Ten Days To Christmas: Celebrate with Bar Refaeli in Bonita de Mas

Ms. Refaeli wearing not much else besides a few items from Israel's Bonita de Mas may bowl you over as well this Christmas season..

Womens' Lingerie: Marketed for Men or Women?

Almost the chicken-or-the-egg question to some, from what I've read of on-line discussions. Maybe even a question worthy of Ms. Treacle or Ms. Slip, but I'll ask it because A) I get to answer it. It's clearly both, but it has to satisfy both or it's an Epic Fail. Ever see the scene near the beginning of the movie Working Girl where Melanie Griffith's character is given some lingerie by her boyfriend, who insists on her modeling it for him? She is clearly not enamored of this lingerie, and obviously feels cheapened by the whole incident. The boyfriend is oblivious. But, if it's something you both like and enjoy (however briefly), it's done it's job, hasn't it? First accepting the premise that it's quality lingerie, successful marketing should make the women feel great about being in the lingerie, and being seen it in, if she so chooses. It should also get the proper response when a guy sees the woman in it. If it's, 'she's beautiful/hott/sexy, etc' and that's what she wanted, great. If it's 'wow, what a **** [insert word you wouldn't want used to describe you here], she's my toy!', not so much. But please feel free to discuss in the Comments below.

Oh, what was B)? It's an excuse to post a couple wonderful shots of the above-interviewed Bar Refaeli that resulted from that Greg Kadel photo shoot for Passionata.







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Bar Refaeli Bikini Pictures

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Girl Bar Refaeli - Don't Forget She Does Lingerie, Too

True, it's a great honor for a model to be on the cover of The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. 2009's choice is Israeli beauty Bar Refaeli. (Hey, look; she obviously didn't get any tan lines during the shoot..)



While the above cover of Ms. Refaeli barely contained and peeling her bikini bottoms down is more than a little striking, let's recall a basic fact. A swimsuit is meant to be seen in public. Maybe you won't see her or anyone looking close to her at your local pool or beach anytime soon, but it's still, if barely, apparel for public consumption. Lingerie on the other hand, is, despite some relatively recent fashion trends, by nature intimate. Think of it as meant for private consumption, then.
Seeing Ms. Refaeli or anyone else undressed as such is then a more intimate experience. Or, just go with the 'Forbidden Fruit' idea. One of the reasons this is a lingerie blog, and not a 'hot swimsuit' blog. Not that there's anything wrong with that idea; it's just, given the choice, we'll continue to celebrate the fact that Ms. Refaeli and others look fantastic in their underwear and aren't shy about demonstrating that fact.

Bar Refaeli In Fall Lingerie

Israeli beauty Bar Refaeli celebrates the change in seasons.