TLP favorite, Marlies Dekkers, is now in stock at Journelle’s East 17th Street Location.  This CILA Award winning brand (recently featured on America’s Next Top Model ) never disappoints with its unique and intriguing designs and construction.  And new mommies aren’t excluded from the fun!  The Marlies Dekkers Maternity Bra is both fun and functional!  Don’t forget to pair with a matching panty. 

Also in stock are two ranges from Rosy, a new favorite brand of mine.  Both ranges from this classy and flirty French brand incorporate the signature Journelle color – purple!  Lovely!

Lavande SWK also makes its debut with a cheeky and sassy side-tie bikini.  Opulent silk in the front and airy chiffon in the back are perfectly paired to make this bikini both sugar and spice. 

And finally, for you fuller-cupped ladies, Freya!  Ladies through a HH cup can experience amazing fit and shape in this simple, underwire balcony bra.  Delightful!   

So get to shopping!  If you aren’t in the New York area and can’t stop by the shop, be sure to visit the webstore and make your purchases there.  Or refer the certain someone in your life to your favorite pieces!  After all it is the season of giving.  Enjoy!

Dekkers is becoming a true Parisian. She opened her Saint Germain boutique in April 2007, and was crowned “Créateur de l’anneé” by the city earlier this year…

We hope to be able to attend — and will obviously keep you posted!

All photos are courtesy of the talented Matthew Coulter.

Photos from the catwalk show right here. 

Red Carpet

Cocktail Hour and Dinner

Award Ceremony

The NYC store, while already open, will not hold its official launch until sometime this summer while the Berlin store opened recently with the launch of her Fall|Winter 3 Collection called Arabian Nights. The current collection was also shown, a beautifully energetic and colourful exotic design called Tropical Birds.

While the photography on her Spring|Summer Collection seems rather provocative and even bizarre, the pieces of lingerie are nonetheless elegant, chic and stunningly different. It is very easy to understand how Marlies has become so successful as no other designer matches her range of creativity. Intricate patterns, eye-catching colours, gorgeous designs and garments that look realistically comfortable are only a few of the many features of this beautiful collection of lingerie and swimwear.

The new “sundressed” 2008 collection, available for sale in her stores, is an awe-inspiring collection of sunny beach colours and fabrics mixed with mythological symbols. Just seeing this collection for the first time, it really makes you crave for the fun and sun of summer. Lazy days on some tropical island dressed in gorgeous tropical prints by one of the most outstanding designers in the business.

Rewarded time and time again for her notably superior workmanship, Marlies Dekkers truly understands what women crave to wear.

There’s a nice little extra too, by the way. You’ll get a free Marlies Dekkers lingerie travel bag with every set of Marlies underwear if you quote LPD after your name on the order form (while stocks last!!). Hurry!

One last thing: Elizabeth Wells wants to remind people that they have up to Saturday 22nd 3pm to order in time for Christmas — for UK customers, that is!

My site is designed for both men and women who want their pick of glamorous, sexy and stylish lingerie from a great online store. We handpick our garments to offer customers a small selection of the best items on offer, rather than a huge list that they have to wade through. We have a modern website that appeals to our customers and an easy navigation for a positive shopping experience. Our mission is to provide a fun interesting and enjoyable shopping experience; Offer a distinctive range of beautifully designed lingerie; and make every customer will feel glamorous, sexy and beautiful.

The boutique has obviously been designed with ease of use in mind. It has lots of information and fantastic images of the garments; it really is a must-see, and so are the collection chosen for its launch. Right now, there’s a selection of the finest labels, such as: Sally Jones, Freya, Angels Carrying Savage Weapons, Fantasie, Fauve, Ayten Gasson and Marlies Dekkers. Want to take a look? The website is right here!

Upon entering the ballroom after a cocktail party, guests took their seats around the runway where models were already placed on stage wearing designs from the competitors. Following dinner, guests were treated to the runway show and the presentation of awards. The competition in each category was tough indeed, particularly in the Best Fashion and Best D+ competition. That one is closest to the heart, of course.

Perhaps what stood out in my mind the most, that many others attending the event also mentioned, is that women of all shapes and sizes were represented in the runway show.

One line, Best Plus Size award winner Tia Lyn (also appearing at the trade show), is an all-inclusive line that spans sizes small to 3x. This vintage inspired line features a variety of chemises, gowns, camisoles, and panties.

Also a contender for both Best Plus Size and Best D Plus finalist, Empreinte, is seeking to become more of a presence in the U.S. with its beautiful and well constructed pieces for fuller figure women. This 60 year old company based in France offers numerous options in sizing (up to a G cup) as well as high fashion and glamour. I am most impressed with the delicate embroidery and variety of moods the collection fits.

Other contenders for Best D Plus include my personal favorites, Panache and Elixir, Barbara, and the amazing Australian based line, Bendon. So expect more about some of those lines soon!

Best Fashion was probably my other just-can’t-pick-my-favorite category of the evening. With TLP favorites Marlies Dekkers, Madame V, Chantelle, and Elle MacPherson and one of my trade show finds, Lou, it was stiff competition! Lou will be debuting this fall with parts of the collection arriving in both September and November so check your local boutique. Perhaps my favorite part of the evening might have been when the team from Marlies Dekkers was accepting their award and shared their design philosopy. They design pieces to please women, but if it also happens to please men, then that’s great. I like their way of thinking!

Overall, it was a phenomenal evening of great food, great conversation, and GORGEOUS lingerie. You can drool over all the beautiful pieces like I did! See the video coverage of the show at Zoozoom.com.

These beautiful photo’s are straight from the Marlies Dekkers website:

More pictures and info are on the Marlies Dekkers site, check it out!

The photo’s (thanks to undressed.nl and bym.de) look absolutely great and show a much more luxurious and boudoir feel than most other Marlies Dekkers boutiques I’ve visited. I think it looks great though, and will go and check it out during the summer!

Want more info? Check out the Marlies Dekkers site!