June 13, 2007

Crank Up the Heat

Baby Doll Basics by Malicious Designs

Pretty much all year long, you talk about the miserable weather in all sorts of miserable spaces (elevators, mail rooms, deli lines) with all sorts of miserable people.

But once the temperature rises and sunshine makes its grand entrance, you resort to bitching about the heat. Typical.

Embrace the summer (and quit whining already!) with Malicious Designs’s baby doll underthings, an adorably sexy collection that reminds you that sometimes it’s okay to be hot. Heck, it can even be something to look forward to.

Handcrafted and hand-dyed, the matchy-matchy panties and tanks are trimmed with sorbet-colored ribbons, bows, lace, and frills — and will have you passing up central air for wide-open windows.

Peeping Toms and summer share flings will sweat just thinking about it.

Making these unmentionables actually worth mentioning.

Available at Azaleas, 223 East 10th Street, between First and Second Avenues (212-253-5484); Redtoenails, 622 Metropolitan Avenue, between Lorimer and Leonard Streets, Williamsburg (718-387-6987); online at maliciousdesigns.com.