Dolls and Lingerie - Definitely NSFW

Okay, so just in case you didn't see the title, again, this is NOT SAFE FOR WORK! XD Don't let your coworkers think you're a creeper!

So, in case you were wondering where this came from all of a sudden, I want to tell you all that I work at Victoria's Secret. It's a place where I have to stare at panties and bras all day, and, of course, we have lingerie. I've always admired lingerie, even though I'm sure a lot of it is uncomfortable to wear, and I think it's definitely a fun piece of clothing that can be made into a work of high art, complimenting the female form without obscuring much of anything.

Iplehouse has recently opened a new line of dolls called E.I.D., a tall, mature, curvy, and not-as-stick-thin line of doll which is supposed to call to mind the beautiful grown woman. I think they accomplish this beautifully, as you can see from this picture of Asa. All of the E.I.Ds are lingerie-clad in the promo pictures, and while I was staring at lingerie at work today, I wondered what everyone thought of this trend.

Dollmore has long been offering lingerie with their basic dolls, and they have a new set of 3 limiteds (pictured) that come with lingerie. Individual doll owners also sometimes shoot their dolls dressed in lingerie.

Take this beautiful MNF Lishe for example. Her owner, yennaibi, made this set for her, and I think it looks really professional and cute! (Check out yennaibi's flickr in the link, she has some other great photography and sewing projects!)

You can also order lingerie custom made (or by auction, etc.). Linnabeti made this set, and you can commission her for sets like these on Den of Angels.

To be honest, I always felt a bit strange about dolls in lingerie, because lingerie has always had that sexuality and erotic connotation about it, and no matter how human they look, dolls are still dolls. But it's like anything else - if you find beauty in something, photograph it! I don't find as much beauty in eroticism, but for some people the two words are synonymous, and in some lingerie photographs eroticism isn't the central theme. I think it's possible to take the sexuality out of the naked form, like in artistic nude pictures, so why not do the same with an only-slightly-clothed form? And doll lingerie takes some really amazing skill and craftsmanship, so on that merit alone perhaps photographs are warranted.

Does it lend a human air to the dolls? Do you get it just because it's pretty and you wouldn't want to wear it yourself? Do you like the art form of lingerie? Do you just like that style of photography (pin up, artistic almost-nude, etc.)? Tell me why you choose to make, photograph, or look at photographs of dolls in lingerie!