Red or Yellow? South of the Border, Wholesale Bikini Says All
From the flurry of New Year’s Eve sales lingerie china at some market stalls in Mexico City, one might wonder if those living south of the border are going through tough economic times at all. They are, reports the Economix blog of The New York Times. Just look at what they have been buying.
Photo Wholesale Corsets It is a New Year’s Eve tradition in many parts of Latin America to ring in the new year wearing new underwear. There’s more: The color of the underwear signifies what resolution one is seeking for the year ahead. Red means love. Yellow means money.
At Mexican sexy lingerie supplier markets, according to one published report cited by Mr. Lacey, yellow undergarments are flying off the shelves at a far greater pace than red ones as Mexicans seek to rebound financially.
“Before, we’d sell more red but today everyone needs 
Wholesale Bikini money more than love,” Javier, who has sold underwear at the sprawling Martínez de la Torre market for a decade, told El Universal newspaper.A version of this article appears in print on January 3, 2010, on Page WK4 of the New York edition with the headline: Red or Yellow? South of the Border, Underwear Says All. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
