Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Forget About Fries With That Shake; It's Now Cookies With Your Milk

Momma raised me to think the black bra beneath a white shirt was a serious no-no. Even back in my 80s Madonna days, I refrained. (Black bras, bustiers and teddies went beneath sheer black tops and bodysuits, though.) This too-obvious-for-my-tastes-trend of a black bra beneath a white shirt has become so popular with celebs (remember, though, many of today's celebs don't wear panties, so we can't trust them!) that it even has a name: Milk & Cookies.

And here I was, thinking that Marie Bello did so in Prime Suspect (exposing her black Cosabella Ever Soft Bra) simply because she was a cop -- and perhaps too busy to do laundry.


OK, I honestly didn't think that; I raised an eyebrow in disbelief and sputtered at the screen.

And I knew who the prime suspect was in this case: Most writers and producers are male and so believe in the women wearing black lingerie are wicked myth. But it really is wicked, you know. *wink*

5 comments:

tarzanzardoz said...

She can arrest me anytime. And please, rough me up a little bit.

Rick said...

Another thing to consider, on a television or other limited definition photographic media, black shows less detail. It may be they used black so they could be risque (oooo a bra!!) catering to the knuckle-dragging droolers without really showing very much. (God forbid there should be the dim outline of a nip showing on the bra). Or maybe not, who the heck knows what motivates the media Gurus

SlipOfAGirl said...

Rick, if you click the second to last link in the post, there's more info on the black lingerie in film/TV "trope" as they call it. Some of it is as you stated; but there's more. ;)

Rick said...

Slip, Ok learned a new word but as with the comments in the post I always assumed red as the "danger" color. Black..meh, for the reasons I stated, can't make out any detail. For some reason (deprived childhood, :( I've never associated black with the evil one. Black under white ok. Red under white, whooohooo! Thanks, usualy when I read the new posts I don't click all the links until after I've read the new stuff. Then I go back for the cookies and milk.

Greg said...

Slip, great funny post; we love you for your mind, did anyone ever tell you that?