By ELLEN LEWIS
There is some controversy about who invented the first bra. The final answer is unequivocally Herminie Cadolle, who secured the first “brassiere” patent in Paris in 1879. Founder of the legendary Maison Cadolle, Herminie was the first of six generations of Cadolle women dedicated to celebrating the female form in tandem with the cultural environment of the period. The House of Cadolle is famed for its technical prowess and fashion flair. … Read More
Today at Salon De Lingerie was my general show overview and I did not spend too much time on individual brands. Mostly I took stock of the show and what it had to offer. It was a bit quiet here due to flight cancellations from the snowstorm and European economic woes, but still most of the booths with whom I touched base with were pleased with the traffic.
There is an evolving color story and … Read More
by Ali Cudby
With retro silhouettes in high fashion, it’s not surprising that corsetry has made a comeback. Hourglass figures are accentuated in all the right places by the structure only a corset can bring. And yet all corsets are not created equal. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Madame Poupie Cadolle at the Paris Salon International de la Lingerie, and she shed some light on the elements that make her corsetry stand … Read More
January 21, 2012
First day at the Salon De Lingerie and I did my usual rounds of the major bra companies, cruised the entire exposition, and attended the trend conferences, mostly to get an initial overview. 
One thing is for sure, no show is quite as quintessentially French as this one. And nothing says French Lingerie with “Ooh La La” flair quite like the saucy Aubade brand, sexy Maison Close or the classic Parisian corsetiѐre, … Read More
