5 Very Sexy Pieces of Clothing
Marie Claire dating blogger Maura Kelly tackles the question of which items of clothing make men start foaming at the mouth (or chasing you around the dinner table).
1. A SIMPLE APRON
When asked, guys weren't much help in explaining what it is about aprons, exactly, that makes them so hot. But here's a guess: An apron frames the body in an unusal way, inviting the eye to first one breast, then the other--by vertically bisecting them both--and then drawing the gaze to the thigh, falling at the mid-way point between the waist and the knees as it does. At the same time, a well-tied apron also accentuates the hips--and leaves the derriere wide open, completely unprotected.
More simply put: an apron is an invitation to think about what a girl would look like if she wasn't wearing anything else!
2. A GOOD WELL-FITTING TRENCH COAT
Men seem to associate trench coats with flashers; they see you in, say, a tight-fitting brown leather number that ties at the waist and they wonder if there's any chance you're wearing nothing underneath. To up the drive-men-crazy quotient of your trench coat, next time you wear one, skip the stockings with your skirt and wear a low-cut shirt ... that will get him wondering about what, exactly, is going on under the outerwear.
3. FISHNETS STOCKINGS
Now, I know it's doesn't exactly take a rocket scientist--or Dr. Ruth--to note that fishents have been sexy since the days when, like, I dunno, ancient Greek housewives decided to recycle the mesh bags their husbands were using to snare salmon and use them as hosiery. At the same time, I sometimes think fishnets are a cliched way of being sexy--that they've lost their power to work on the male imagination. Not true. Not only do they look great with whatever outfit your sporting, inevitably, some man is bound to go nuts over them.
4. WIFE BEATERS
What's so hot about these? Perhaps there is something of a Marlboro woman aspect to the appeal: a guy sees a woman in jeans and a tank, and he thinks of her riding a horse, perhaps bare-back ... and ... well, you know.
On the other hand, a wife beater that makes a guy think of you in his clothes, which makes him think of how his clothes might end up on you, which would only happen if ... you were, at some point, naked in front of him.
5. CLOTHING THAT REMINDS MEN OF THEIR EARLY SCHOOL-GIRL CRUSHES
Which is why so many guys fetishize things like knee socks, super-short 70's-style gym shorts and little plaid Catholic-school-girl skirts.
Ladies, let us know what other articles of clothing drive your man crazy? Keep Reading Maura Kelly's blog: A Year of Living Flirtatiously.
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