By ESTELLE PULESTONBeyza Kirilmaz and Ipek Ustay, the former a graduate in fashion design and the latter in art history, founded Turkish brand VALNUE earlier this year after discovering a shared frustration with the lingerie industry. Although they both loved the idea of styling intimates into their outerwear looks, the lingerie they could find around them was typically either too revealing to make it work, or too basic to … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
If you’re a fan of graphic, eye-catching shapes and elastic strapping in your lingerie collection (and beyond it), I think you’ll like Cosmogonie. Based in Paris, the brand was created by designer Julie Mechery Grall, who left a career assistant-directing music videos to launch what she describes as a “sexy, daring and positive” lingerie line that celebrates the female figure.
It’s a brand makes heavy use … Read More
This month Fantasie Lingerie highlights their popular Reflect Side Support Bra in deep forest green. Green, the color of nature, harmony, and hope, is the perfect Fall 2023 fashion statement to enhance this core brand style already a bestseller in black, white and beige.
Crafted with Fantasies’ renowned engineering acuity, Reflect is a paragon of fit perfection for women sized 30-42, D-M cups (USA sizing). Wide wires provide added comfort … Read More
By ASI EFROSDebs Corporation’s roots date back to the time of World War 1, when Ezzat Debs and Abdul Hadi Debs, the owners of a textile company in the Middle East, reached the coast of Japan for the first time.
Since then and for more than a centennial, Debs Corporation has carried on as a beacon of innovation and has become home to numerous sustainable textiles and cutting-edge … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Based in England, Veronica Velveteen is an ethical, size-inclusive lingerie and clothing brand created by Fern Davey, an independent designer who likes to get creative with deadstock fabrics.
Like so many others in this industry, her designs were born out of a desire to create the kind of lingerie she wanted to see in the world. As someone living with chronic pain and skin sensitivity issues, Davey’s … Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Founded in 2012 by Luisa Sidoli, a De Montfort graduate who had previously designed for many of Britain’s major lingerie brands, Tatu Couture is a luxury brand that has always been ahead of the curve in lingerie fashion. Harnesses, cut-outs, embroidered and illusion tulles, bodysuits-as-outerwear… these have been some of the industry’s biggest trends over the last decade, and they’re all central to the Tatu Couture aesthetic.… Read More
By ESTELLE PULESTON
Whenever anyone asks me for recommendations on affordable silk lingerie, I send them to Sulis Silks. Founded three decades ago by husband and wife team Mark and Fiona Faulkner, this family-run company specializes in locally-made silk lingerie and nightwear, with a product range that includes everything from basic slips and thermal undergarments through to beautiful babydolls and bra sets.
After initially starting out by selling imported … Read More