Bar Refaeli models Passionata’s summer ’11 lingerie collection
Model Bar Refaeli, better known to those outside fashion as the girlfriend of Leonardo di Caprio, has completed another shoot for French lingerie brand Passionata, released this week. The playful shoot, where Refaeli appears as a modern pin-up girl, is for the spring–summer 2011 collection. A behind-the-scenes video appears on the Passionata website. […]
Etam hits the Paris catwalk with its spring–summer 2011 lingerie
Etam Lingerie has shown its spring–summer 2011 Collection Natalia in Paris, prior to Valentine’s Day, with Natalia Vodianova once again leading the promotional campaign. There were live performances by Karen Elson, Boy George, Beth Ditto, Joeystarr, Alison Mosshart, Spank Rock, and Janelle Monae, while Charlotte Casiraghi, Alexa Chung, supermodel Kate Moss, Stefano Pilati, Emma […]
Hélèna Christensen models Triumph’s luxury line
Supermodel Hélèna Christensen shows that she continues to have what it takes, as she becomes the spokesmodel for Triumph’s new premium collection, Essence. Triumph Essence—the Luxury Collection has presented its autumn–winter 2011 range, with 27 items in five different lines, Luxurious, Elegant, Seductive, Mysterious and Sparkling. In Britain, this is reduced to 19 items […]
Irina Shayk models La Senza’s latest lingerie
Russian-born model Irina Shayk, who has been dating Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo since January, has appeared in La Senza’s latest lingerie shoot. The 24-year-old WAG follows in the footsteps of Rebecca Romijn, Daniela Peštová, Petra Němcová, and Doutzen Kroes, who have all modelled for the brand. The latest line stays with La […]
Project Born mixes lingerie with visual effects to celebrate life
Neil Danby The worlds of high-end fashion lingerie, art, dance, music and theatre came together to create a unique show, Project Born, that combined fantasy and magic, all to benefit the Neonatal Trust (New Zealand). Not your standard catwalk show, this was a unique experience for the senses that was two years in the […]
Honor Dillon showcases Jockey range for spring–summer ’10–11
Above, from top Bamboo Stripe. The new-generation underwear. Evita cami and boy short. Jockey launches its new spring–summer 2010–11 New Look collection with its ambassador, newly engaged hockey star Honor Dillon. Jockey claims the New Look range takes its brand beyond its everyday basics, promising innovation and ultimate comfort with new versatile shapes and […]
Kate Moss fronts sultry Valisere lingerie campaign
Images from lingerie brand Valisere, part of Germany’s Triumph International, have been released, starring none other than supermodel Kate Moss. While Valisere has always mounted sultry promotional campaigns—we recall a particularly sexy calendar a few years back—this is the first time in some years that it has used a big modelling name to promote […]
From floppy-disk bags to fuller-figure bras
Dillan Shikotra alerted us to this very clever London business: the Floppy Disk Bag. If you thought you’d never see the 3½-inch floppy disk another time, think again. As the 1980s drift in and out of fashion, the Floppy Disk Bag seems to fit with the retro mood. The company takes used disks and turns […]
French lingerie: labels worth the hunt
Peau-Éthique French label Peau-Éthique has introduced an organic lingerie line with a 1960s’ inspiration. Pop art and dots make a pointed statement about the decade that influences modern style the most; while finishing features laces, braids and satin knots. Black and fuchsia are the dominant colours, with electric purple dots as a complement. Panties, boxers, […]
Zohara Tights shows autumn–winter 2010–11 range
Zohara Tights (above) invites artists to contribute to the design of its collections, creating original art that is literally warn on the legs. The label, which launched in January 2010, offers printed tights made in 120 Denier, sold in one size which the company claims fits sizes 34 to 50. The current autumn–winter 2010–11 […]
