It’s fun to wear bras that are a fashion color, but if you’re wearing a white or sheer shirt, a nude bra that matches a skin tone is a must-have. White bras will show through, a skin tone bra won’t. Women don’t always think of a nude bra that is part of their “essential collection” as being sexy, but Curvy Couture is here to change that thought. It’s all in … Read More
I am what many have called a type A personality, Sitting still was not my natural state. I always felt like I was wasting time. When I first started going to yoga classes 10 years ago, I really didn’t get it. I found myself questioning the pace, the meditation, the chanting, and the lingo. I stuck with it though, because I was committed to the discovery. I had to figure … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
I had every intention of curating a bridal lingerie editorial, an inspired mélange of exquisite pieces from a range of brands, each one worthy of a walk down the aisle. But then I encountered Lise Charmel’s Sublime Organza collection, and the narrative shifted. Some stories insist on standing alone. This is one of them.
There is a particular poetry in bridal lingerie that often goes unspoken. … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
For those who like their lingerie with a lighter touch, allow me to introduce you to NUBE (that’s Spanish for ‘cloud’.) With a website that proudly declares “bodies first, lingerie second”, it’s a one-person brand that celebrates owning your nudity through a collection of soft, sheer pieces that can made to measure in any size.
Justine Parisien originally founded the brand, which is also known … Read More
By MARIECRISTINA RIGHI
Madame Lucia
In Paris this season, art, fashion, and lingerie spoke the same language. Ornament is back, not as excess, but as meaning. Maximalism is no longer a whisper. It is a declaration.
The signals were quietly stacking up, and then suddenly they were everywhere. From the beauty world, think Chappell Roan’s unapologetically theatrical Grammy makeup and the visual impact of Euphoria, shaped so indelibly by … Read More
By Estelle Puleston
After 10 years of working in PR and marketing for luxury brands, Camilla Felici realized a long-held dream when she founded her own lingerie label Mila Simona last year. Although based in London, the brand is very much inspired by Felici’s Italian heritage and all garments are made in Italy, a country she describes as “synonymous with beautiful quality and craftsmanship.”
A lover of storytelling through … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Launched in 2018 by French-German designer Céline Marie after she graduated from the London College of Fashion, HERVÉ is a deluxe, made-to-order brand that quickly ended up on every lingerie connoisseur’s wishlist (and in many of their collections, no doubt).
It took the growing trend for lacy or embroidered lingerie with an illusion tulle background and really ramped it up to an eleven, using the finest … Read More