Ten Year Timeline of Michelle Mone and Ultimo
Michelle Mone is celebrating ten years of Ultimo in 2009. As a tribute to this Glaswegian designer, TLP has put together a timeline of important events over the last ten years in Mone’s life, the company, the brands, and of course the frequently changing lineup of spokeswomen. You can view the timeline by clicking on [...]
May 17, 2009 by Rene
Filed under History of lingerie, Michelle Mone, Ultimo
Intimates Over the Years: Animal Prints
What was the original appeal of animal prints on intimate garments? In the mid-1950s, Sheena Queen of the Jungle, played by Irish McCalla, created a hit out of the 26 t.v. episodes that were produced. Inspired by the Tarzan films, the series was so popular that even Elvis Presley made one of his first acting [...]
July 19, 2008 by Gayvin
Filed under Dolce & Gabbana, History of lingerie, Le Doux, Michael Kors, Swimwear
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 [...]
April 24, 2008 by Rene
Filed under Cadolle, Corsets, Decadent Lingerie, History of lingerie, Luxury Lingerie
The Lake & Stars Fall/Holiday 2007
We first introduced you to The Lake & Stars earlier in the year. Since then, designers Maayan Zilberman and Nikki Dekker have experienced much success. They recently were interviewed by New York Magazine for a feature article honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Brassiere (see the article for more features including a piece on the [...]
December 9, 2007 by Krista
Filed under Bikini, Bralette, Fashion, Garter Belt, History of lingerie, Holidays, Luxury Lingerie, Maayan Zilberman, Nikki Dekker, The Lake & Stars
The History of the Brassiere
There is much controversy about who first invented the brassiere. Henry Lesher is credited by some with patenting the first brassiere, in 1859. While his design looks more or less like a bra, (though the figure of the person wearing it hardly looks like a woman), he designed it primarily as a “breast pad and [...]
December 8, 2006 by Mandolina
Filed under History of lingerie
The History of Lingerie
In the next few weeks we’ll be hosting a series of excerpts from Gene’s article on the history of lingerie. In an interesting article illustrated with loads of retro-photo’s from Gene’s collection, he talks about the history of bras, corsets, panties and so on… Gene writes: “Lingerie as we know it is a relatively recent [...]
November 26, 2006 by Mandolina
Filed under History of lingerie
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