It’s that time again: Lingerie Fashion Week returns this week to preview the upcoming Fall/Winter 2014 collections! The fun begins tomorrow night with the opening runway show from Bradelis New York and continues through Saturday, with a closing runway show from Affinitas and Parfait. This season moves to a new venue and features more designers than […] Read more…
Today I want to take a more in-depth look at one of my favorite designers from the last two seasons of Lingerie Fashion Week: Melissa Franchi, creator of Nevaeh Intimates. I had the opportunity earlier this month to see the collections in person, and it only made me fall in love with them a little […] Read more…
Oh Affinitas and Parfait. I like you so much. I like your commitment to making lingerie in a wide range of styles and sizes. I like your accessible price points. I like some of the risks you’ve taken from the beginning, like offering babydolls, bustiers, longline bras, and multiple shapes to your full-bust customers. I […] Read more…
Noe Undergarments is a brand-new luxury lifestyle brand that debuted earlier this year. The Autumn/Winter collection featured bold, sleek pieces like longline bras (in orange or black) with matching colorblocked knickers, a sheer mesh slip with opaque panels, sheer blouson thong bodysuits and sheer wide-legged jumpsuits, in a stylish palette of black, white, gray, orange, […] Read more…
I am not as familiar with a lot of maternity brands as I should be, and it’s for wholly self-centered reasons: they’re not applicable to me, a childless singleton. However, I have learned more over the last few years through chatting with friends about their wants and needs, and I was looking forward to the […] Read more…
In a major programming shift from the two presentations, the final runway show of Lingerie Fashion Week Day 2 featured Secrets in Lace, Bettie Page Lingerie and Stockings, and Dita Von Teese stockings. Secrets in Lace offers classic and retro lingerie, loungewear, and, most particularly, stockings. Looking for girdles, slips, bullet bras, and fully-fashioned seamed […] Read more…
Featuring two of my favorite returning acts from last year, the Made in NY presentation was a lovely way to spend an afternoon. It was great to see Nevaeh again. Last year’s collection was lushly romantic, with a color palette of deep pinks, teals, a pale mauve, and black, rendered in soft jersey, lace, and […] Read more…
Oh you guys. I gotta tell you, the snarky part of me has been SO looking forward to this show. Here’s the deal with Rococo Dessous: it’s lingerie made out of 24kt gold, with the tagline “Pure Elegance, Pure Gold.” Subtlety is clearly the main objective here. Modesty and tastefulness too. The line offers four […] Read more…