By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched last year, Verdant Intimates is a premium lingerie brand designed for those who want unfussy, easily-wearable lingerie that still makes them feel beautiful and confident.
The founders are Michelle Bergmann and Eleanor Mooney, two Filipina lingerie industry veterans who first met while working together in Soho, where they dreamed of opening up a lingerie boutique together. However, Bergmann says that the designs she saw around her … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Based in Anthol, New York, Tensengral is an intriguing bodywear brand that holds appeal whether your interests lie in sustainability, historical fabric-making, or much more modern clothing technologies. Their bralettes may at first look like they’ve been crocheted or knitted, but they’re actually lace. Specifically, a braided ‘performance’ lace that has been designed by brand owner Brad Jamison and produced on 20th-century lace braiding machines … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
If you’re a fan of graphic, eye-catching shapes and elastic strapping in your lingerie collection (and beyond it), I think you’ll like Cosmogonie. Based in Paris, the brand was created by designer Julie Mechery Grall, who left a career assistant-directing music videos to launch what she describes as a “sexy, daring and positive” lingerie line that celebrates the female figure.
It’s a brand makes heavy use … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Based in Paris, France, Odette Ancel is a luxury lingerie brand with a sense of playfulness – one made from fine-quality European fabrics such as Solstiss lace, but which takes its inspiration as much from Disney princesses as it does from the pre-Raphaelite art world.
The brand was founded in 2017 by Laura Mouzakiti, who first studied history and archaeology in parallel to a fashion design course … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
One of the most spectacular lingerie collections to grace my Instagram feed lately has been the new Anna launch by Foxtrot Molly, a handmade, London-based brand by Laura Gillham. Made from luscious, deep-blue silk overlaid with golden lace, and adorned with plenty of intricate details such as hand-sewn roses, it’s one of the most opulent and creative collections I’ve seen this year.
Gillham hasn’t always been … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
For the past few years, whenever I’ve wanted something comfy and fuss-free, I’ve reached for my Love Suze bralette set. Created by Suzanne Macbale, this is a lingerie brand where cute style and carefree comfort go hand in hand, and you never have to worry about a little size fluctuation throwing off the fit.
Previously Associate Vice President of Design at Victoria’s Secret for over a decade, … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in 2016, E.L.F Zhou London is a luxury lingerie and accessories brand that blends together eroticism and sophistication, for the style-conscious fashionista who’s unafraid to embrace her provocative side.
The brand was created by Yue Zhou (nickname: Elf), following short stints at iconic British label Bordelle and Chinese brand Aimer, and her co-founder and fellow London College of Fashion graduate, Qi Zhang. Their idea was to … Read More