Tayé

Thanks to our Brazilian friends over at the official Tayê blog, we found some beautiful photos of the upcoming Vanilla lingerie Fall/Winter 2008-2009 collection. My Portuguese is quite weak, but here’s what I managed to translate from their original blog entry (if you know Portuguese better than I do — read the original! ;)):

Vanilla lingerie launched it’s Autumn/Winter 2008 collection! With innovative new styles and fabrics with a very soft touch, the collection has something in store for everyone! The romantics are going to love the collection as you can see in the photos, but it will also appeal to those who like thing a little more modern. The collection is creative and romantic, without ever being anything but sensual.

Pics are from the Tayê blog as well.

In Brazil, the lingerie stores are usually tiny, with only some products displayed in the store, and the rest of them are kept closed in drawers – you have to ask the shopkeeper to show you what you are looking for. Research showed Brazilian women, like those in the rest of the world, want to see every option, want to touch, want to be able to choose for themselves with liberty and discretion.

Therefore, Taye was projected to provide exactly what women are looking for. All products available are displayed in the store, and are organized by colors, according to cromotherapy concept. The store has 3 distinct areas: the Comfort Zone, where the day-by-day products are; the Sophisticated Zone, with night and sexy lingeries, and the Bride’s room, a space dedicated to products specially designed for brides. Also, there are couches, a coffee corner and a huge fitting room. The store is located on the second floor of a historical house, which makes it private and discrete.

TayÃª means precious, adorable and darling. Just everything a woman wants to be. The store offers a complete range of products of the greatest lingerie brands in Brazil, and also sleepwear and loungewear (a concept that is quite new to Brazil).

A quick run through the brands sold at TayÃª (and a quick lesson in Brazilian lingerie, haha):

Objet du DÃ©sir: beautiful and sofisticated lingerie brand inspired on European lingerie, made on hand one by one with tissue brought from Paris. www.objetdudesir.com.br
ThaÃs GusmÃ£o: A great fashion designer from Sao Paulo, she brought the concept of lingerie to show off to Brazil and exports to many countries, including some in Europe. www.thaisgusmao.com.br
Fruit de La Passion: the most sofisticated brand in Brazil, they create new collections every 15 days! www.fruitdelapassion.com.br
Alessa: Rio fashion designer, who always presents her new collections at Fashion Rio Week. www.alessa.com.br
FÃ³rum: Famous fashion clothing brand that launched their lingerie line last year. www.forum.com.br
Liz known internationally as Lz:, It’s all about confort and quality. This Brazilian brand is always at Salon de Lingerie in Paris, France.
Corpo e Arte: Fun, day-by-day lingerie. www.corpoearte.com.br
Nuit Nuit: Loungewear. www.nuitnuit.com.br
Nuit Bleu: Seamless lingerie with fun drawings, they also export to many countries and have an English version of their website. www.nuitbleu.com.br

Vanilla Lingerie Autumn/Winter 2008

TayÃª — A Fresh Lingerie Concept for Brazil