I finally sat down over the weekend and watched Bertrand Bonello's lush costume drama House of Pleasures (French title, L'Apollonide). Set in a turn-of-the-century Parisian brothel, the film features some of the most inspirational images for lingerie I've seen in awhile. Costumed by Anais Romand – who explored similar territory in Catherine Breillat's The Last Mistress and the George Sand
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The Fall/Winter season is normally not conducive to baring one's skivvies, but some leading designers in Milan showed us over the weekend how to do it with style and sophistication to spare. From left to right: Raf Simons took his final bow at Jil Sander with an incredibly moving collection that went against the grain of typical winter dressing, yet
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The tastemaker behind one of our favorite vintage lingerie shops, Cora Pearl Underpinnings, has channeled her love for intimates and illustration into a series of prints that are as très chic as they are cheeky. Krim portrays doll-like exhibitionists in various states of undress, clad only in high-waisted briefs, balconettes, stockings and waspies awash in coquettish pastels. A few furry
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The blogosphere was all abuzz over the long weekend about the newly released photos from Marni's much-anticipated collection for H&M. Marni has always appealed to a certain type of woman: a brainy, unassuming trendsetter with a slightly off-kilter sense of humor and style. And so designer Consuelo Castiglioni has built an entire lifestyle brand around this manic muse, outfitting her
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Between New York Fashion Week, Valentine's Day and the release of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, we've been experiencing a bit of a sensory overload this week. While it seems like the iconic SI issue is about anything but the swimsuits, given that this is a fashion website, we dove headfirst into the pages to bring you some of the
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To continue the thread of Valentine's Day-themed lingerie events, Spanx had a fantastic, fun-filled fall preview slash dance party last night. Held high above the hustle and bustle of New York Fashion Week at Chelsea's Glasshouses, the popular brand – along with founder Sara Blakely – showcased new shapewear in foundation, hosiery, swim and active forms. Retro was a key
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New York: We attended a sexy and delicious event at La Perla's Madison Avenue flagship store over the weekend in honor of this special day. Yes, Valentine's Day – lingerie's favorite holiday. The luxury line presented their new collection, as well as tantalizing V-Day fineries at the party, all against a backdrop of sleek white walls...and chocolate decadence!
La Perla actually
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In search of inspiration? For design, for lingerie, for life: Head to your nearest indie movie theater and watch the documentary/performance film Pina 3D. Wim Wenders' posthumous homage to masterful modern dancer Pina Bausch, the film features exhilarating, edge-of-your-seat performances of the choreographer's most iconic works. All in stunning 3D.
Pina is a series of arresting, often surreal images (this is
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New York: It's safe to say that The Lake & Stars have carved out their own niche in not only intimates, but the fashion world at large. In their third season at New York Fashion Week, the Brooklyn design duo presented an increasingly refined collection of ready-to-wear and what-to-wear-under for the downtown/Billyburg set.
In terms of the "under," bondage remained a
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Sometimes blog titles write themselves, which makes it easy and a delight to expound on one of our favorite discoveries at Salon International de la Lingerie, sleepwear company Pilus. The fact that their various lines are irresistibly charming, of superior quality and uniquely stylish doesn't hurt either.
For fall, the 20-year-old French company acquired the license for Thierry Poncelet, the brains
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We're finally back in New York after a whirlwind week in Paris covering the lingerie trade shows and shopping the new spring collections in stores. While the S/S 13 edition of Interfilière experienced a drop in exhibitors and visitors, an optimistic mood hung through the air, buoyed by "bursts of color," whimsical trend displays, and directional fabric and trim collections.
While
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Paris: The Stylesight team attended a swanky soireé over the weekend to honor the launch of the new Lycra® fiber with W Technology. The revolutionary fiber is cause for much celebration: Ideal for both whites and fashion colors, warp and circular knit fabrics, the fiber boasts superior whiteness retention, even after molding. The fiber also has a remarkable ability to
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Paris: We're a little more than halfway through the trade show blitz, so we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on the general mood and trends of the shows so far before we get swept up in another day of fabric, colors, cups and free canvas bags.
F/W 2012 collections at Salon International de la Lingerie, overall, exhibited surprising fashion-savvy,
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Paris: The finished goods counterpart to fabric/trim trade show Interfilière, Salon International de la Lingerie will be presenting collections from over 500 brands for the F/W 2012 buying season. As usual, the show is organized into the following sections:
Be Essential - foundationwear, hosiery
Be Lounging - loungewear, sleepwear, lifestyle interiors (new!)
Be Chic - luxury/designer collections
Be Spicy - young designers
Be Men -
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Paris: The design season kicks into high gear this weekend with the first major trade shows of the year. In its 25-plus years, Interfilière has become THE materials trade show for intimate apparel and a growing source for swimwear. This season, the show boasts approximately 145 exhibitors presenting their S/S 13 collections. Running concurrently with the finished products trade show
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