New York - May 26, 2001

Petal Pushers

Petal Tops

Sure, you know we like to get risqu?.

Daring waxes.Chastity belts. Strange pearl thongs.

But certain things—Lord knows why—strike us as inappropriate. Especially, say, at the office. Or at a business dinner. Save it for behind closed doors.

Yes, sometimes less is more. Witness Petal Tops, the latest lingerie must-have. They’re small little daisy-shaped stickers that those who are fortunate enough to go braless can stick you-know-where for a “smooth” look under halters, tanks, tube tops, and any other type of fitted clothing. They’re also waterproof, so they’re ideal for topless bathing.

In sum, the perfect antidote to the Band-Aid trick our mothers taught us long ago. “It’s amazing,” says Lim Hon, a store manager at Laina Jane, a fashionable New York lingerie shop. “I have all these women coming in to buy them who show me their band-aid scars.”

It’s been a chilly spring. Need we be reminded?