2017-04-19 12:32
If Kathryn Kemp-Griffin has her way, women around the world will be tossing their bras next month — not in protest, but as a gesture of solidarity in the battle against breast cance… Read More
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2017-04-19 05:04
There is some powerful lineage on display in the new underwear campaign from Calvin Klein, which is a kind of intergenerational tribute to strong women and, in many cases, their enviable… Read More
2017-04-17 15:10
It’s hard to comprehend what’s going on at Victoria’s Secret these days.
After dumping its swimwear line and its apparel offerings and its popular mail-order catalogue… Read More
2017-04-16 13:02
You see a lot of bunny-themed promotions in the lingerie industry at this time of year — whether it’s because of the indisputable cuteness of the little critters or their asso… Read More
2017-04-11 15:44
Is America ready for Honey Birdette?
The aggressively erotic — and controversial — Australian lingerie brand established a beachhead in the U.S. last weekend with the launch o… Read More
2017-04-06 17:02
When People magazine decided to profile Pamela Anderson’s recent photoshoot for Coco De Mer this week, its article began like this:
“Pamela Anderson still has her Baywatch bod… Read More
2017-04-03 15:38
If you fondle knickers for a living, it helps to have a sense of humour. Which may explain why April Fools Day always brings out a few pranksters from all those otherwise serious folks wh… Read More
2017-04-01 17:05
A proposed change to New York City’s location filming rules could mean an end to lingerie promotions and magazine editorials that show models walking around the city in their underw… Read More
2017-03-31 17:38
How does a lingerie brand come up with a memorable way to make its products stand out, especially when they’re selling something as basic as pink panties?
For Blush Lingerie, the fa… Read More
2017-03-30 15:36
Beautifully Undressed has carved out a nice little niche for itself in the online lingerie marketplace with a carefully curated selection of luxury brands and a commitment to creating viv… Read More
2017-03-29 15:51
If you’re going to spend a lot of money on your underwear — and these knitted wonders from Maude Nibelungen start at $150 — you might as well get something that makes yo… Read More
2017-03-27 14:13
If you love these gorgeous, colourful pinup shots — and what’s not to love? — you can help create more of the same … and it won’t cost you a dime.
British i… Read More
2017-03-24 15:40
Eddie Huang has done a lot in his life so far, but nobody ever pegged him for an underwear model.
Which is exactly why he agreed to front a new style and promo campaign for the online lif… Read More
2017-03-23 15:39
If ever there was a fashion staple that needed rebranding, it’s the basic men’s white tank — the sleeveless, scoop-neck, all-purpose undershirt known as a ‘wife be… Read More
2017-03-20 15:37
If you’re one of the tens of thousands of people who subscribe to the social media channels of disruptive NYC underwear startup Thinx, you were probably puzzled by the cryptic e-mai… Read More
2017-03-17 15:18
If you’ve ever limped home after an intense spin class, with your undercarriage aching and determined to find a less-crippling way to stay in shape, Pixi has a solution that might j… Read More
2017-03-09 23:32
Two years ago, Mercy Brewer was modelling incontinence underwear on a fashion week runway. But today the former ‘80s supermodel is the star of the latest barrier-busting campaign fr… Read More
2017-03-03 19:37
Can three entrepreneurs with very different backgrounds and skill sets come up with a formula for success in the lingerie business?
That’s what the founders of Savannah Lingerie, a… Read More
2017-03-01 19:57
There’s something very distinctive about the latest installment of the ‘Lingerie Lovebomb’, a multi-brand photo project, and it’s not just the colour-saturated c… Read More
2017-02-26 17:55
The cast of Unicornland were outfitted by new Brooklyn lingerie label Thistle & Spire.
One of the first things you learn after a divorce is how much the rules of dating have changed … Read More
2017-02-23 18:59
A day after its worst financial report in years, management at Victoria’s Secret still woke up with a good reason to smile today: the “soft” launch of its first flagship… Read More
2017-02-16 21:14
Funny how quickly a paradigm shift gets absorbed into our culture, how easily the unimaginable becomes the new normal.
Wasn’t it just a couple of years ago that Aussie plus-size mod… Read More
2017-02-13 14:13
© Gustavo Villar for Lingerie Talk
Fashion Week comes and goes each year, but how often do the glitzy designer shows leave a lasting, meaningful impression? For that matter, how many… Read More
2017-02-07 16:33
These grey mid-winter days are meant for staying indoors, preferably curled up on the couch in something comfy and colorful to chase the gloom away.
If that sounds like your idea of an id… Read More
2017-02-06 17:22
How do you celebrate after your lingerie brand is swept up in the biggest celebrity news of the year?
If you’re the staff of Liviara, a St. Louis-area startup whose panties were wor… Read More
2017-02-01 17:04
Fifty Shades Darker isn’t the only fetish-tinged sequel guaranteed to titillate the senses and taunt the censors this year.
Lascivious, the playfully erotic UK lingerie pioneer, has… Read More
2017-01-31 18:47
Canada’s Fortnight Lingerie has built a solid international reputation for its sleek, minimalist, impeccably crafted undergarments. But in its hometown of Toronto, the small indie b… Read More
2017-01-16 16:36
Feminists from across America are preparing to gather for Saturday’s massive Women’s March on Washington and, in addition to bringing all those banners, placards and “St… Read More
2017-01-11 19:17
As fierce and focused as ever, Madonna gets 2017 off to a blistering start with a must-read interview and lingerie-heavy photoshoot for the 150th anniversary of Harpers Bazaar magazine.
T… Read More
2017-01-05 20:32
In a world awash in semi-naked selfies and DIY fashion photography, do commercial images of undressed women still have the power to titillate and enthrall?
The question is more than just… Read More
2016-12-12 19:33
If you’re already planning a viewing party for next year’s return of the disturbing 90s’ cult show Twin Peaks, you’re going to need something to wear. And who bett… Read More
2016-12-11 16:00
An L.A. model and blogger has pinpointed the problem, and the solution, in the ongoing debate about racial diversity in the fashion world.
In a series of remarkable side-by-side images th… Read More
2016-11-30 18:52
The annual Pirelli fashion-art calendar continues to move away from its glam-sex roots for 2017, with a timely series of B&W portraits that showcase the natural beauty of the world&rs……Read More
2016-11-18 17:30
We’ve all heard the expression “when one door closes another opens” — a testament to the opportunities that arise unexpectedly out of life’s darker moments… Read More
2016-10-24 22:10
Six weeks before it’s set to burst onto TV and tablet screens around the world, the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is already proving to be much different than its pred… Read More
2016-10-21 14:59
Wonder Woman turns 75 today with a high-wattage birthday party, a new job and, as usual, a whole heap o’ trouble.
The resilient DC Comics superhero will be feted at the United Nati… Read More
2016-10-12 14:28
It took more than half a century for the latest newcomer on the lingerie scene to bring its debut collection to market — and it may be just in time.
Wonderform Intimates launched it… Read More
2016-09-28 17:46
Who would have imagined that the sexiest person at a lingerie show filled with supermodels and A-list celebrities would be a grizzled septuagenarian crooning about girls?
French lingerie… Read More
2016-09-22 17:00
There’s a Sympathy For The Devil theme underlying the eye-popping fall edition of Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book, which attempts nothing less than to cast a flattering revi… Read More
2016-09-16 15:00
The past few years have seen such a constant blurring of gender lines (and barriers) in fashion that it seemed only a matter of time before someone revived that most durable and amusing t… Read More
2016-09-14 14:15
British online retailer Beautifully Undressed created its own fall lookbook not just to promote its collection of luxury lingerie brands, but to illustrate its commitment to diversity in… Read More
2016-09-13 14:51
Autumn isn’t the best time to undo the top button on your blouse and start flirting with the underwear-as-outerwear concept, regardless of what some ahem mall brands would have you… Read More
2016-09-06 17:39
By the time the Canadian National Exhibition ended its three-week, summer-ending carnival in Toronto yesterday, more than 1.5 million visitors had seen something they’d almost certa… Read More
2016-08-08 23:47
A buyer inspects the tags on a lace slip from Recco Lingerie at the Curve Expo show last week.
Think your job is tough? Try walking around in only your underwear and heels, for eight hour… Read More
2016-08-08 23:41
A model for French luxury brand Maison Lejaby enjoys a playful moment at CURVE Expo.
You didn’t have to be an industry insider at last week’s CURVE Expo trade fair in New York… Read More
2016-07-14 14:58
For a brand that built its reputation by shielding young teens from the over-sexualization of the lingerie market, indie upstart Yellowberry faces a delicate challenge in launching its fi… Read More
2016-05-31 18:27
Just in time for the June bride, new UK label Serène Intimates debuts this week with an all-white collection that marries vintage appeal and modern femininity.
The debut set, calle… Read More
2016-05-09 19:02
One of the sad footnotes to the shocking death of Prince last month was the news that, only a few weeks earlier, he had secured trademarks for a planned clothing line. We may never know w… Read More
2016-05-09 14:57
Kristina Loggia for Yellowberry
The lingerie industry is disproportionately propped up by two annual sales-driven holidays — Christmas and Valentine’s Day — but Mother&r……Read More
2016-04-14 14:12
Raymond Chow, Canada Wears
Now this is what a lingerie fashion show should look like.
Insanely creative, wildly unpredictable and veering from elegant classicism one minute to playful fut… Read More
2016-04-13 14:02
UK department store Selfridges is the latest company to embrace diversity in its fashion marketing to women, but it does so with a welcome twist.
The store’s new ‘EveryBody&rs……Read More
2016-04-12 14:59
Amplify Apparel
There will be a lot of lingerie on the catwalk tonight as Fashion Art Toronto returns for its annual celebration of all things indie and imaginative, but don’t expec… Read More
2016-04-08 20:06
Getting into a big department store is a milestone in the life of any young fashion brand, and Yellowberry, the Wyoming-based startup that reinvented the tween bra category, is starting a… Read More
2016-04-06 14:10
Roberto Aguilar, SLINK
Nicola Griffin has some pretty simple advice for people who anguish over their body’s size, shape or imperfections: “This is how you look, so embrace it… Read More
2016-04-05 18:48
If you’re a diehard Rolling Stones fan, you’ve probably already booked a trip to London this summer to take in Exhibitionism, the eagerly anticipated installation at the Saatc… Read More
2016-04-04 16:07
You could be forgiven for thinking Friday’s edition of The Social, Canada’s daytime talk show, was just an April Fool’s Day gag. Not because the three women co-hosts wer… Read More
2016-04-01 14:06
They might be the only panties that promise to “aid with digestion” and need to be refrigerated after opening.
Ethical brand Pact Apparel, which is known for its use of fair t… Read More
2016-03-29 14:59
#AerieMAN model Devon poses with #AerieREAL spokesperson and model Iskra Lawrence.
Is the world ready for a body-positive, self-affirming underwear marketing campaign … about men?… Read More
2016-03-22 13:00
A collaboration between online retailer The Dreslyn and New York lingerie brand Land of Women translates the label’s chic minimalist looks into an elegant, all-white collection of s… Read More
2016-03-21 16:46
What are the ingredients for creating a successful new global brand in men’s and women’s underwear?
First, take an altruistic millennial entrepreneur with a big idea but more… Read More
2016-03-11 18:11
Well hasn’t Lane Bryant done it again?
The plus-size brand behind the #ThisBody hashtag campaign — the year’s most impactful fashion marketing initiative — is the… Read More
2016-03-04 16:47
Every scar, like every picture, tells a story. And for the young model who is the face of new Canadian label Ellesmere Lingerie, it’s a story about determination, acceptance and bea… Read More
2016-03-02 14:59
Leave it to quirky UK designer Kriss Soonik to release a new spring collection bearing a name that sounds like a riddle. Or a metaphor. Or a pun. Or all three.
‘The Cat That Walked… Read More
2016-02-29 19:06
With a name like ‘Secret Society’, the new e-commerce venture from LiveFAST magazine sounds like a girls’ teen novel complete with tree-fort clubhouse, mysterious ritual… Read More
2016-02-24 00:43
Photos © Gustavo Villar for Lingerie Talk
New York’s fashion week may have ended a few days ago, but that didn’t stop lingerie brands from offering a stylish and sexy enc… Read More
2016-02-23 21:15
Photos © Gustavo Villar for Lingerie Talk
It used to be hard to pick out the gems among the endless rows of lingerie, sleepwear and swimwear exhibitors at the Curve Expo trade fair i… Read More
2016-02-19 16:31
Aerie is putting its money where its mouth is — pardon the terrible pun — in its ongoing effort to promote both healthier lifestyles and realistic beauty standards among its y… Read More
2016-02-17 15:59
We’re used to talking with lingerie designers whose work is influenced by movie stars, artists or the famous women who inspire them. But who could have imagined a modern intimates c… Read More
2016-02-15 17:11
© Gustavo Villar, Lingerie Talk
Think you had a hard time dealing the record-breaking polar deep freeze that gripped the U.S. northeast over the weekend? Imagine getting through it i… Read More
2016-02-12 21:46
This weekend will be a watershed moment for curvy women and those who love and support them, as the growing body-acceptance movement moves to the forefront of worldwide media and public c… Read More
2016-02-12 15:59
Few brands inspire as much edge-of-your-seat curiosity during Fashion Week as Chromat, the Brooklyn techno-art lingerie and swimwear company that always leaves its fans guessing until the… Read More
2016-02-10 17:24
If you want a snapshot of why the conversation around body size is such an important part of today’s fashion scene, take a minute to watch the video below featuring Iskra Lawrence… Read More
2016-02-09 19:36
Swimsuits4All created a global media sensation last year by paying for ad space in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition — and giving the magazine its first plus-size model… Read More
2016-02-08 17:03
At this time of year, the fashion media is saturated with hyper-sexualized images of flawless lingerie models promoting the classic — and utterly ridiculous — paradigm of roma… Read More
2016-02-08 15:43
This might seem like an odd time to be profiling a new calendar, until you realize that Feb. 8 marks the beginning of a new lunar year. And yes, there’s a lingerie calendar to help… Read More
2016-02-05 16:01
New York fashion hub Barneys pairs European luxury brands with a few homegrown indie labels in a spring lookbook that shows off the best lingerie and loungewear styles for spring.
The new… Read More
2016-02-03 20:06
Ruben Soto is as accustomed to acclaim as he is to criticism, probably because he’s had plenty of both.
The whiz kid behind the Chicago-based e-commerce website Hourglass Angel, whi… Read More
2016-02-01 16:44
Graphic cutouts, lavish embroidery, exotic textures and enough criss-crossing straps to keep four hands busy … the latest offering in the Skivvies line by For Love and Lemons is li… Read More
2016-02-01 14:48
Calvin Klein uses a combination of celebrities, fashion models and street-cast new faces in a cross-brand spring campaign for its underwear and clothing brands.
Brand ambassadors Justin B… Read More
2016-01-28 18:09
As more shoppers grow comfortable with buying lingerie online, brands are scrambling to find ways to improve the virtual sales experience. After all, a person can only scroll through so m… Read More
2016-01-26 19:27
Sexy UK lingerie label L’Agent by Agent Provocateur is making news today with the unveiling of its first celebrity model. But the brand’s new face — and body — isn… Read More
2016-01-25 15:46
If you enjoy watching The Walking Dead as much as taking solitary country walks, Hot Topic has just the thing for you this Valentine’s Day.
The U.S. retail brand known for its graph… Read More
2016-01-21 20:29
The most amusing thing about TUX, the latest gift item from high-end erotic novelties brand Lelo, isn’t the product — which is basically a tuxedo for your penis — it&rsq……Read More
2016-01-19 16:47
When American boho fashion retailer Free People was putting together its new intimates collection, it didn’t have to look far for inspiration.
With Valentine’s Day just around… Read More
2016-01-15 21:35
There’s no polite way to describe Courtney Love‘s lingerie-based collab with Nasty Gal, which debuted with deserved fanfare yesterday: quite simply, it’s a grunge groupi… Read More
2016-01-12 17:04
There’s a bright pop of colour in the Spring 2016 collection from Fortnight Lingerie, as surprising and as welcome as the first crocuses that poke their heads up after a long winter… Read More
2016-01-11 15:50
The only surprising thing about Courtney Love‘s highly-anticipated lingerie-inspired collaboration with online retailer Nasty Gal is that it took so long to get here.
Though she&rsq……Read More
2016-01-07 15:59
It seems fitting that the first new lingerie label to debut in 2016 (or at least the first to cross our desk) is one that aims to provide more choices for women who have undergone a maste… Read More
2015-12-16 20:23
Move over Adriana, Heidi, Miranda and Gisele — or any of the other great lingerie models who are paid to project body confidence and women’s empowerment.
You’ve met your… Read More
2015-12-14 18:52
Any moment now, the good folks at lingerie label Curvy Kate — which has done as much as any fashion brand to create a positive new paradigm for marketing to full-figured women &mdas……Read More
2015-12-02 16:29
Selina Bond has received many accolades in her young career as a lingerie designer, but the latest one came as complete surprise.
The 23-year-old Northampton resident was named a finalist… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
MADI’s Hayley Besheer surrounded by children on recent volunteer mission to Haiti.
Every day is a giving day for MADI Apparel — the Kansas City startup that donates a pair of… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Looking for something blue, and inspiring, for your bridal trousseau?
The Canadian label With Love Lingerie has produced a unique design collection that will give the happy couple somethi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
If your underwear has holes in it, that usually means it’s time to go shopping.
Unless you’re wearing something from the upcoming fall collection by NYC lingerie label Unfores… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Regardless of how long it took to get here, the arrival of spring marks the beginning of our favorite time of year: the lingerie-as-outerwear season.
And this year, Italian luxury brand L… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finally, someone has come up with the perfect solution to common bra-fitting problems: replacing traditional cup sizes with … kittens.
California e-commerce brand True & Co. an… Read More
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