New York - May 26, 2001

Petal Pushers

Petal Tops

Can we talk propriety, just for a moment?

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?