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Gayvin

Intimates Over the Years: Animal Prints

July 19, 2008 by Gayvin

What was the original appeal of animal prints on intimate garments?

In the mid-1950s, Sheena Queen of the Jungle, played sheena queen of the jungle 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 appearances on the show.

Irish ran, swam, and saunted through the jungle in her torn animal prints on 1950s t.v. when June Cleaver types were the normat home. As the decade progressed, the foundation for civil and familial unrest took root. Sheena and her jungle attire were precursers of things to come in society and a wonderful escape from the rigid roles women played at that time.

Sheena Queen of the Jungle has made its way to main stream fashion today. For the last couple decades, jungle prints have torn up the run ways, beaches, and back yard bar-b-ques, going in and out of fashion. Now-a-days, the print has become so popular that even my 54-year-old mother-in-law wears the wildest animal print she can find to go pool-side.

What are some of the lastest animal print swim suits that can be bought for summer?

Intimates Over The Years Animal Prints

The Le Doux suit (image above left) can be bought at figleaves.com for $65 (on sale now). The Dolce & Gabbana cross over one piece is $158 (above middle). While the Leopard Print Bikini by Michael Kors is £124 (above right).

In any case, these animal print swimsuits can bring out your sexy seductress side that likes to live on the edge!

Filed Under: Dolce & Gabbana, History of lingerie, Le Doux, Michael Kors, Swimwear Tagged With: , animal, Dolce & Gabbana, intimates, irish mccalla, Le Doux, leopard, michael kors, prints, sheena, swimsuits, Swimwear, t.v., tarzan, zebra

A Tribute to Yves Saint Laurent

June 8, 2008 by Gayvin

We’re paying homage to legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who died on June 1 of brain cancer. Over the years, Iman, Catherine Deneuve, and Laetitia Casta have all modeled for him. I remember growing up seeing “YSL” everywhere, in the news, magazine ads and my mother’s and grandmother’s closets. It seems as if he’s been with us forever.

YSL 2003 Runway

Long known for creating “ready-to-wear,” YSL was a force of design throughout his career. At the age of 21, he was called upon to save the struggling house of Dior. It worked and since then YSL has continuted breaking ground both in both design and soceity. YSL was the first designer to use black models on the runway, and according to wikipedia, he popularized fashion trends in the 1960s and 1970s “…such as the beatnik look, safari jackets for men and women, tight pants and tall, thigh-high boots….”

YSL 2002 Runway

Swimsuit images on this page are from his YSL 2002, 2003 and 2004 ready-to-wear runway shows. Take a moment to enjoy his design influence on us and fashion!

ysl 2004 Runway

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(August 1, 1936-June 1, 2008)

“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven’t had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.”
-Yves Saint Laurent, 1983

Filed Under: Catherine Deneuve, Catwalk, Iman, Laetitia Casta, Yves Saint Laurent Tagged With: Catwalk, designer, dior, Fashion, groundbreaking, homage, runway, swimsuits, Trends, tribute, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent

Intimates over the Years: James Bond Swimsuits Never Die

June 7, 2008 by Gayvin

Ever since the Bond films began in 1962, Bond women have always made an impression. Some of these iconic beauties and their swimwear still have an influence on lingerie and swimsuits today.

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Whenever a person mentions swimsuits and James Bond, usually the first image to come up is Ursela Andress as Honey Ryder in Dr. No. The swimsuit was a huge success and, in 2002 Halle Berry wore a modern version of it in Die Another Day. To this day, designers are still inspired by Ursela’s suit and S.P.A.N.X has created a James Bond knicker. Thanks to Knicker’s Blog for first letting us know about S.P.A.N.X’s gorgeous Bond inspired lingerie.

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The little black bathing suit has always been a good staple, even for Bond women. This black bikini (with circular hardware on the top) is the front cover of the Thunderball book. When the book came out, it was a popular style, and today you see this design too. Fortunately for us this season, Vitamin A has a Rico Shimmer sleek halter bikini top with ring detail that mirrors the Bond suit.

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Goldfinger was a huge hit when Shirley Eaton (as Jill Masterson) died from being painted entirely of gold. In the image, she’s wearing a gold metallic panty. Metallic swimwear and lingerie is hot this year and will be for a while! This season Shay Todd features Bohemian Rhapsody triangle bikini set and updates that unforgettable gold panty.

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I can’t end without including Daniel Craig’s Grigioperla swim trunks by La Perla. Thanks to Bond Lifestyle for letting us know where we can find this suit. It could be argued that this one image of Craig did more for James Bond than all the Bond women put together.

If you enjoyed this post, drop me a line. I’m posting a retrospective series called “Intimates over the Years” that highlight lingerie and swimwear that we’ve seen in past films and popular culture that are making a revival today.

Filed Under: Figleaves, Halle Berry, Intimates over the Years, Jill Masterson, La Perla, Shay Todd, Spanx, Swimwear, Ursela Andress, Vitamin A Tagged With: Daniel Craig, Dr. No, James Bond, LaPerla, lingerie, Metallic, Shay Todd, Spanx, swim trunks, swimsuits, Swimwear, Thunderball

Exclusive Sex & The City Screening Contest!

May 20, 2008 by Gayvin

untitled.JPGThis fabulous contest was just announced to win a San Francisco screening of Sex and the City: The Movie, compliments of PopSugar!

PopSugar shares with us that “May 30 is just around the corner, and you know what that means . . . Sex! And! The! City! If you are as excited as we are to catch back up with Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha, then you won’t want to miss our exclusive giveaway. We’re flying one lucky winner and three of her very best friends out to San Francisco to join the Sugar girls at a private screening two days before the film opens to the general public. All you have to do is log in and take our SATC trivia quiz! It doesn’t matter how well you score; all you have to do is play (and log in!) to be automatically entered.” Click on Join the Sugar Girls for an Exclusive Sex & The City Screening on official rules and how to enter!

Filed Under: Contests, Sex & The City

Confessions from the L.A. Textile Show

April 26, 2008 by Gayvin

I confess, it was my virgin trip to the Los Angeles Textile Show. What an experience! I went through over a hundred booths seeking those “it” pieces of fabric that I had designed my Spring ’09 Eve’s Apples lingerie line around.eco silk_1.jpg

I can’t deny it, I adored the French lace. If French lace is a sin, then I don’t want redemption. Unfortunately, with the U.S. economy being so fragile and my greatest attempt at staying away from the higher end pieces, my lovely lace was still priced at over $90 per meter…Time to reconsider my line.

After three days of silk, satin, and lace, two Project Runway alumni sightings and one caffine infused drink every hour, I focused on looking for inspiration pieces. Fortunately, that is just what I found. Time and sleep solved the sensory overload from last week and a few pieces have stuck with me that inpsired an entirely new line.

The big hit of the show was all of the new eco-fabrics in bamboo, hemp, and recycled materials. I have to agree with Women’s Wear Daily and say that next year, I think we’ll see a lot more of eco-friendly garments, including lingerie, in the market place. Here is a round of applause to companies creating fabric that is both sustainable for the environment and can be as soft as sillk.

In spring 2009, we’ll see designers rethinking and recreating the look of luxurious lingerie. Due to ingenious approaches to fabric and the varying international economys, lingerie designers have a great opportunity to be even more innovative with their styles and use of embellishing materials. I’m excited to see what wonderful and creative delicacies are revealed next year!

Filed Under: Bamboo Lingerie, Hemp Lingerie, Organic Lingerie, Silk Lingerie Tagged With: creative, design, designer, French lace, innovative, L.A., Lace, lingerie, lingerie line, Los Angeles, Satin, Silk Lingerie, Spring, textile show

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