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Cosabella’s Sweetie ~ Ten Lives and Still Counting

November 1, 2020

By ELLEN LEWIS

Cosabella Sweetie bralette as featured on Lingerie Briefs

I’ve spoken to loads of specialty stores during this Covid catastrophe. We’ve chatted (and still are) about the enormous efforts made within the Lingerie community to stay connected, relevant, above water and appreciated. We’ve discussed finances, vendor relations, customer succor, lessons learned, lessons discarded, fears, hopes, expectations. The conversation continues daily. There were many hero brands identified, each with their own story of support, each worthy of … Read More


Liberté Lingerie ~ A New Indie Brand Rises

October 29, 2020

By HOLLY JACKSON

Liberte Lingerie bowery lace demi as featured on Lingerie Briefs

Amber Tolliver, the creator of Liberté, started her lingerie modeling career in 2001, and quickly recognized the disparity between standard sizing and “plus”. Many of the products she encountered through her photoshoots were either cheap and cheerful or high-end and slightly matronly. A lover of fine European lingerie, she was frustrated by the lack of beautiful intimates available for a younger, curvier woman. Not interested in … Read More


Chantelle Continues Its Soft Stretch Trajectory With Color Coordination

October 27, 2020

By ELLEN LEWIS

Chantelle Soft Stretch one size plus crop top and brief as featured on Lingerie Briefs

I have never been a matchy-matchy type of girl. Long before eclectic detail surfaced in the fashion theater, I didn’t obey the rules. In fact, the highlight of my first buying job interview with the venerable merchandising icon, Mickey Drexler (subsequently my boss) was his query into why I was wearing Frye boots with a Kenzo tunic, not a common eccentricity in 1976. So, you might imagine, … Read More


VOTE-Power to the Polls

October 26, 2020

By TINA WILSON

Tina Wilson Illustrates the Power of the Vote, which lingerie to wear to the polls all featured on Lingerie Briefs

Long lines, voter suppression, voter aggression and intimidation, it’s enough to make you want to stay home…Do not be deterred. Democracy needs you.  Women can be the voice that brings us out of the abyss. Women have so much to lose so we must show up.

Which brings us to what to wear, when voting?

It never mattered before. It does now.  A women’s guide to dressing … Read More


Chanty Lace ~ Recycle, Rethink, Recreate

October 23, 2020

by ASI EFROSChanty is a creator of fine 2-way stretch jacquardtronic, and textronic laces -featured on Lingerie BriefsFollowing a trail of the virtual bread crumbs through the dark forest, I finally reached a magnificent garden of gently knitted transparent patterns, enchanting colors, and natural yarns. For me, a lingerie designer by trade, this is how discovering this incredible company felt like. 

Chanty is a creator of fine 2-way stretch jacquardtronic, and textronic laces based near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and a place of … Read More


Original Art ~ Bordelle Lingerie

October 19, 2020

By ELLEN LEWIS

Bordelle Lingerie as featured on Lingerie Briefs

In the world of fine art, there are pioneers whose visions initiate trends and then there are those that interpret their styles. Whole genres are created as a result.  Picasso and Cubism. Monet and Impressionism, Pollack and Abstract Expressionism, Dali and Surrealism. I could go on, but I am sure you get the point. In the world of designer lingerie, Bordelle holds the crown. The impact of … Read More


Aspen Dream ~ The Magic of a New Beginning

October 16, 2020

By ELLEN LEWIS

Aspen Dream Cozy Knit pajamas as featured on Lingerie Briefs

This story leans slightly askew from my general product discussions. Yes, it does highlight the cozy brushed knit PJ that  I recently discovered from Aspen Dream; however, it is more about the inspiration behind the brand.  To begin, I found this new sleepwear company on a digital platform. The Evolution Concept Show. It probably would have evaded my eye at a live event, with all the … Read More


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