“In a world of twelve-year-olds in sexy boots and grannies in sparkly minidresses, the surest way to tell the prostitute walking into a hotel at Heathrow is to look for the lady in the designer suit.” — from Belle du Jour and loosely used in the opening montage of The Secret Diary of a Call [...]

Wonderbra is looking for models. Wonderbra is looking for models of all kinds - according to Blogleaves in view of the launch of Wonderbra D-G, a sub-label for blessed women.
The details:

London, June 28th - starting at 9am
More info: http://www.wonderbra.co.uk/world/webpages/model.html

If anyone is giving this a try? Let us know!

Van de Velde (the company behind Marie Jo and other labels!) and the Sardá family have reached an agreement for Van de Velde to acquire 100% of the Andres Sardá business. The transaction will be structured through the acquisition of the “Andres Sardá” brand and 100% of the shares of Eurocorset S.A., the company operating [...]

A recently issued press release from KarinArt, Inc indicated that their new product, the “ButtBra” was being launched in the US and Canada and would be seen on the Rachel Ray Show. As most of you know, Rachel Ray is a chef and food critic so I’m not sure what the derrière has to do [...]

Last summer we told you that Jessica Simpson was planning on releasing a lingerie line. Now we know when we’ll finally get to see it! Women’s Wear Daily reported that Jessica Simpson Intimates will launch in the spring of 2009. The line will feature bras, panties, sleepwear, daywear, and seamless shapewear for your clingiest outfits. [...]

Elle UK is reporting that Fifi Chachnil will be available in the UK at Topshop. For our UK readers, this is quite a treat. Read our TLP archives for our coverage of Fifi Chachnil.
Breaking News: Parisian lingerie label coming to Topshop. The one thing every fashion editor at ELLE does as they leave [...]

We are under a week until the movie of the year hits screens! Shown below are some photos from the Cosabella Sex and the City Collection Launch Party at Bloomingdales. The event was a lot of fun for all those attended. The first 100 attendees even received tickets for the NYC premiere of the movie [...]

There’s more news from one of America’s biggest lingerie chains. Frederick’s of Hollywood has just merged with Movie Star Inc., and is now working on a grand expansion. While many other US companies are downsizing, the newly merged company is planning to open fifty new stores around the country in the next three years. Plans [...]

Marks and Spencer has finally opened their Sri Lanka factory which claims to be the first eco-friendly factory of its kind, using forty percent less energy and fifty percent less water than normal manufacturing. Two of their lingerie lines will be produced here in a “carbon-neutral” environment.
A year in construction, the public will see the [...]

We are inching our way, day by day, to the Sex and the City Movie premiere (or, as a friend of mine refers to it, the Super Bowl for women)! As you know, leading lingerie label, Cosabella, has created a Sex and the City inspired collection, with each group evoking the style, personality, and [...]

This email circulated at the end of April 2008.

April 25, 2008
Dear Subscriber:
Recent changes in the retail sector have prompted Intimate Apparel Business magazine to cease publication with the May/June issue.
Accordingly, much of IAB’s editorial content will now be absorbed by the magazine’s sister publication, AVN Novelty Business (ANB), which will be expanding its already robust [...]

Runway and print model Rachel Clark recently revealed on her (private, permission-only) blog that she is set to become the newest Victoria’s Secret model! On April 4, she said,
“I’ll also be doing the main line, not just Pink. Though I remember there being clothing in the main line. I’m sure they wont stick me in [...]

We told you that former Spice Girl Melanie Brown was going to be the new face of Ultimo (replacing Sarah Harding), and now we have the pictures! Taken in Los Angeles, Californa, this photo shoot of the 32-year-old shows the latest Ultimo styles. Mel B said of her new role,
“I am over the moon to [...]

When dreaming about places known for lingerie fashion runways, most people think of Milan, Paris or New York. One very rarely blurts out Moscow as the fist choice. Yet, Russian women are very proud of their lingerie and boutiques and shops are abundant. And not only has luxury lingerie become hugely prevalent in Russia but [...]

Melanie Brown, formerly “Scary Spice” of the Spice Girls and currently a correspondent for Access Hollywood’s Dancing with the Stars, is poised to be the next face for Ultimo! Mel B has signed a $1 million deal to model for the next ad campaign. An Ultimo source said of the 34DD singer, “We were blown [...]