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Archive for the ‘Lingerie’ Category
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Sequined knickers aside, Topshop actually has some fabulous pieces of actual lingerie in stock at the moment: think longline bras, high-waisted knickers, lace corsets – lingerie with a vaguely retro feel that looks good, but, more importantly, will help create a nice, smooth line under your clothes and, in the case of the high-waisted knickers, provide a bit of stomach-control, too.
We’re particularly liking the current trend for longline bras, and like Topshop’s strapless, longline bustiers, which will be perfect under strapless dresses or bardot tops, meaning you don’t have to either show your bra straps or sacrifice your bra altogether if you want to wear certain styles.
These are all available at Topshop.com.
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
More and more often these days we find ourselves heaving a sigh and muttering, “Lady Gaga has a lot to answer for” under our breaths…
The last time this happened was just a few days ago, while your fashion force were conducting an undercover raid on Topshop. As we browsed through the rails, we were distracted by a gaggle of women, all gathered around one particular item, which appeared to be amusing them greatly judging by the whoops of laughter coming from them. Naturally, we swooped in to investigate, and as the crowds parted before us, we discovered that the item in question was… a pair of big, sequined knickers, as illustrated above.
Now, we’d seen a lot of these on our travels that day (in stores, thankfully – not on people. Not yet.) and just to be clear: these are not being sold as lingerie. No, they’re supposed to be worn as pants, with nothing over the top of them. You know, Gaga style. We’re assuming they’re supposed to be worn in this fashion as clubwear, and presumably only with those with a whole lot of confidence in the state of their thighs, so we ask you: does that describe you? Will you be buying a pair of high-waisted, sequined knickers and wearing them with pride in the name of fashion? Or are they good only if you’re planning a Lady Gaga costume for Halloween this year?
Sequin knickers, £40, Topshop
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
 Dita Von Teese launched her second lingerie collection for Wonderbra this week, although she declined to show ooff the undies herself, letting two models do the, er, dirty work for her while she reclined in a black dress, leather gloves and – what else? – Christian Louboutin stiletto heels.
The collection is called the “Party Edition” and is available at various outlets across Europe (sorry, rest of the world). Take a look under the jump to see some of the pieces, or view the full collection here. What do you think of it?
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
See? Told you we had it all under control, didn’t we?
Oh, OK, fair enough it’s not us, it’s a bunch of models promoting Agent Provocateur’s new lingerie line, outside Selfridges in London this week. We can only hope there weren’t too many car accidents as a result of this.
The range is called The New World Order, and is available from the company’s website. It’s probably best NOT to wear it in public, though. Especially not with the thigh high boots…
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
We’ve been seeing a lot of cage skirts cropping up this season, but if you’ve been looking for the perfect item to wear with one, Fashion Police reader Georgette has the ideal solution for you: Savant’s Bandage Bralette, which at $195 seems an ideal candidate for Daylight Robbery.
We’re assuming no one (well, no one except Lady Gaga, obviously) would wear these in public as shown in the image on the right, but would you wear the bra over a t-shirt? Would you wear it at all? If you would, you can buy it here.
The C-String caused quite a stir when we first wrote about it, with some of you saying you wouldn't wear it as part of a Wear or Die, and others claiming that y'all didn't know what you were talking about, and that this was the best thing since… well, since the G-String, basically.
As you may or may not be able to tell from the image above, the C-String is like a g-string, with one important different: it has no straps at all, so when you slip it on, it just kind of, er, clings there. The Fashion Police wouldn't normally get involved with matters of lingerie, because we tend to think that what people wear under their clothes is up to them, but the suggestion that the C-String would make excellent swimwear was just a little bit much for us.
The C-String is still being sold at Lovehoney.co.uk (Note: that link is NOT safe for work), and seems to have many, very vocal fans, so hey, maybe it really IS the greatest thing to hit the lingerie world after all. Or maybe not. What do you think?
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
We love lingerie. In fact, it's one of our weaknesses in life, and the prettier and more extravagant it looks, the better.
Here's the thing, though: despite buying more than our fair share of luxurious lingerie, we hardly ever wear it. It just never seems to work out right: that frilly, frothy bra may have looked gorgeous in the store, and it'll probably look great on, too, but it'll also leave all kinds of lumps and bumps under our top, which will totally ruin the look. And those pretty little knickers may be the last word in luxury, but unless they're as comfortable as they are good-looking, we'll be reaching for something plainer but comfier and less likely to be clearly visible under our clothes.
And so it is that all of our lovely lingerie lies unused, while we stick to those plain old basics that are invisible under clothes and so comfortable we don't even know we're wearing them. We know there is a middle ground, occupied by gorgeous pieces that are also comfortable, and which can't be seen under our clothes, but we rarely seem to find it them these days (and when we do, we stock up!).
What about you? Do you share our love of beautiful lingerie, or do you stick to the plain-but-serviceable pieces?
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We're not sure when this advert dates from – going by the look of it we'd guess sometime in the 70s – but we think the real question here isn't "when" but "WHY?"
As you can see from the text, the purpose of the nipple bra is to allow you to have "that sensual, no-bra look while wearing a bra". It was "the very first bra to have its own built-in nipple" and provide that "cold weather look" all the time.
Yes, that'll definitely get your guy's attention. We'd love to see the look on his face, though, when you take off your top to reveal THE NIPPLE BRA!
Why did this not catch on?
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More lingerie, this time from Ultimo, who've just launched their new 'Miss Ultimo' line, with a campaign starring the ubiquitous Peaches Geldof. She really is everywhere right now, isn't she?
The lingerie itself is a younger, fresher take on Ultimo's usual offerings, and some of the pieces are very cute. Take a look under the jump to see more of Peaches (maybe more than you'd really like to see of her, who knows) or visit the website here.
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We thought we'd mysteriously gone back in time to April Fool's Day when we first heard about this, but no, it's a true story: lingerie label Lisca have developed a bra which works out when you're feeling, um, hot to trot, and adjusts your cleavage accordingly.
The bra apparently reacts to changes in body temperature brought on my sexual arousal, and changes shape to push the breasts together, making them look bigger. When your temperature drops, so do your boobs, with the cups loosening in reaction to the change in temperature.
These aren't available to buy just yet, but will sell for around £25 if and when the company finds a distributor. Would you buy one, though?
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