December 1, 2008. New York based lingerie and loungewear brand Lola Haze and artist Charlotte Pinson have teamed up to create a capsule collection. The result of this dynamic collaboration: whimsical one-of-a-kind wearable art - and priced to suit the art aficionado on a budget.
The flowing silk charmeuse pieces incorporate Lola Haze’s aesthetic [...]

Yay! Aubada has just released the 2008 version of their ever so sexy calendar on their website — and off course we’re here to link you to the goodies! Twelve months of absolutely amazing lingerie and the most artistic lingerie photography (by Michel Perez) you’ve probably seen combined — a no-brain download!
The Aubade website [...]

I Can’t believe I missed the Marlies Dekkers Fall|Winter preview (titled open/close antwerp: a very temporary art exhibition by Marlies Dekkers vol. 3) they had right here in the city of Antwerp on the 16th and the 17th of April. I only just found out about their presentation in the Antwerp Engineering Company, where [...]

Y’rus isn’t your every-day beachwear design company. As a matter of fact, Y’rus isn’t your every-day company either. Actually — Y’rus isn’t a real company. The non-commercial art project that Y’rus is today produces elegant and extremely beautiful bathing suits that are so much more than bikinis. These truly are works of art. Nothing is [...]

If the third time’s the charm, then the third annual runway presentation of Between The Sheets (BTS) will not only slip you into a frenzied mood, but leave you dreaming about bras, g-strings and lacy little things long after it’s over. Showcasing fresh design talent from the prestigious Intimate Apparel Program at New York’s Fashion [...]

I had never heard of Courthworth before, but the beautiful pieces designed by Giovanni Bedin (and handcrafted in Italian workshops using only the finest silks and satins) look so convincing I almost feel guilty for not talking about them before… However, to make sure I’m not getting anyones hopes up: those of you [...]

Antwerp had a special visitor last week when the beautiful burlesque queen Dita Von Teese did her Lipteese show at the Antwerp Zoo (she does her magic in a 6 feet tall lipstick, it’s quite enchanting! Well, the whole of Belgium knew about her visit as the media jumped on it like hungry dogs.
That’s a [...]

Sometimes, a book appears that makes history, a book that is still read 2600 years after the author’s death. This is what happened with Sun Tzu’s Art of War, one of the oldest and most famous strategy studies ever written, and one of the most influential too (from Napoleon to the Desert Strom Campaign). Aubade [...]