a Texas girl is the grand prize winner of a photography contest sponsored by Maidenform and MySpace. After entering the Maidenform “This Looks Right” photo contest on MySpace, Jessica Degollado won $20,000 and the opportunity to go behind the lens at an upcoming Maidenform photo shoot.

The winning photo is a self-portrait that depicts Degollado dancing [...]

TLP is always on the lookout for young design talent — and today we’ve got a short interview with Emma Swanepoel, a graduated contour fashion student at DMU looking to get into the lingerie world!
Q: Can you introduce yourself to TLP?
A: My name is Emma Swanepoel, I’m 21 and have just graduated with a First [...]

Fabulicious is a brand new online lingerie boutique (check it out at fabulicious.fr), and we decided to ask shop owner Jeannette Smith a couple questions…
Q: Why did you decide to start your own lingerie boutique on the net?
A: I have been passionate about lingerie since I can remember, but probably at the tender [...]

Ida Gullhav is a designer based in Norway. She’s won the “Neddle Eye” award in 2006 for Norway’s best designer. TLP interviewed Ida over email in June of 2008.

Q. We focus a lot on English and US brands; can you describe the Norwegian market? Would you say it is competitive like the [...]

Earlier this week we found out about the new BambiLion lingerie label that was launched in May by Australian designers Hanna Ashton-Lawson and Erin Hoffrichter. Obviously trying to keep you all up to date with the latest lingerie news we quickly got in touch with them for a quick introductory interview!
Q: How did you girls [...]

Madeline Warren is the proprietress of Anatomic Bomb! She is also known as the performer Bunny Warren. She is one busy woman. TLP conducted this interview over email in April and May of 2008.

Q. I understand you are a current burlesque performer and that probably gives you keen insight into the needs [...]

Katie B. is the founder of Miss Katie - a maker of corsets and retro fashions. Katie spoke with TLP over email in May of 2008.
Q: You have some high profile clients (Immodesty Blaize, others). How do they factor into your business? Do you only focus on the high profile client or [...]

Natalie Begg is a designer from Australia. TLP interviewed Natalie over email during May of 2008. Natalie provided lovely, high quality photos, so make sure to click on the smaller images to see the larger images. Natalie has this to say about her start.
Six years ago, after an extended period of travel and self discovery [...]

TLP interviews Katja Ehrhardt from Hamburg, Germany. This interview took place over email in May of 2008. Katja also runs a parallel career with her High Gloss Dolls website in which many models wear her designs.
Q: How did you get started in the industry?
A: I worked for a fetish designer in Hamburg [...]

Lucy Jackson is a recent graduate of the De Montfort Contour Programme. TLP interviewed Lucy via email over April and May of 2008. Q: How did you end up at De Montfort?
A: My lifelong ambition has been to work within costume design, which lead me to DMU to focus on corsetry and garments that [...]

Frederic Albert is a French photographer that has done work for Helene Ponot. This interview took place over email. Q: Besides lingerie, what other kinds of photography do you do?
A: Of course I do some fashion and some glamour/beauty pictures. But, as you can see on my web-site, I mix portraits, stories and products [...]

Claire Hughes is a young graduate of De Montfort University. She currently works for a UK lingerie conglomerate. TLP asked Claire about her career so far. Q: How did you get into the lingerie industry?
A: I went to De Montfort to study contour fashion as I had a interest in corsetry and the [...]

The resurgence of Lingerie keeps spreading — outside of London, outside of New York, outside of Milan. From Denmark, Viola Sky is an emerging brand with a wholesale and retail strategy. I’m sure we’ll here more of their story as time unfolds.
Q. Who is Viola Sky?
A: Viola Sky has existed since the beginning [...]

TLP interviews Charlotte Sparey. Charlotte Sparey is a unique design talent combining a love and understanding of the history of lingerie and corsetry with a deep commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainable fabrics.
Q. Tell us about your background.
A. I went to Demontfort University and did BA Contour Fashion which has been going for 50 [...]

Lavit is a new lingerie label we’ve only discovered a couple weeks ago — but in order to be able to give you a good introduction, we had a little chat with the ladies behind this new brand to give you an inside view…
The concept behind our line was to create something sexy and beautiful [...]