The Lingerie Post » Cadolle http://www.the-lingerie-post.com The most beautiful lingerie and swimwear in the world... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 New Cadolle Shapewear ‘09 at FGM http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2009/05/new-cadolle-shapewear-09-at-fgm/ http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2009/05/new-cadolle-shapewear-09-at-fgm/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 21:45:03 +0000 Mandolina http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/?p=5315 FairyGothMother just announced that they’ll be stocking Cadolle lingerie from now on — and they’ve added the Tanya, Cancan and Nadia pieces to their site.

Cancan:

Unusual high waisted boned duchess satin and french lace knickers with tiny satin bow trims. It looks very burlesq-y, but I like it! £95.

Tanya:

Long semi sheer silky skirt with built in powermesh girdle and detachable suspenders and a side split to flash those stockings. £195.

Nadia

Powermesh girdle skirt – probably some of the most Burlesque-looking shapewear I’ve ever seen! £140.

Cadolle Nadia Skirt

Pretty glamorous stuff!

]]> http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2009/05/new-cadolle-shapewear-09-at-fgm/feed/ 0 Cadolle Corsets http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2008/04/cadolle-corsets/ http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2008/04/cadolle-corsets/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:00:08 +0000 Rene http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2008/04/cadolle-corsets/ Cadolle has a long history of being near the center of French lingerie.

The origin has been claimed by different countries for centuries and by different people. Nevertheless, there seems to be consensus in what French-woman, Herminie Cadolle whom patented the first bra in 1889. The innovation of Cadolle was to divide the traditional corset in two-part undergarment: The bottom half was a corset that covered only the waist and rear; and the top half to support the bosom up to the shoulders appearing with the look of a Victorian bikini.1

This picture from Wikipedia 2 is likely what Cadolle’s invention looked like.

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The Cadolle brand stayed with the family and was run mostly by various women including Marie, Hemine’s daughter-in-law. After Marie, her daughter-in-law, Marguerite ran the company. Marguerite had a varied client list including work for Coco Channel and the Duchess of Windsor. Cadolle “went regularly to Mata Hari’s suite at the Ritz. In this privacy Mata Hari would remove the live boas she wore around her neck like amulets and permit Marguerite to take her measurements.”3 Marguerite would leave the business to her daughter Alice.

It appears Alice is responsible for the strange reversal of the Cadolle brand. What started as a liberating choice to the corset, Cadolle now makes some of the most beautiful corsets in the world.4

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You may find Cadolle outside of Paris, but if you are in Paris, swing by their store.5

Cadolle Paris

A full history is available on the Cadolle web site. http://www.cadolle.com/GB/histoire2.shtml.

  1. http://www.beadsandstraps.com/?p=1
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Soutien_des_seine_par_une_brassiere.jpg
  3. http://www.azzuma.com/HTML/history.html
  4. Images from Cadolle
  5. http://lacoquette.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/25/img_3047_2.jpg
]]> http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2008/04/cadolle-corsets/feed/ 0 Brand new Nancy Meyer website filled with goodies! http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2007/11/new-nancy-meyer-website-filled-with-goodies/ http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/2007/11/new-nancy-meyer-website-filled-with-goodies/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:17:18 +0000 Mandolina http://www.the-lingerie-post.com/brands/la-perla/new-nancy-meyer-website-filled-with-goodies.html Nancy Meyer WebsiteNancy Meyer is one of the bigger online luxury lingerie retailers, and off course that means them updating their entire website is news to us. So — today we take a look at the new Nancy Meyer website, and the improvements they’ve made! :)

First off all, they’ve kept the central position the designers have on their website. It’s super easy to browse through excellent labels such as La Perla, Eres, Wolford, Araks, Andres Sarda, Jean Yu, Janet Reger, John Galliano, Poet and many more! Again, that’s still Nancy Meyer’s strong point: the brands.

They have made searching their site a little easier.Carine Gilson Silk and Lace Camisole About a month ago, when they added the new I.D. Sarrieri, it took about a week for the items to appear in their searches — now, all seems to be working, even the latest collections. That’s so important, so well done! ;)

The most prominent update is the design. The website is even more pretty now, and still have that signature classy look. I enjoyed the simplicity of the Nancy Meyer website before — but browsing has only become simpler.

Check it out — and happy shopping! ;) :D

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