By ESTELLE PULESTON
For Erika Tucker, pajamas are much more than just a garment. They have become a way for her to explore her love of traditional art and craft while also giving back to the community in various ways.
Earlier this year, she founded Sundara, an ethically-produced, made-in-India sleepwear brand that is the culmination of years spent studying textile design and immersing herself in the world of traditional … Read More
BY ESTELLE PULESTON
In 2016, after 18 years of designing lingerie for major companies – including names such as La Senza and Adore Me – Canadian-born Monique Morin finally fulfilled a long-term ambition with the launch of her own label. Based in the US, this namesake brand was founded with a goal of creating empowering, size-inclusive pieces that bring out your best self and always look fabulous from every angle.… Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Impudique, a French word meaning wanton or immodest, is the name of the lingerie line launched in 2017 by Charlotte Catanzaro, daughter of renowned fetishwear designer Patrice Catanzaro.
After growing up around his Paris studio and later working alongside him for 7 years, immersed in a universe of fabrics, parades and artistic expression, Charlotte inherited his deep passion for the creative process, for French savoir-faire, and … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Founded by Zoe Wang earlier this year, ZIFAN is a premium lingerie brand that’s all about owning your femininity. The company is based in New York but the garments are all made in a boutique atelier in Italy, using fabrics such as bespoke Swiss embroidery and finishes that include custom gold-plated hardware and Swarovski® crystals.
Despite her innate love of fashion, Wang initially started her career working … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Peachaus is an ethical and sustainable brand launched in 2022 in the UK, which focuses on lingerie, sleep and athleisure-wear infused with a free-spirited Australia attitude.
It was founded by Gillian Ridley Whittle. After decades of experience in the fashion industry, including roles that involved buying lingerie for major retailers in the UK and Australia, she created Peachaus as a rebellion against the destruction, inequality and conformist … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
One of the indie lingerie brands high up on my wishlist, Seelanii Lingerie is a one-woman handmade brand created in 2020 by Kristen Fernandes. Working out of her home studio in Poland, she creates luxuriously artisanal underpinnings that range from decadent silk and lace sets to whimsical pieces in hand-embroidered linen.
Fernandes is a self-taught seamstress who started learning to sew and embroider by hand aged just … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched last year by Ipek Ustay and Beyza Kirilmaz, Valnue is a Turkish brand centered around creating sophisticated, meticulously constructed pieces that seamlessly transition between being intimate apparel and elegant outerwear.
For 2025, the duo has created Marbelous Muses, a collection inspired by the Greek mythological tale of the Judgement of Paris in which Zeus selects a Trojan prince to settle a disagreement about which of three … Read More
