbo. That said, we'll happily raise our skirts for Whyred's garter-attached cashwool Aiko panties from their fall collection, "Sensations of the Ordinary." The pinup-style undies are a nod to the Swede label's muse, Marilyn Monroe, though the collection also pays homage to Hitchcock's heroines, culminating in gray and black color-blocked, Kim-Novak-channeling hourglass-shaped dresses, loose-fitting plaid shirt-dresses, and sophisticated coats sure to lend your flashing a little gravitas. Of course, you could just stand over a subway grate…

For more information, go to www.whyred.com.

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