Jane’s Vanity ~ Lingerie Connoisseur

July 29, 2019

By ALISON CONNOLLY

Having once owned a luxury lingerie boutique (Faire Frou Frou, based in Los Angeles), I have a high level appreciation for any small business that can maintain a high-end niche identity and thrive throughout the years. In the case of Jane’s Vanity, it’s been 29 years! Clearly the ladies behind this business are onto something.

Established in Portland, OR in 1990 by Jane Adams, Jane’s Vanity has made a name for itself specializing in designer lingerie, with a focus on unique, high quality brands from Europe. Over the decades the business has shifted from a brick-and-mortar boutique to an online and events-based business, maintaining its commitment to offering the finest names in intimate apparel to its customers. All products are hand selected by Jane and her collaborator Emily Tate, as both ladies often travel to markets in London, Paris and beyond to discover “ lingerie designed by uncommon artists who, compelled by passion, create unique and sophisticated garments that are functional, wearable pieces of art”.

For the past few years, each season Jane’s Vanity has created an editorial style lookbook featuring their most eye-catching new arrivals. The Summer 2019 lookbook (featured here, captured by Jess N Pierson) is bold and colorful, and captures the sultry heat of the summer season featuring designers such as Loveday London, Gilda & Pearl, Camille Roucher, Taryn Winters, Studio PIA and more.

Discover much more about Jane’s Vanity and shop their full selection of “the best of” luxury intimates at www.janesvanity.com.

Photographer & Collage Artist: Jess N Pierson
Hair: Tessa Matsis Smith
Makeup: Amy Gillespie
Styling & Art Direction: Emily Tate
Models: Abigail VanSteenberghe, Ashley McPhail, Kandy Johnson
Photographed at: Cobalt Studios PDX

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This Gallery is a visual harbor of interesting details from inside the world of lingerie as well as beyond its boundaries. From Indie Designers to Established Brands, we feature garments that are usually cutting edge and/or timeless in their design of intimate apparel.

CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE:

Estelle Puleston

ESTELLE PULESTON has been blogging about lingerie since 2012 as the founder of Esty Lingerie, and is also a full-time freelance writer and social media expert for the intimate apparel and swimwear industry. Through her blog, she has collaborated with numerous high-profile brands such as Agent Provocateur, Myla and Figleaves, while her copywriting has featured on the websites and social feeds of everything from one-person businesses just starting out, to internationally known and loved brands. Her particular passions within the realm of lingerie include sustainability, independent designers, and anything luxurious and lacy! See her website at: http://estylingerie.com/.

ASI EFROS, Contributor on several of Lingerie Briefs' segments including Materials Briefs.

Asi Efros is an intimate apparel expert, trend forecaster, and writer. Within her 30-year career, she conceptualized, designed, developed, and brought to market collections for Ann Klein, Anna Sui, Betsey Johnson, Kensie, Laundry by Shelli Segal, and Psycho Bunny. Her expertise lies in activewear, loungewear, sleepwear, lingerie, and hosiery.

Asi is a founder and creative director of the made in NYC sustainable high-end lingerie brand: Ann Vogue.

Based in New York, LINDA DYETT is a long-time writer and editor. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Monocle, L’Officiel, New York magazine (and its Strategist website), Afar, and many other publications and websites. She served as an editor at Lear’s, Self, and Glamour, and is currently overseeing the nycitywoman.com website. As for the areas she’s covered over the years, they’ve included books, architecture, industrial and product design, medicine, wine, travel, and shopping. But her major interest is in skin—and everything that touches it. That includes clothing (not least lingerie, about which she’s passionate), beauty and dermatology products, and jewelry. And she’s also done publicity writing for a wide range of businesses, large and small. She’s reachable at ldyett@gmail.com

ALISON CONNOLLY (aka Alison Rubke), Social Media Manager of Lingerie Briefs since June 2015. Alison was formerly co-founder/owner of the luxury lingerie boutique Faire Frou Frou and authored the blog: Frou Frou Fashionista. She now manages a variety of individual and business accounts on various social media platforms and is a regular contributor/author on Lingerie Briefs.

ELLEN LEWIS, Publisher/Editor Lingerie Briefs