November 2, 2004

Down Underwear

Metalicus Underwear

In the ’80s, we couldn’t get enough of them: We got physical with Olivia, abused sickeningly sweet hairspray to keep our claw, er, bangs in place, and went gaga over Mel’s Mad Max pecs.

But the Sheilas kept their best export, Metalicus, all to themselves — until now. Metalicus has finally surfaced from Down Under. The line of comfy camis, wrap tops, tees, and dresses is softer than mesh, sexier than cotton, and less itchy than polyester. Poised to be an instant classic: the three-quarter length tee with ballet scoop neck in basic black. Or if bold colors have caught your eye this season, check out the lace-lined camis in kelly green and dolphin blue — pretty enough to peek out from under a blazer or be worn all on their own.

And because they’re made from nylon-based polyamide and created in a tubular hosiery machine (tubular!), the line fits everyone from the premenstrual to the pregnant without riding, hiking, or sagging.

Proving once again that the Aussies know how to turn any kind of day into a g’day.

Metalicus is available at Isabella Fine Lingerie, 1101 West Webster Avenue, at Seminary Avenue (773-281-2352); and Clever Alice, 750 North Franklin Street, at Chicago Avenue (312-587-8693). To view styles, go to metalicus.com.