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Man picks lingerie. Like a kid in a candy store.

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Penelope Cruz’s younger sister plays a Victorian lingerie model in Agent Provocateur’s new Winter 2012 campaign.

Also, not only does Monica look just like Penelope, they also sound exactly the same! Watch the video here.

Monica Cruz, Penelope Cruz’s Sister, Is The New Face Of Agent Provocateur

(Source: The Huffington Post) 

The Evolution of Lingerie

As the above lingerie video shows, from granny panties to sexy thongs, women have endless options when it comes to lingerie. But have you ever wondered where it all began?

Well, the bra was invented in 1913, liberating women from the confines of a corset. Fast-forward to the hippie movement in the ’70s and women were burning their bras as an act of liberation. Talk about an ironic twist!

Full story on StyleList here. 

5 Tips for Buying Lingerie for Your Body Type

If there’s one time of year that has women sizing up their lingerie drawers, it’s February.

Valentine’s Day gives many of us that extra incentive to up the sexy-style — and heat — meter in the undergarment department. But shopping for all things flimsy, frilly and revealing can also send us racing straight to the Hershey Kiss jar in a stress-induced panic.

Full story on StyleList after the jump. 

[Narrow a thick waist with a corset like this one shown last month at Salon de la Lingerie in Paris. Miguel Medina, AFP/Getty Images]

Find Your Lingerie Style

Are you a boy-shorts and cami kind of gal? Maybe a girlie negligee is more your style? Or do you opt for pure naughtiness — push-up bra and garters included?

Whatever your lingerie style may be, there’s sure to be a perfect Valentine’s Day set that will fit your fashion mood.

But for those who need a little help in the unmentionables department, Nordstrom has launched its “What Will You Be Wearing?” quiz just in time for the red-hot holiday.

Full story on StyleList after the jump. 

[On Valentine’s Day, will you be, from left, flirty in DKNY, romantic in Wacoal or seductive in Hanky Panky? Credits: Nordstrom.com]

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010

It was so much more than a “Teenage Dream.”

The 2010 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show had angels, tough girls, sporty girls, country girls, heavenly girls, wild things, and more bras, thongs, panties, bustiers, and unmentionables than imaginable. It also had one of the greatest and most fun finales ever seen on a catwalk.

Full story on StyleList after the jump.

[Timothy A. Clary, AFP / Getty Images]

Alessandra Ambrosio Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Fitting

StyleList stopped by the Victoria’s Secret headquarters in New York City for an exclusive look at model Alessandra Ambrosio’s lingerie fitting for the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

It was an especially exciting session since the Brazilian beauty had just learned that she was one of the Angels selected to wear the coveted wings on the 2010 runway.

Full story on StyleList after the jump.

[Damon Dahlen, AOL]

Kate Moss Poses for Valisere Campaign

Miss Moss, are you trying to seduce us?

Taking a page out of Gisele Bundchen’s book, supermodel Kate Moss is posing in some skimpy underwear for a Brazilian lingerie brand, the Daily Mail reports.

Full story on StyleList after the jump.

[Photo: Via StudioAW]