WHAT is up with nude colored lingerie?

Alright, I just don’t get nude colored lingerie. I mean, I get it from a practical point of view – sure, the fleshy tone blends more than a white bra under my white shirt, and makes it so that I don’t have to buy both a black and a white bra/thong. But often I see it outside of the strictly practical realm of things. In fact, I see it on lingerie that, due to it’s design, has no practical value at all. I see it on sheer lace thongs that provide no coverage and cannot understand why you would not simply go commando? I see them in teddies with no wires and don’t know why you’d spend money on that.

So, Fluther, is this some normal fantasy I’m just not in on, or is this a weird aberration of the fashion world?