Busy Sarah
Sarah Wizemann, the blogger, business woman, crime fighter, boutique owner, and designer is busy again with the newest pieces for her own Gatsby collection. Sarah told TLP about the collection.
The latest Gatsby collection was inspired by iconic starlets of yesteryear: Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Vivien Leigh, Veronica Lake and Josephine Baker. In keeping [...]
August 8, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Clara Bow, Etsy, Gatsby, Josephine Baker, Louise Brooks, Sarah Wizemann, Vivien Leigh
Melbourne Fashion Week is Coming
On September 3, Melbourne will host their own spring fashion week. The event will be held at the Alumbra. Tickets are $20 AUS.
The show will feature a couple of great designers featured on TLP: Natalie Begg and Gabrielle Adamidis of Hopeless Lingerie.
Buy tickets or read more at Pandora’s Wonderland.
July 26, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Fashion week, Gabrielle Adamidis, Hopeless, Natalie Begg
Dress My Nest Around My Rhinestone Garter Belt
The Style Network runs a show called Dress My Nest in the US. A designer, Thom (from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), helps people fix up their homes. To get a sense of their style, Thom asks for “3 and 3″ – three things you love and three things that reflect your [...]
July 22, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Frederick's of Hollywood, Garter Belt, Rhinestone Lingerie, Swarovski
On the lookout – Cybele
Cybele is a lingerie company from the Netherlands. They offered standard fair for everyday lingerie and pyjamas. Some of the pieces had nice details. From the website, the last time the collection was updated was 2006.
Around that time, Cybele was added to the portfolio of the German lingerie company Naturana.
I can only [...]
The Ups and Downs of Lingerie
It has been a long year with plenty of economic misery to spread around. Six months ago, TLP ran a story about the effects of the recession for different sectors of the lingerie industry. There are so many stories of bad news and even stories of good news. The boutique, Sirens on [...]
July 21, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Brands, Lingerie News
La Vie en Rose from Canada
We haven’t spent a lot of time with Canadian lingerie in the past. La Vie en Rose is a Canadian brand with plenty of retail stores through out the country as well as an online presence. The retail offerings are so dense that the company reminds me of a Canadian version of Victoria’s Secret; however, [...]
July 19, 2009 by Rene
Filed under La Vie en Rose
Veronika Kotlajic’s Narcisse Designs for 2009
(See previous TLP article.) Narcisse Designs is back with their 2009 collection. Veronika Kotlajic is the designer behind the brand and clothing is just one of her many interests/careers including artist, web designer, former Playboy model, photographer, fetish model, fashion model, erotic art gallery owner, and probably other things she doesn’t promote. This [...]
July 17, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Narcisse Designs, New collection, Veronika Kotlajic
Roza – Polish Lingerie Fall 2009
It has been a while since we’ve featured Roza in TLP. The company now offers a web store at www.roza-bielizna.pl. The store is only available in Polish and offers pricing in Ztoty. (Visit www.xe.com for conversion rates.)
The brand continues to focus on elaborate strings, garters, and knickers with some bras and camis too. [...]
July 10, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Autumn Lingerie, Polish Lingerie, Roza
New Spring 2010 Offerings from Fatou Fatal
Previously, TLP introduced Fatou Kébé’s line of lingerie products. Fatou is back with a new collection with the inspirational tag line of « Because the woman is a jewel and her body is its case. » Fatou is still featuring the djaldjali, a beaded waist necklace worn around the waist by many African women.
The new [...]
July 7, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Fatou Fatal, Fatou Kebe, New collection
Purrfect Pineapples from Canada
Purrfect Pineapples is a lingerie shop from Ontario, Canada.
Purrfect Pineapples has been owned and operated by fashion designer Erika Shuhendler since 2004. Cruelty-free means that everything we produce is sweat-shop and animal free. Most of our garments are hand silk-screened, and everything is professionally sewn and serged for a high-quality product. Our artistic influences range [...]
June 27, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Eco Lingerie, Erika Shuhendler, Purrfect Pineapples
Esona and Jasmine from Australia
CWP International is a lingerie manufacturer from Australia. The company has two brands, Esona and Jasmine. Both lines can be found in hundreds of brick and mortar retail outlets throughout Australia. The corporate website doesn’t offer a lot of information about either brand or the history of the company. If you [...]
June 13, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Esona, Esona and Jasmine, Jasmine
On the Lookout: Isabell Kristensen
Isabell Kristensen has dressed some pretty famous cients, including Shania Twain, Nicole Kidman, Jerry Hall, Helena Christensen, Shirley Bassey, and Ivana Trump for a short sample. This Danish designer gained notoriety for designing Jordan’s wedding dress. (Jordan, aka Katie Price is like a British version of Kim Kardashian). The ball gown is [...]
June 9, 2009 by Rene
Filed under Dreams by Isabell Kristensen, Isabell Kristensen







