"I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes"
About this Quote
The line “When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy” is the quiet thesis. Lingerie here isn’t merely for the viewer; it’s a mood, a posture, a small ritual of confidence. By calling it “dolled up,” she nods to the labor of femininity - hair, straps, staging - while also reclaiming the payoff: feeling sexy on your own terms. That’s why the final ask, “So let us wear it for five minutes,” works as both comic exaggeration and boundary-setting. Five minutes is laughably small, which makes the refusal to grant even that time feel embarrassingly telling.
Context matters: as a model, McDougal comes from an industry built on displaying women for consumption. Her quip flips that economy. It’s less “look at me” than “slow down,” insisting that the moment isn’t just foreplay for men, but a fleeting space where women get to inhabit desire before it’s taken from them.
Quote Details
| Topic | Romantic |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
McDougal, Karen. (2026, January 16). I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-to-wear-lingerie-the-problem-is-that-men-103410/
Chicago Style
McDougal, Karen. "I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-to-wear-lingerie-the-problem-is-that-men-103410/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I love to wear lingerie. The problem is that men always rip it off too quickly. When women are dolled up in lingerie they feel sexy. So let us wear it for five minutes." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-love-to-wear-lingerie-the-problem-is-that-men-103410/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.











