Underwear and nightwear, often made with fabrics such as lace, silk or fine cotton.
Lingerie is used in English retail for underwear and related nightwear, especially women’s garments. It can include a chemise, which may serve as underwear or as a nightdress. The category therefore crosses the boundary between garments worn beneath other clothing and garments worn for sleeping. Lace, silk and fine cotton are possible materials rather than requirements for every piece. When describing a product, the garment’s function and construction remain more precise than the category name alone. A department label establishes the area of retail work without specifying every garment sold within it.
In job listings
Harrods was hiring a sales associate for its lingerie department in London. The department name identified the clothing category in which the associate would work. The vacancy did not list particular garments or say whether the associate would offer a specialist fitting service. Search local jobs for “lingerie”.
