By HOLLY JACKSON

I had never heard of Ulla Popken before I came across their booth at Curve, even though they are popular in Germany and the EU. Plus size brands are rare in the EU, but Ulla Popken makes pieces exclusively for sizes 12 to 38! Their booth was a sea of fun prints, innovative loungewear and mix and match pieces that were both playful and sophisticated.

It’s been … Read More
Like all small businesses, the luxury lingerie and loungewear designer, with her own atelier based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in the UK is facing challenges all round: from sourcing her fine fabrics, through to keeping her team of skilled hand-sewers working , … 



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