Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
I'm stunned whenever I go into a lingerie shop: all I was looking was a simple short camisole/slip like thing for sleepwear.

Most of the stuff..are bustiers, corseletttes, stuffed camisoles/slips and stuffed/uber padded bras. These are national store chains. So then I went to a dept. store...no real underwear (bras, etc.) and flannelwear. I really have lost touch. Especially the uber stuffed bra-slips in ridiculous/fun (depending on perspective) bright colours and lace. There must be a real market for this stuff to stock national chain stores and fill 90% of the store racks.
Are you referring to La Senza? I think they're aimed at women under 30, maybe even under 25 years of age. Hence the cheap 'n tacky colors and styles. If there's a La Vie En Rose or Cats Pajamas near you, you might find better merchandise there, although it's pricier.
When one of my husband's granddaughters had a birthday a while back, her mother suggested several clothing stores we could get gift certificates from, included La Senza Girl. I was repelled to see tiny underwire padded push-up bras in AA or even AAA sizes there. Seriously, what 10-14 year old needs to be wearing an underwire padded bra?
As for the comments about how small sizes should cost less because of less fabric, it's the manufacturing that you're paying for. It takes about as long to sew a small garment as a big one. (And the amount of fabric used isn't as much smaller as you might think.)