White cotton panties are clearly visible through a sheer chiffon-like slip dress ... is this the best A shaper," said her husband, leaning forward, genuinely excited... anxious to appreciate his wife's appreciation. "The girl in the store said everyone's wearing them, even women you'd think are thin." Gently squeeze the water out of your lingerie. The key word here is ‘gentle’. Don’t wring them out like an old flannel or you might as well have just bunged them in the washing machine. The wife was skeptical. Kneeling on the floor, surrounded by scraps of paper and ribbon and empty cardboard boxes, she turned the garment inside out and looked at its label. She pretended for some time to be absorbed in this. The husband assumed she was memorizing the washing instructions. In fact, she was trying to control her emotions. She was somewhere between bursting into tears (especially since the shaper was size XL) and having a full-blown, toddler-style tantrum. Um," said the wife, still holding the garment. "Maybe tomorrow." Her voice was unsteady. The husband didn't seem to notice.

While trusty 100 per cent cotton pants are fine to bung in the washing machine, fancy lingerie needs a bit more TLC. And there are often times when you simply can’t use a washing machine (eg because you’re travelling or a housemate keeps hogging it). So, it’s always useful to know how to hand wash underwear. How to hand wash lingerie

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Laundry detergent is generally a safer bet, but you can use a mild baby soap if you need to. How can I get rid of blood stains? There wasn’t any opportunity for stopping to sit on the ground for although it was high summer and warm it had rained earlier so everywhere outdoors was soaking wet, and in any case kids of our age didn’t shag. So very soon we found ourselves almost at her house. I walked her down the garden path to the huge, dark porch that covered the front door. As soon as we got there Pamela turned towards me and we immediately started kissing – for me, quite passionately. As we broke for air, Pamela whispered that although her parents seemed to have gone to bed she did not think she should invite me in as she had to go to work the next day – to a job she had only just started.

She was clearly very distressed so I rushed over and helped her to her feet. I said, “Let’s get out of here”, and sure enough we were soon heading out in the darkness towards the lane, at the end of which she lived. I slipped my arm around her shoulder and she immediately responded by throwing her arm tightly round my waist, suggesting she fancied me. No," he said. "Try it now! Please?" And she was baffled. The shaper was, as far as she could see, decidedly unsexy. It was, in plain terms, a girdle. And a heavy duty one at that. If your pants are cotton, you can dry them using the cool setting on a hairdryer, or under a hand dryer. Just don’t let the pants get too close to the dryer, as you could risk scorching them. Yes," he said. "She tried on a whole bunch of stuff for me - fancy lacy stuff, and stringy things, and see-through things...."The fact that her husband bought her underwear for Christmas was not, in and of itself, the problem. The problem lay in the nature of the underwear - control-top panties and something called a shaper.

She sat silently, looking at the thing, and wondering about her husband's excitement. "I know it doesn't look so hot in the box," he said, "but on, it's a whole 'nother story. Trust me!"Liv Tyler, Kate Upton, Sofia Vergara, Natalia Vodianova, Emma Watson, Rosie Huntingdon-Whitely, Olivia We don’t recommend cleaning clothes with washing up liquid. It may damage the fibres or cause fading or discolouration. Can you hand wash underwear with soap? As I did not attend a mixed school my experiences were sadly too few and far between. In fact, most of them were during out of school hours – on the farm where my same age friend lived. He had a sister two years older, who would sometimes bring two or three girls home after school to play around. Psst. Looking for advice on hand washing bras? You’ll find our full guide to washing bras over here.) The care label will also tell you if the pants can be machine washed (which could save you some time) as well as the maximum temperature to wash at. 1. Fill a bowl

Yes," said the husband, feeling the air around her cool but still too lost in his own happy memories to take real notice. The husband was now staring into the middle distance... brain and other body parts still in the department store. Because," he gushed, realizing even as the words were coming out that he'd regret them, "the sales girl tried it on for me."Sort whites, bright colours and dark colours into separate piles. If you’re hand washing coloured underwear that’s brand new, it’s a good idea to do each garment separately, just to make absolutely sure the colour doesn’t run and spoil other items. 4. Soak your pants