"A Little Wibble-Wobble Can Be Sexy"

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Style trends in lingerie are leaning to a softer, '70s-inspired silhouette. European brands like Agent Provocateur, Eres, Bodas, and Yasmine Eslami are making more natural looking silhouettes using lots of sheer fabric. Why? Well, it could be a feminist zeitgeist shift, the recession or the Olympics. In today's WWD, Sarah Shotton, designer of Agent Provocateur said while designing she was inspired by issues of Playboy from the 1970s, with their soft-focus images and models without fake boobs. "A little wibble-wobble can be very sexy,” Sarah said. [Racked]