I think this is an issue that resonates deeply for women, but not so much for men. Once you're to the bra-and-panty stage, it's time for underwear to start hitting the ceiling fan anyway.

This totally depends on the man. For some men, it's candy sprinkles on top of the sex stuff.

For others, they don't really care.

I've experience both, and far prefer the latter, on account of a: being lazy; and b: being too large for matched sets.

You know what baffles me? Women who write novels and/or sex scenes in which the hero is turned on by the fact that the heroine's bra and panties match.

Maybe if it were this matched set...

I thought lingerie was supposed to be for men.

Slutty lingerie sets are supposed to be for men. I haven't met a guy who was impressed by my regular bras and panties (even if matching! even when matching my outfit!) since like high school. Unless they just didn't say anything.

Hivemind input, please? I've been looking for a necklace to match the bridesmaids' dresses, and I haven't been able to find a damn thing. The dress is wine-colored matte taffetta (that reflects some black); the picture makes it look brighter than it really is. It approximates the color of a black magic rose. [link]

No pics of the front yet. It's basically a v-neck empire waist with beading right underneath the bust. Simple yet elegant. I'd like to get each of them a necklace without breaking the bank, but the perfect one is hiding from me and I'm becoming frustrated.

I"m just happy if my underwear are clean and fit right, at this point. Matching is too much money, since I usually buy bras and undies at the VS SemiAnnual sales.

Maybe if it were this matched set...

that is so cool.

I am always perplexed by women who seem to have matched not just jacket, skirt, and hat, but jacket, skirt, hat, shoes, and purse, all in the same (non-black) color.

That always makes me grin.

The only strict color-matching rule I have is that pink shoes are only worn with pink fishnets. And possibly a pink petticoat. The rest of the outfit can be black, stripey, or both.

I don't own a purse.

I do own fairly light/gauzy skirts, and I wear a SLIP under them. I'm wearing one right now, AIFG! I'm alarmed that it was about 50 posts about colored underpants before anyone mentioned the idea of the slip.(I am a late-comer to the whole slip thing - maybe when I'm 45 I'll take up purses.)

The generation gap movie was pretty dumb and dull. Except I found that all the "negative" stereotypes of generation X were actually positive (like, brusque and focussed on the bottom line), and all the "positive" stereotypes of Baby Boomer were actually negative or pointless (like, believes in cultivating personal relationships). So I guess I am indeed guilty of being an Xer. But at least I read my frickin' email!

Maria, that's a beautiful dress! If I see a necklace, I'll let you know.

I always wonder if these people have several matched sets of shoes and purses, or if they only ever wear lime green.

Sort of. I do it a bit, but not nearly as much as a friend of mine. For her, she has different sets of colors. So black and white stuff, neutral stuff, pastel stuff, bright colored stuff. Then the shoes, purse, and other accessories match those categories. So, she may have a baby blue purse that goes with the pastel striped skirt and also with the baby blue shirt/khaki skirt combo. She's really very good at the matching without being overly matchy.