By ELLEN LEWIS
Aubade
Last week, post Paris shows, I recapped my impressions of Interfilière , which focuses on color, prints, materials and major messages that will affect Intimate Apparel design in the future. The exposition takes us into the 2021 design timeline. Today, I zero in on the Salon International de la Lingerie, which runs in tandem with Interfilière and targets actual product ready for the AW 2020 … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
La Chatte de Francoise is a panty brand that specializes in “slow fashion, only for cool girls”. And really, what’s more cool than being a sustainable fashion brand these days? As Ellen has pointed out time and time again in her trend forecasting posts, the concept of sustainability is here to stay.
La Chatte de Francoise was founded in 2013 by musician and DJ Marine Neuilly. She … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
Reviewing last years recap of the Paris Interfilière Fair, it is quite evident that this year the message has not changed. It has only intensified. The critical movement in fashion is sustainability and the challenges for the Lingerie Industry are substantial. This exposition emphasized the importance of technology for every material that informs Intimate Apparel development. Wrapped together with this global quest is the heightened priority … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about the value of comfort in bras. I used to be all about aesthetics when it came to lingerie, but over the past year I’ve found my collection expanding into more comfortable options that don’t have wires and are easy to throw on. Unfortunately, many “comfort” bras are not that attractive. Why can’t we have god looking bras … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
The Evelyn & Bobbie Defy Bra has changed my life. No exaggeration from a woman who has spent her entire adulthood waiting to get home in order to remove my bra. I am a 36G and the bralette revolution has basically passed me by…until now.
When brand founder Bree McKeen sent me a sample last spring, I told her she was wasting her time. But of … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I’ve just returned from Paris having attended The Salon International de la Lingerie and Interfiliere expositions. As always, we will have an extensive overview published on Lingerie Briefs in a short time. But because Curve New York has moved its dates from late February to 2/4-2/6, timing does not allow me to adequately retrieve, organize and recap all the information I absorbed. (And my grandson’s presence for … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
Founded in 2016 by designer Samantha Khoury, AMAIÒ is a women’s luxury swim & resort wear label based in Los Angeles that specializes in a beautiful space “where swim meets ready-to-wear”. It is unique from other swimwear brands in that it’s not simply a swimwear label, but instead part of a niche group the designer created called Après Swim. This means Khoury’s designs are made not … Read More