Bedroom Costume

A bedroom costume is lingerie used for roleplay in the bedroom. School girl, nurse, french maid, cop and cheerleader, plus the fantasy end of it. The garment is cut and constructed as lingerie and then styled to read as a character, which is what separates it from a costume that happens to be revealing.

Most of these are bought for two people rather than one, and that is the point of the whole category. It hands a couple a scene to step into without either of them having to say out loud what they want, which is most of what makes a first time awkward. The sets come with the props that make the character land, a hat, a tie, a collar, an apron, because one or two signal pieces do far more than accuracy does. Nobody needs the outfit to be convincing in daylight.

The construction is where the money goes and it is why these cost more than a seasonal costume. Sewn rather than stapled and glued, real closures, and fabric picked to feel like something against skin instead of like a bag. It matters because this is an outfit that gets taken off in a hurry, has to survive that, then survive a wash, then come back out again. On sizing, these follow lingerie sizing rather than costume sizing and most run smaller than street clothing, so go by the measurements on the listing rather than the dress size you wear out.

Grouped by scene, with the rest of each one next door.

• Nurse: the most asked for of the group, and the one with the most versions. Usually a dress or teddy with a cross motif, a hat and sometimes a stethoscope.
• School girl and teacher: pleated skirts, crop tops and fishnet teddies. The two halves of the same scene, and often bought together.
• French maid: apron, ruffles and a headpiece. The most recognizable silhouette in the category and the one that needs the fewest props to land.
• Uniform and authority: cop, cheerleader and other uniform-led looks, where a badge or a whistle does more than the garment.
• Fantasy and character: mermaid, feline, unicorn and princess sets, for anyone who would rather build a world than borrow a job.
• Costumes and cosplay: the version built to be worn out of the house, for Halloween, a party or a shoot. Different construction, different night.
• Teddies: a lot of these are a teddy with a theme on top. The plain version lives here.
• Handcuffs: the prop that finishes a uniform scene faster than any part of the outfit does.
• Stockings and fishnets: what most of these are photographed with and what most of them assume you already own.
• Plus size lingerie: the same shapes in extended sizing, on its own page so the fits are easier to find.
• All lingerie: the full range, if a character is not what you are after.