I'm one of the unfortunate ones that don't have enough to be spending on lingerie, but I can tell you one thing: We buy expencive stuff cause it's nice, we can look or feel better wearing it. Sometimes it's just for us, sometimes it's for our partners. But why do we need this stuff? Because it's mentality grown and nurtured through culture and media: The whole perfect woman look that is so opressive this days. And one other thing: Did you notice that men's new haircut is usually cheaper than woman getting her hair done by professional? Why? Because they can trick women more easily than man to pay an outrageous price for someting that improves someones apperance... and now we're back at The Perfect Woman Sindrom (which is 1st about looks and 2nd about inteligence).