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Lingerie shopping, with its stretch lace and bodysuits, is intimidating as hell. With Valentine's Day nigh, Racked took a trip to lingerie boutique Journelle to get an education on the world of bras, slips, and sleep sets. We explored everything from darling, made-in-New York brand Only Hearts to Journelle's daring peek-a-boo collab with luxe British line Lascivious, all of which is available online (which means no terrifying fitting room lighting).
Watch as Journelle founder and CEO Claire Chambers evaluates each one of our picks, which range from a romantic bralette she promises even a D cup will be comfortable in to an overtly sexy red slip that Claire admits-and embraces-as "the cliche of lingerie." All that, plus cute PJs and tips on how to elegantly get outof a showstopper piece, in the video above.