VPL
Visible Panty Line
TRANSLATION
panty = das Höschen VPL (Visible Panty Line) = die Abdrücke der (Unter)Höschen unter Röcken oder (0ber)Hosen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
I asked men to comment on VPL and, fortunately, men have responded. Read on.
Dear Amy:
The subject of VPL is a recurring theme in my weekly online chat with readers nationwide. I have expressed my personal belief that men like Visible Panty Lines. This raises an intriguing paradox: The Panty Paradox.
I put this to a specific test. In a poll accompanying my online chat, I asked men and women (separately) as to whether VPL (on the right person -- an important qualifier!) are a "good" thing or a "bad" thing.
Results were precisely as I had postulated: Men approve of them by 2-to-1. Women disapprove of them by 2-to-1.
Why do women spend so much effort trying to avoid them when men love them?
The reason seems apparent: Women don't care what men think. They do not dress for men. They dress for other women, and they know that other women consider VPL sloppy-looking at best, trashy looking at worst.
Gene Weingarten
(Ask Amy - Washington Post - December 16th 2005)
Dear Amy:
The subject of VPL is a recurring theme in my weekly online chat with readers nationwide. I have expressed my personal belief that men like Visible Panty Lines. This raises an intriguing paradox: The Panty Paradox.
I put this to a specific test. In a poll accompanying my online chat, I asked men and women (separately) as to whether VPL (on the right person -- an important qualifier!) are a "good" thing or a "bad" thing.
Results were precisely as I had postulated: Men approve of them by 2-to-1. Women disapprove of them by 2-to-1.
Why do women spend so much effort trying to avoid them when men love them?
The reason seems apparent: Women don't care what men think. They do not dress for men. They dress for other women, and they know that other women consider VPL sloppy-looking at best, trashy looking at worst.
Gene Weingarten
(Ask Amy - Washington Post - December 16th 2005)
Did you
know?
VPL = Visible Panty Line
A prominent, visible panty line or VPL ("Visible Panty Line") occurs when the outline of someone's underpants becomes visible through his or her clothes.
Causes of panty lines include:
- The outer clothes being partially transparent, due to the nature of the fabric (silk, thin cotton, etc), contact with water, or lighting conditions.
- Darker colored underwear being worn underneath lighter colored clothes.
- Tight, clinging outer clothing, such as leggings.
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Origin:
- Referenced in the Woody Allen film "Annie Hall".
- Visible Panty Lines was also exploited by pantyhose company advertising in the early 1980's, when polyester pant suits were rampant. The pantyhose company Sheer Energy advertised "invisible panty lines" as a key selling point in the early 1980's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panty_line
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"VPLs can be quite distracting at the workplace"
A prominent, visible panty line or VPL ("Visible Panty Line") occurs when the outline of someone's underpants becomes visible through his or her clothes.
Causes of panty lines include:
- The outer clothes being partially transparent, due to the nature of the fabric (silk, thin cotton, etc), contact with water, or lighting conditions.
- Darker colored underwear being worn underneath lighter colored clothes.
- Tight, clinging outer clothing, such as leggings.
---
Origin:
- Referenced in the Woody Allen film "Annie Hall".
- Visible Panty Lines was also exploited by pantyhose company advertising in the early 1980's, when polyester pant suits were rampant. The pantyhose company Sheer Energy advertised "invisible panty lines" as a key selling point in the early 1980's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panty_line
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"VPLs can be quite distracting at the workplace"
