By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in 2013, Karen Mabon’s eponymous label is the place to go for high-end pajamas with a playful vibe. Crafted from silk or premium cotton and decorated in the designer’s signature illustration style, this is sleepwear that will satisfy your grown-up self while also delighting your inner child.
A graduate of London’s Royal College of Art, Mabon says she has “always loved the eccentricity of high-end fashion, … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
I’ve been known to describe a brand as “wearable art” on occasion, but never has the term been more applicable than it is to today’s spotlighted brand: Switzerland-based CZI. A swim and beachwear label by Sandra Czich and her twin sons, it’s based around offering exclusive, eye-catching prints which start out life as physical paintings.
Czich describes herself as a “self-taught artist who turned into a … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
“Pleasure is a necessity, not a luxury”. That’s the driving belief of Lucy Litwack, who was headhunted for the role of CEO at Coco de Mer in 2014, and later led a management buyout in 2017 to also become the company’s owner.
Coco de Mer has long been considered an iconic brand in this industry, and its Covent Garden boutique an iconic shopping destination, but Litwack … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in 2017 by Parisian designer Laure Stromboni, Lorette is a lingerie brand on a mission to create art, community, and the freedom and confidence that comes with self-expression.
Finding the existing lingerie industry to be somewhat lacking in creativity and often hypersexualized, Stromboni wanted to create a line of intimates that “evoke a sensation, an experience rather than dictating how sexy you should feel”.
It … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
You might think that when a theatrical costume designer turns their hand to lingerie, the result would be something quite ‘over the top’ – beautifully fanciful, no doubt, but not really suitable for everyday wear. At the atelier of Angela Friedman however, the extravagance of on-stage costuming is instead translated into intimatewear that’s quietly lavish. The kind of thing that the most well-dressed characters might actually choose … Read More
by ESTELLE PULESTON
I first came across Italian lingerie brand VALERY on a trip to Venice, when my eye was caught – and my breath taken away – by a window display featuring the most beautiful silk and lace bra set in a rich jewel green. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of this brand before! And yet as it turned out, it was far from being a new one.… Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in November 2020 by Ludovica Loi Cardia, Amor ‘e coro is a luxury lingerie brand that brings together the refined Italian approach to dressing with French excellence in lacemaking.
A long-time luxury lingerie enthusiast, Ludovica was inspired to launch her own line after returning to Italy from Paris, where she’d been working in luxury PR after obtaining a master’s in fashion and luxury brand management. The … Read More