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As for nightwear, people might go more for form-fitting wear (like lycra yoga pants), but then again maybe not. You need to be able to hike your nightie up or down while sleeping to warm up or cool down without waking up. Fashion might change, but functionality doesn't change all that much.
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I just want something that eliminates middle-aged sag! Hah!
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Regina opened the package. It contained a long-sleeved unitard, midnight black and velvet soft, and a pair of black training shoes. She wriggled out of her overalls and slid into the unitard, revelling in its luxurious smoothness. It was made from one of the new conforming fabrics - it slowly adjusted itself to become a perfect fit. The price tags had been cut off - but she guessed that the outfit would have cost her a month's pay.
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My kids would find a way to do something truly TERRIBLE and EMBARRESSING with one of those 3:-)
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Yes! And Betsy, these would be worth a fortune!
This thread really cheered me up this morning! Thank you all. :D
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What is it with the hole? I mean, I could see when guys used to wear those full-body red Union Suits and taking a leak meant stripping off every article of clothing you had. But why still today? Illogical. Guys need elastic-less, lycra underwear. I hereby decree it!
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Shawnie wrote: "Still waiting for the anti-gravity bras. ;-)"
Me too.
But there have been some improvements. There's a strong movement away from underwires. Toward new fabrics that provide support and comfort. But there's still a very long way to go.
Me too.
But there have been some improvements. There's a strong movement away from underwires. Toward new fabrics that provide support and comfort. But there's still a very long way to go.
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Me too.
But there have been some improvements. There's a strong movement away from underwires. Toward new fabrics that provide suppo..."
Yes! I fully approve the improvements. :)
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i also love the scifi novels where you can stop your period with birth control and carrying a baby is optional cuz everybody has artificial wombs.
But in several places I've had to write her underwear or night attire:
For a moment Jane hovered with her hand over the panel, then flicked switches and disabled the starline set—for once she didn't want anyone to be able to contact her.
There was no reason why she shouldn't sleep now—the autopilot would sound all kinds of alarms if anything went wrong. She went aft, peeled off her uniform and flopped down on the bed in her undersuit.
The foam mattress felt like a pile of scrap metal topped with walnuts. There was no way she could sleep—and she wasn't resorting to the medical kit again.
A hot shower, that would help, and the thick, soft pyjamas she'd bought on Greenworld. Then warm milk with spices and back to bed.
The shower froze and scalded at the same time, the pyjamas itched abominably and the drink tasted so foul that she checked the date code on the tube three times.
It was ridiculous, why couldn't she even make herself comfortable? She hunted through the lockers in the bed cabin and found a long white nightdress, cool against her skin. Then she lay on the bed, grimly determined not to move until she'd slept, however long it took.
And still she couldn't sleep. Even with a pillow over her head to shut out the faint sounds of the ship she still lay in a state of nauseous wakefulness, waiting for rest that wouldn't come.
(She's accidentally ODed on stimulants, and when they wear off she goes right out. This turns into a major plot point.)
So do we think that undies of the future will be basically the same as now, or change as much as styles of outer clothing do?