You were actually able to stop staring at the picture above and start reading this post? You have my full respect. I on the other hand, could barely write after getting an eyeful of these male models in all their semi-naked glory. But perhaps that's exactly what FreshPair, the online underwear retailer, was going for when it planned this fashion show in honor of National Underwear Day.

Gymboree is one of the biggest names in quality clothing for children, so it should come as no surprise that they have a great catalog of school fashions (and Halloween costumes- yes, already).

Gymboree has fun and playful couture for kids that are fun and playful. Convenient, don't you think? Like many of the other popular retailers of kidwear they understand the value of the the classics, and as such build upon them. The result is a solid line of timeless clothing and clever accessories.

For example:

The Children's Place is a one stop destination for the shopping parent of school-aged children. Hence the name.

They carry everything from shoes to underwear and everything in-between. Their clothing is cute and classic, sticking to seasonal influences more than those of pop culture. The result is a timeless quality that will look great on kids now and their younger siblings later.

See for yourself:

Wow, how special. As if women didn't have to try hard enough to be perfect and perky in every way, now there's a new trend in the you're-not-good-enough-as-you-are industry -- bras made specifically for your butt.

It seems to us that attempts at revenge usually fall flat, but one Australian woman has found the perfect venue for shaming her "soon to be ex-husband." Her Ebay handle is annastella007, and she's selling a photo of her husband's empty condom packet and his mistress' panties. Originally, she attempted to sell the actual artifacts, but Ebay informed her that they have a no second-hand underwear policy. In most cases, that's a good thing.

The wife apparently returned home after getting a confusing sexy text from her husband. When she arrived, she found the wrapper and the panties (which she says are 'size humongous') in her own bed. Ouch! Read the detailed account here. To top it all off, she says the panties are sooo huge, that she's not sure what to do with them, "they may make someone a nice shawl, or even better, something for Halloween perhaps."

That got us thinking, we should help this woman out. If you have any good ideas for how to use these oversized knickers, please post them in the comments section.

Sure, the Victoria Secret fashion show has all of those supermodels, but it's sort of sanitized sexiness. Plus you know that everything in the show will eventually turn up a mall near you, piled on a table next to a pyramid of "Pink-scented" lotion.

If you want creativity and adventure in your underwear, you have to check out the new Triumph Inspiration Awards. An international design competition for students, this year the theme was Female Fascination. Designers from 31 countries participated and the judges included supermodel Helena Christensen, Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf, and noted sexy photographer Ellen von Unwerth.

Sometimes sexy is more about innuendo than flesh. Burlesque stars, like the ravishing Miss Dita Von Teese, know this well. Her site is titillating and sexy and very suggestive. And yet, so tastefully done!

It just goes to show: a thong is sexy, but concealing and revealing your mystery with some well placed ruffles can really raise blood pressure. And other things.

Getting up on stage like Dita and doing a striptease is a bit of a stretch for most of us. But you can bring that excitement home with a few well chosen items. Online lingerie shop Pandora's Choice has a whole range of corsets, glamorous retro underwear, and bottom-less French knickers.

Want to start slow? Slip on a pair of frilly panties and make that navy blue business suit a little naughty. You know you have it in you!

A couple of weeks ago we filled you in on a new bra entering the market -- Warner's Elements of Bliss bra. Well, our friends at Warner's provided us with a sample to try out so we could see for ourselves whether the Elements of Bliss bra was truly a new level of comfort. We've had a chance to wear it around, and we've made our decision.

The first thing you might notice on the ShopBarbara site is the "$5 Shipping" banner at the top. Yay! If you live in the United States, it's $5. DON'T COMPLAIN, EUROPEANS, or we'll pelt you at an exchange rate of 1.6.

We ordered a couple items and they came fast! So, that's a good start.

Let's talk about what they're selling: Flattering casual wear, dresses, bras and panties, and accessories.

If you're a famous young socialite trying to break your way into Hollywood, take some hot photos in your undies -- your career is sure to soar.

Do you remember the Bridget Jones scene in which she debates between wearing the slimming giant panties so that she looks better with clothes on and wearing the sexy black panties that will look better with her clothes off? It's a decision many of us have had to make, but we shouldn't have to choose. And now, we don't!

All right, men. Guess what you didn't know you needed? Pantyhose.

Here at right we have a handsome gentleman wearing a lovely dove-gray under his jeans. Pantyhose under pants, you ask? Well, what do you want him to wear, a skirt? What would his mother say?

We have a feeling she's already said it.

From the e-MANcipate website:
"e-MANcipate is a project to accelerate the acceptance of male pantyhose as a regular clothing item."

The website includes helpful resources like manfacturers and mantyhose news, as well as tips like "How to put on your male pantyhose without destroying it??" They claim that wearing pantyhose promotes circulation and even improves athletic performance! Um. . .WTF and As If, respectively.

Unless you're playing Robin Hood or pretending to be Louis XIV (like you do), we think maybe you should pass this trend up in favor of, you know, looking hot. But to each his own, right? Whatever. We don't care what you do on weekends, we're just saying it's not in fashion. Thanks random-good-stuff.com for the tip, or should we say, the warning.

The way Mischa's career has been going lately, this wouldn't be that surprising, but no, of course it isn't real. Clearly, the image is merely the actress' face plastered on of some random topless body.

But where did it come from?

The photo was snapped by a reader of the blog, dlisted, who writes: "So I'm going through the aisle and I see that this store sells everything, the kitchen sink, your moms, and panties. Below is the picture of the panties they are selling. I'm pretty sure Mischa Barton doesn't want you to know she's hawking 99 cent store panties."

Not exactly a stellar Photoshop job by the makers of Tyrone's 99-cent underwear -- but you never know, it might fool some people into dropping their hard-earned quarters on a pair of Mischa panties.

So last Thursday we found ourselves standing in blistering 80ish degree sunshine on the Santa Monica Pier. We had to wait in the corner between the coeds of USC and UCLA while they shouted "spirit" at each other. It was very peppy and just a bit intimidating.

Why were we there with rivals and cheerleaders? For Pinkapalooza, of course! Duh.

The first annual (or whenever) Pinkapalooza was thrown by the good people at Victoria's Secret Pink to introduce their new Pink Collegiate Collection (still no University of Arizona?!) to the masses. Fall Out Boy performed. It was what we in the biz call "a major event."

As we mentioned previously, Victoria's Secret Pink Collegiate Collection is all sorts of fun and spunk for the college set.

What we didn't mention previously is that you can be a part of the Pink action. This Thursday, July 17th, will be the first annual Pinkapalooza. It will be held on the Santa Monica pier from 5-10 p.m. and the public (that's where you come in) are welcome. Click here to print your pass.

Those in attendance will be able to compete in rivalry games between USC and UCLA, as well as be among the first to shop the new Pink Collegiate Collection. There will also be a free concert by Fall Out Boy.

The party will be hosted by the new (and first official) face of VS Pink Miss Behati Prinsloo. We will be sitting down with Behati for a little Q & A. and we thought it would be fun to take along some of your questions for the lovely young model.

If you have a question about VS Pink, modeling or something else (within reason) that you would like to ask Behati please leave it in the comment section. We'll pick the best (not that there is such a thing as a bad question) and ask Behati on Thursday- you know, when we sit down with her. Yes, we've been bragging about this to everyone.