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You may associate this legendary Italian lingerie store with sexy, lacy black underthings, but big-name wedding designers like Vera Wang and Yumi Katsura swear by it for the corsets they use in their fittings. These corsets come in a range of styles—and, of course, there are pretty panties to match.There are also exquisite nightgowns and sexy bathing suits.

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You may associate this legendary Italian lingerie store with sexy, lacy black underthings, but big-name wedding designers like Vera Wang and Yumi Katsura swear by it for the corsets, which they use in their fittings. They come in a range of styles ($200 to $400)—and, of course, there are pretty panties to match.

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UncoveringUndies from Greenwich Village | Posted on 8/5/04

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 7

These last two weeks, I have done the “Lingerie Sales Test”: I visit various lingerie stores, as a suit-wearing young Asian business professional. While looking for a little something to make my girlfriend feel like a million bucks, I check...Read More

Exquisite Lingerie, Exorbitantly Priced

Justice_Jena from Hell's Kitchen | Posted on 3/18/03

Overall Reader Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Quality: 10
Service: 10
Selection: 10
Value: 3

I've been a La Perla addict for 7 years now. It started in 1996, with a bra made entirely from one long silk cord, looped over itself again and again to weave delicately webbed cups, held together by an even...Read More

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