By ESTELLE PULESTON
Founded in 2017, Torlowei is a must-know luxury lingerie and womenswear brand based in Lagos, Nigeria that’s marrying classic silhouettes with incredible craftsmanship and a penchant for rich, saturated color.
The label is owned by mother-daughter duo Patience Torlowei and Mojisola Adegbile. Patience – who previously founded Nigeria’s first lingerie manufacturer and has a dress in the National Museum of African Art – leads design, while Mojisola … Read More
LATTELOVE™ Sleep and Loungewear is a harbinger of Spring 2024. As the calendar shifts, these collections bloom. Vibrant prints and joyful colors unfold. Soft, breezy, fabrics define the essence of the brand’s comfort driven character.
This month we are zeroing in on several of the brand’s eco-friendly silhouettes using Lenzing™ Ecovero™ rayon / spandex, cotton modal and a silk like viscose. These styles maximize LATTELOVE’S “Conscientious Comfort “mantra. Also … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
The synergy between the bridal and lingerie industries has always fascinated me. It’s not about the wedding. It’s all about the artistry, the cherished memories unique to these tableaux. Exquisite laces, delicate embroideries, luxurious fabrics, treasured details, pearls, crystals, floral motifs are all assembled in an enchanting conclave of beauty. Basking on this assortment, one can easily grasp how a woman’s sense of self would be enhanced … Read More
The Evelyn & Bobbie brand is a bastion of powerful technology, unprecedented comfort, and generative confidence. How metaphorical. This Spring, Evelyn & Bobbie delivers a Limited Edition in the color Willow, a symbol of strength, resilience, and flexibility. Six styles; including four bras, Defy, Beyond, Evelyn and the Bobbie scoop, as well as two panty shapes will be available in this creamy rich hue.
Chantelle Lingerie’s C Jolie collection continues its upward trajectory with the introduction of a new wireless T-shirt bra. It’s the perfect complement to the bestselling C Jolie Underwire Memory Foam T-Shirt Bra with its updated lighter memory foam pads. This wirefree style with its wrinkle free surface and lightly brushed lining guarantees a malleable, rounded fit for 30-38, B-G cups. The tall leotard bands in the signature C Jolie lace … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
With a glimmer of spring finally in the air, I’m briefly turning my attention from lingerie to swimwear to introduce you to La Libellule (meaning The Dragonfly in English), an independent French brand that Ellen discovered at the recent Salon International de la Lingerie.
Architect Marthe Botros was inspired to create the brand after giving birth to her first child; desiring a different swimsuit style to … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Once and awhile a brand emerges that piques my interest, simply because they are “on to something”. Such is the case with Magnetic Me which I first saw at the Evolution show in NYC. Their magic power: magnetic closures in lieu of buttons.
Magnetic Me was born in 2010 as a children’s brand. The company developed these patented SewSafe™ smart magnetic closures to ease the process of … Read More