The classic image of a suspender set with a push-up bra is what most women imagine gets their chap going. As you’ll see from the results overleaf, though, nothing could be further from the truth. Whether it’s a simple white set-up with a sexy bow, or some cute polka dot pants, the items that score big with our panel – made up of myself, Simon Mills and Alex Bilmes – are those that suggest innocence and fun.

The Ann Summers-style wannabe stripper look doesn’t hit the spot any more, if, indeed, it ever really did. So why are the stores still groaning with so many frilly, fancy sets? If women find them uncomfortable and annoying, and men see them as cheesy (and in some cases, intimidating), who is keeping these offending items on the shelves?

It’s time to strike a blow against saucy, seaside-postcard pants and bras as we reveal what men really like and what they think is, well, pants….

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