Slovenia Based Lisca Lingerie – S/S 2009

Lisca is a Slovenian lingerie brand. It was formed in 1955 principally to mend stockings. Over the decades, Lisca has become a very large manufacturer of lingerie. There are two brands: Lisca and Cheek. The latter is aimed at young women using it as underwear or outerwear. The company is focused in the former eastern [...]

Leg Avenue’s Skinny Dip Swimwear

Started in 1984, Leg Avenue has grown from a small family owned company into a juggernaut of mid-priced lingerie. The company fueled their growth by capturing the costume market. Leg Avenue costumes consists of hundreds of shrink wrap costumes every year. They also retain their focus on hosiery with over 300 different SKUs in their [...]

Summer 2009 from Belgium’s Guy de France

I really don’t have any more information on this brand than I did last year in this article. Guy de France is a Belgian brand. The brand is still available for purchase from Lingeriewinkel in Belgium and Alchimy Lingerie. Guy de France has recently released their Summer 2009 collection. Here are some photos. No pricing [...]

Valege Summer 2009

Valege has been featured on TLP before (here and here). The company is based in France and has a company store in French and English. For Summer 2009, they have four lines including swimwear. These pieces are from the current collection and are currently available. On the left is the Veronika in light blue satin [...]

Polish Lingerie: Szame 2009

Last year, TLP introduced the Polish brand Szame. At the time, I wasn’t sure the company was a going concern. It seems they are still applying their trade as a new company store has been launched. The corporate site is under construction, but the commerce site is up (a good business choice). On the left [...]

Calzedonia’s Intimissimi for Spring/Summer 2009

Calzedonia is the parent company of Intimissimi. Calzedonia began in 1986/7 in Verona Italy. Calzedonia is mostly known for their hosiery and basic underwear. They are also known for building a very large franchise network of 1,100 stores in Italy and throughout Europe and the rest of the world. In 1996, Calzedonia began the brand [...]

On the Lookout: Frankly Darling (Found!)

Debbie Sim started the label Frankly Darling. In the early 2000s, Frankly Darling was one of the key labels driving the next wave of British lingerie. The goal of the label was to be glamorous and British without being campy or trite. Debbie liked the bird motif in her logo and in her designs – [...]

Ballet Lingerie – A/W 2008 & S/S 2009

Ballet was once one of the only Irish brands of lingerie I could name. They were founded sixty years ago in Dublin and caught my attention because they offered great looking bras in larger cup sizes. The Celebration collection is available in B-F cup for everyday comfort. During the early part of this decade, they [...]

Fatou Fatal from France via Senegal

Fatou Kebe is the young Parisian designer behind the lingerie line «fatou fatal». Kebe immigrated to France at the age of two in 1979. She pursued her degree in philosophy and law. After graduating, she worked as secretarial support to Managing Directors at various companies. By 2005, she grew tired of the discrimination she perceived [...]

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