tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624000603537701252024-03-18T03:03:00.738+00:00Lingerie BlogA blog about all things lingerie, from bedroom to bustier, from men to movies and from gossip to great deals on wonderful undies, we aim to bring you the best information with a giggle on the side. Make no mistake though, we take our research into the lingerie world seriously. We’re dedicated to finding the newest fashions, the hottest tips for clothes, make-up and fun, and the best boudoir gossip to share with our lovely readers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-15974541343826367072017-08-08T11:38:00.001+01:002017-08-08T11:38:50.076+01:00Lingerie for all, with www.lingerie.co.uk<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US">August’s lingerie stories are all about who can,
and can’t wear sexy lingerie. First off, Victoria’s Secret is once again in the
headlines, although not for good reasons. Current ‘Angel’ as the VS models are
called, Elsa Hosk created a storm on Instagram after posting a topless picture.
Commentators expressed concern about her slimness and even said she was ‘way
too skinny’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brand experts suggest that this is a deliberate
strategy on the part of the lingerie company which chooses its models as being
the kind of physical ideal that appeals to women, rather than men, which is why
they choose the slimmer rather than more curvy, Angels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is a really important point because
thinness is often seen as an unattainable goal that women must attempt to
attain, and positions the brand with the haute couture industry which is famous
for choosing models who look ‘malnourished’. While we are happy for everybody
to indulge their fantasies, and in fact we have a whole section of our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/erotic-bondage" target="_blank">online lingerie store</a></span><span lang="EN-US">
dedicated to helping you do just that, we think that lingerie should be
accessible to all, which is why we stock a complete range of sizes and the
underwear models we show reflect the entire gamut of female bodies. Why?
Because we don’t think that lingerie should be used as a tool of judgement and
we genuinely believe that every woman looks fantastic in good underwear, and
not only looks fantastic but feels better about herself too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We’re not knocking Primark, there’s probably not
a woman in the UK who doesn’t have some cheap and cheerful Primark garment in
her wardrobe, and that includes us. But the retailer is unpopular with its UK
customers after releasing a sexy underwear collection with a difference - the
difference being that you can’t buy them in this country!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Frustrated customers took to social media to
comment on how cute the undies were and complain that ‘all the nice stock isn’t
sold in the UK’ so we took a look and we can help! We have a lovely set that is
very similar to the gorgeous</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"> <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/bra-garterbelt-and-thong-by-coquette-cq608" target="_blank">bra and thong set</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">that created such excitement online, and
we think our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/halter-top-and-high-waist-panties-lingerie-set" target="_blank">red lace two piece set</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> is actually more stunning than the Primark version
because its exciting ring detail sets it apart from the average - it’s an
unforgettable, but cost effective, wardrobe addition!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-71041538921729316962017-07-05T14:38:00.000+01:002017-07-05T14:38:00.426+01:00Lingerie’s naughtiest underwear stories for July<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Yes, we’ve got our headline right, we don’t mean
‘getting the right lingerie for your partner’ we mean getting lingerie right
for your partner. So what are we talking about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well over at </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/mens-perspective/news/a50013/things-men-hate-about-lingerie/" target="_blank">Redbook</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, a man has written a
frank article about what men hate about lingerie when it comes to sex. It’s …
interesting, and while he definitely doesn’t speak for all men (not knowing
what pants they have on and whether they are clean? That’s really not a
universal behaviour) there’s some interesting nuggets in the story to consider.
Namely:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Again, the article rather suggests that couples don’t know each other
very well, which is not the experience of the Lingerie team - we think
most of our online customers have a clear idea what their partner likes and
when they are going to like it! But if in any doubt, it’s a good idea to drop a
good strong hint the night before, so that your lover is primed for a ‘special
evening’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lingerie is the sexiest part of a seduction, for others, like the Redbook
writer, it can be an obstacle course that kills passion. But again the solution
is very simple; if you know your partner isn't the handiest undoer in the
business, plan to take off your own underwear, maybe by simply making it clear
that this is a solo effort, maybe by putting on some music and doing a simple
striptease or maybe by using some </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/sex-mischief-trilogy-kit" target="_blank">handcuffs</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> to ensure your lover simply isn’t free to help you out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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unbridled body painting, mild bondage or edible underwear can work wonders for
a relationship, but when these things become a necessity, or something that one
partner enjoys while the other merely endures, there’s a deeper problem.
Knowing what gets you off is great, but all relationships require compromise
and if your other half isn’t as into something as you are, it’s important to
work out what works for both of you, and scale back any behaviour that is only
succeeding for one you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s common in Japan, and has been seen in the
USA and France but India is becoming the next country to have lingerie in
vending machines. Starting in Mumbai, which is the most liberal of Indian
cities, the pre-packed lingerie is the brainchild of Radhika Goenka (the
Welspun heiress). But why? There are a couple of reasons - one is that India is
still a country where many people are uncomfortable about even slightly racy
underwear, so being able to buy without dealing with a store clerk might be
beneficial. The other reason is that although online lingerie sales are booming
in India, not everybody has reliable access to the internet. We can’t see it
being a great success though, as most women who buy underwear online value the
opportunity to exchange it if they aren’t fully happy with the fit, and vending
machines don’t offer that service. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-84420523202424172332017-06-14T11:06:00.002+01:002017-06-14T11:06:49.535+01:00Lingerie censorship, website fails and top tips for summer underwear<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Turkish television has recently fined two of its
TV channels for ‘endangering youth morals’. What did they do - show Last Tango
in Paris or the ‘underwear’ highlights from Big Brother? Nope, they were giving
a telling off for showing a Victoria’s Secret fashion show on New Year’s Eve
when children might be watching. It wasn’t just the costumes (or lack of them)
that troubled the TV watchdog, but the dancing. However, Turkey has a strong
cultural tradition of special underwear that no rulings seem able to chip away
at - for example, wearing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/red-rose-lace-teddy-by-shirley-6237" target="_blank">red underwear</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> is traditional on New Year’s Eve - for both
men and women! Also, a bride-to-be’s lingerie is purchased by her future
mother-in-law and other women in the groom’s family - and finally, Turkey is
the third largest producer of lingerie in the world!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A high school in Utah has been left with a red
face after the school’s website domain expired. The school’s Principal was
contacted to ask why Tooele High School now appeared to be a catalogue of women
in lingerie! The new domain owners asked for nearly $10,000 to buy back the
domain name but the school district decided to purchase a new domain instead of
buying it back and now the school has started a public information campaign to
ensure parents, and children, don't visit the wrong site!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jesy Nelson has once again been a media
sensation as she revealed her new tawny blonde hair at Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
It wasn’t just the new hairdo that wowed the fans but her appearance in a
stunning bikini which showed off her summer tan. Her underwear choices are
always super-smart and like all the Little Mix line-up she has an enviable body
to display. So are teeny bikinis just for the world’s most beautiful women? We
say not. Great bikinis are available to all - it’s just a question of finding
exactly the right beachwear for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We agree that summer lingerie should always make
the most of summer assets, whether that’s a great summer tan, a fantastic new
haircut, the relaxed glow that comes from having a wonderful summer holiday, or
just a summery mani-pedi. Choosing the right bikini can be crucial, which is
why we fell in love with the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/lola-luna-bermuda-bikini-2" target="_blank">LolaLuna Bermuda bikini</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> which ticks all the right boxes. We
adore the scalloped edges which flatter the breasts, the elegant central
decoration which draws the eye, and the thong back which elevates this bikini
from cute to sizzlingly sexy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-64222917751376223382017-05-09T16:17:00.002+01:002017-05-09T16:17:46.030+01:00Underwear for photo shoots and drinking at home - May’s amazing lingerie stories!<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Most of us will
have tried for some hygge this Christmas - it’s that untranslatable Danish
habit of enjoying the simpler pleasures of life and it was a huge meme
throughout the festive season. But just recently there’s been a new
Scandinavian word on the block - </span><span lang="IT">Kalsarik</span>ännit.<span lang="EN-US"> What
does it mean? According to the Finns, who created the term, it’s the feeling
you have when you’re going to get drunk at home alone in your underwear with no
intention of going out. And while we certainly don’t want to encourage solo
drinking, we’ve all had the odd occasion when sitting down in our pants with a
drink or two has been a very good idea!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There are even a
set of emojis that can be used to describe some of the most difficult to
translate Finnish emotions, words and customs including </span><a href="https://finland.fi/emoji/kalsarikannit/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00f900; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">k</span><span lang="IT" style="color: #00f900; mso-ansi-language: IT;">alsarik</span><span style="color: #00f900;">ännit</span></a><span lang="EN-US">. We love this idea, and thought we’d pick out our top three ‘drinking
alone in your underwear’ outfits. So:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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third place - the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/ulla-lima-lingerie-bra-set" target="_blank">Ulla Lima lingerie bra set</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> is a super-cute polka dot bra and panty outfit which is ideal for long
movie marathons or cosying up with a favourite book and a couple of lagers. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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sports fan or the woman who’s given to slamming a few shots when she’s home
alone. Leopard printed and flirtily tailored, this is just right for a night in
with a chilled bottle!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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our #1 drinking in your underwear outfit is the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/lise-charmel-douceur-fougere-pyjamas" target="_blank">Lise Charmel douceur fougerepyjama</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> set. Fit for the
finest cocktail and comfortable enough for a cosy night at home, this underwear
set is the perfect blend of style and substance, whatever your tipple.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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entrant who won a photo shoot and was then stripped of the prize! The sultry
brunette featured in this blog post was a natural winner of the competition,
organised by the </span>Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk<span lang="EN-US"> lingerie company in Russia. But when it was revealed that the lucky
winner was in fact a 20 year old male student, </span>Andrey Nagorny<span lang="EN-US">, who borrowed his girlfriend’s make
up and lingerie to enter the contest, they withdrew his prize and gave it to a
runner up instead. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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tricky situation - the organisers didn’t specifically state that women only
could enter, and Andrey did enter under an assumed name (Ms Avocado, believe it
or not) which could be classed as cheating. However we can’t help feeling that
Andrey will be the eventual winner as we’re certain that he - or Ms Avocado -
will be offered more photo shoots pretty soon, and probably for a nice fee too!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-26149217592145776482017-04-12T15:48:00.001+01:002017-04-12T15:48:07.192+01:00Lingerie trends, lingerie models, lingerie browsing …<div style="text-align: justify;">
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In the same week, the Times of India reports that toys and nappies are the gateway browse for premium lingerie being offered by Amazon India. It turns out that Amazon’s intensive data-mining process has discovered that Indian mothers who’ve gone online to search for toys or nappies end up buying posh underwear! To be honest, we’re not that surprised … while it might come as news to the Times of India, we know just how often women browse online lingerie stores …</div>
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One of our favourite stories this spring is that of Mercy Brewer, the fifty-six-year-old model who’s featured in a New Zealand company’s lingerie PR. It’s worth pointing out that Mercy is not a ‘newly discovered’ model, she was already working for the camera when she was in her twenties, but the lovely, natural photos that feature her reveal just how magnificent a woman in her fifties can look, without being airbrushed out of recognition. </div>
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Less is more - camisoles and bodies worn under jeans, sexy stockings with ordinary skirts or dresses and beautiful bras revealed beneath an off-the-shoulder T-shirt are all fantastic ways to display your underwear to its best advantage. We’d choose the <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/ulla-carla-lingerie-body" target="_blank">Ulla Carla body</a> to replicate this picture of Mercy, as its subtle colour ways and rich fabric guarantee a stunning photo.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-12087501230146049732017-03-15T14:41:00.000+00:002017-03-15T14:41:02.812+00:00Lingerie exhibitions, myths and colours of the year<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">In Shelburne County, Nova Scotia lingerie and
other underwear will be taking centre stage at a local exhibition called
Underneath It All which will uncover a century of women’s North American underwear
from 1860 to 1960. Exhibition curator </span><span lang="DE">Allison Burnett </span><span lang="EN-US">is seeking vintage undies for loan
or donation that would fill out the collection.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The museum wants bustles, corsets, brassieres,
girdles, camisoles, chemises and slips - which sounds exactly like our own
wish-list! The deadline for contacting the museum to make a donation is March
15th.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Mythbuster - wearing a bra to bed can help
keep breasts perky</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dr Seth Rankin is debunking the claim that
keeping your brassiere on when you sleep will stop them sagging, even though
it’s claimed that Marilyn Monroe wore one every night and both </span><span lang="IT">Mariella Frostrup </span><span lang="EN-US">and
Halle Berry swear by it. Actually, we’re puzzled … because didn't Marilyn once
famously claim that the only thing she wore in bed was ‘Chanel No 5’?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Anyway Dr Rankin claims that sleeping in a bra
will do little to prevent our breasts sagging because when we lie down gravity
pushes breast tissue back towards our chests, not down towards our toes. As
bras are designed to support the breast from below, it’s pointless once we’re
lying down because the breasts will already have moved back towards the chest
area. He goes on to say that bra wearing at night might restrict the lymph
glands that help to flush toxins from the breasts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So what’s the alternative? We’d recommend the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/seduce-charmeuse-babydoll-robe-set" target="_blank">Seduce Charmeuse babydoll</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> set with adjustable straps which is comfortable in bed and won’t do
any of that lymph gland restriction that sounds just horrible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Colour of the year and whether it’s fit for
underwear </span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the best ideas we were given as a New
Year’s Resolution was to use the ‘colour of the year’ announcements that
several companies make every year to update our wardrobes. So we took a look
and we’ve decided we’ve got a hit, and a miss. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Let’s start with the miss: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2017" target="_blank">Greenery</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> - lovely
shade, great for walls, but really not a great underwear colour. We think it
would work for certain redheads and it probably looks great against ebony skin,
but for most of us this shade would be tough to pull off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So what’s the hit? </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="https://www.dulux.co.uk/en/articles/colour-futures-2017" target="_blank">Denim Drift</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, which Dulux says ‘is
a perfect fit to reflect the times we live in, that real desire for simplicity’
and we agree - it’s a gorgeous shade which works for all skin-tones but will be
particularly gorgeous for warm honey shades which can often seem washed out by
more pastel underwear shades. And it’s easy to get some Denim Drift into your
underwear drawer - a great place to start is the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00f900;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/antinea-by-lise-charmel-reve-andalou-bra-slip" target="_blank">Reve Andalou bra slip</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> which has a
flattering shape and a semi-sheer effect which is subtle and charming. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-83895301405501603002017-02-15T12:28:00.000+00:002017-02-15T12:28:41.495+00:00Brag it like Beyoncé and what to expect from your new lingerie<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I1OEd5yKzcE/WKRJCnXmDOI/AAAAAAAABHI/dP8aHXOzAskb96SzFXv1IxPugBARQCqtwCLcB/s1600/%2521cid_efcfe556-6cb5-46cc-b753-c16dbf67f3a4%2540EURP189_PROD_OUTLOOK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-I1OEd5yKzcE/WKRJCnXmDOI/AAAAAAAABHI/dP8aHXOzAskb96SzFXv1IxPugBARQCqtwCLcB/s320/%2521cid_efcfe556-6cb5-46cc-b753-c16dbf67f3a4%2540EURP189_PROD_OUTLOOK.jpg" width="319" /></a><span lang="EN-US">When Queen B announced she was expecting twins,
the world went a little insane. The photograph of her in powder blue panties
and a burgundy bra (and veil) is now the most popular Instagram picture ever
with more than 8.5 million likes. The iconography of the photographs relates to
Oshun, the Nigerian Goddess who is particularly associated with fertility and
twins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Pregnancy shoots are becoming a really big
business - so how do you look your best when pregnant in lingerie? Beyoncé gave
us many clues:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Work with colour - deep, rich or vibrant colours
are perfect for the blooming nature of a pregnancy photo shoot so pick
underwear that will flatter your skin tones and bring a touch of drama to the
pictures. We love the sophisticated blues in the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/lise-charmel-sonate-en-bleu-bra-collection" target="_blank">Lise Charmel ‘Sonate en Bleu’ bra</a></span><span lang="EN-US">
which is also a pregnancy winner, being beautifully constructed to offer good
support.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Don’t be scared of frills - as Beyoncé
demonstrated, this is the time to demonstrate your ultra femininity. Ruffled
panties enhance your curves and look romantic rather than overtly sexy, so they
are a great accessory to the celebration of your womanly fertility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Flowers everywhere - the flower wall has become
ubiquitous since the Kim and Kanye wedding shoot, but there’s no doubt that a
mass of flowers provides a stunning effect and in terms of a pregnancy photo
also creates the visual association with ‘blooming’ and ‘flowering’ which is so
evident in Beyoncé’s picture. If you can’t afford an entire flower wall, or
even a floral halo, consider one big vase of bright exotic flowers like
Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) or passionflowers, where both the flower and its
name create the right association in the viewer’s mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Interfiliere exhibition in Paris just showed
us what we can expect to see in lingerie trends next year and its pretty
exciting. While athleisure is continuing to influence the way that underwear is
constructed, there’s a new tendency to focus on colour and decoration, with
contrasting bold embroidery with more ‘urban’ themes than we’ve seen to date.
Many wonderful designs featured a contrast of subtle colours with bright ones,
particularly to emphasise ‘zoning’ in the design of each garment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s also a lot of development in new fabrics
such as Naia which is constructed from wood pulp made from certified
sustainably managed forests and bamboo, which is being blended with elastic
fabrics to create a stretch fabric that is environmentally friendly. Look out
for bamboo and wood pulp knickers which are touted as being more body friendly
(less risk of thrush) than artificial fabrics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Finally, there’s a strong tendency to move
towards more sophisticated colour blends such as grey with yellow, navy and
grey and green with watermelon pink. These colour-ways are linked to the new
shapes, such as asymmetric lace panelling and hems made in technical fabrics to
create the illusion movement in underwear that is also supportive - a welcome
trend after a period in which garment architecture has been largely static.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-79836829995406069742017-01-20T11:01:00.001+00:002017-01-20T11:01:25.857+00:00Lingerie research and resolutions<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">January is all about research and resolutions
when it comes to lingerie - first up, which students are most likely to be
wearing sexy underwear?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As a result of a poll, it turns out that
Cambridge University students have the greatest tendency to wear sensual
lingerie - with 90% of them having special underwear to wear on a hot date.
Interestingly, half of those women always wear this special occasion lingerie
when heading out for a first or blind date … so it’s not true that women rush
out to buy new undies for a first date, most women hang onto the underwear and
change the partner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The top five universities for lingerie lovers
are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cambridge</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Southampton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sussex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">East Anglia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Manchester.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As for sexy lingerie colours - 63% of female
Cambridge students say black is best, which red in second place 21% and then
black.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">In Japan they wear underwear differently </span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Japanese women have a special phrase for the
underwear that you wear to give you a confidence boost on a big day - it’s
shoubu shitagi - which means ‘challenge underwear’. In another poll (women seem
to have nothing else to do at Christmas than respond to underwear researchers)
32% of Japanese women have shoubu shitagi for dates, and 51% of them have it
for days they want extra mental clarity in the workplace. Now this is
definitely the opposite way round to the UK where most women choose underwear
for dates, not for the office! There’s also a real difference between the two
cultures in terms of colour: pink is the most popular colour for hot date
underwear in Japan, followed by black and then white, while workplace shoubu
shitagi is most popular in black, then pink, then white.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We've made our own lingerie resolutions and we’d
like to share some great underwear ideas with you for the year ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We resolve to:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Wear our best underwear more - whether we’re tucking our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/red-overbust-corset-top" target="_blank">corsets</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> under a big
slouchy jumper to go for a walk in the country or slipping into our sweetest
little </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/antinea-by-lise-charmel-antinea-summer-brief-collection" target="_blank">panties</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> under a work skirt (shoubu shitagi here we come!) we’re determined
to get more use out of our favourite lingerie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Aim for equality - by buying our menfolk some fab man pants in 2017<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Learn our colours - we all have the habit of sticking with what
works for us, so we’re going to get brave and try shocking pink, lime green or
violet underwear this year. The Dulux colour of the year is Denim Drift, so
we’ll be hunting that down for your lingerie drawers too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-53788874482038592992016-12-23T12:16:00.002+00:002016-12-23T12:16:29.439+00:00Celebs in lingerie - when it’s okay and when it’s not<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">It is not okay to use Marilyn Monroe to
promote your panties</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, who do you think would be the perfect face
of a lingerie brand? Did you say Marilyn Monroe? Of course, she’d be in most
people’s top three … the sexiest woman in the world in poll after poll after
poll. And it turns out that somebody else thinks so to, only we don’t quite
know who. The estate of Marilyn Monroe is suing a company called Marilyn Monroe
Intimates who’ve been using pictures of the star, plus comments that she made,
to endorse their underwear brand which sells lacy panties and control
underwear. The brand’s website contains a quotation lifted from Marilyn,
“Beauty and femininity are ageless and cannot be contrived, and glamour cannot
be manufactured.” We’d definitely agree with that, although the underwear
manufacturer clearly thinks that glamour can be manufactured and is doing so
without a licence!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about the #mannequinchallenge</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">Why? Because the video was officially posted
online is why. So while you admire the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://youtu.be/u0UIBOyh_kg" target="_blank">washboard abs</a>,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;"> let’s talk about
why this is a fun way to get your best underwear out of the drawer for
Christmas.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US">What is the Mannequin Challenge?</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s yet another viral Internet video trend -
although nowhere near as dangerous as ‘planking’ became, nor as chilly as the
ice bucket challenge. Basically, people remain frozen in action as if they were
shop window dummies, while the video clip is recorded. While many feature the
song "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd as background music, others
choose a different tune. For example the Russian Army Cadets chose the Dance of
the Sugar Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your underwear!</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Loads of celebs have got in on the act, from
Michelle Obama to Victoria Beckham, and we think it’s a fun thing for our </span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/">www.lingerie.co.uk</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US"> customers to get involved with to. We have a few tips on how to make
a great video:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Wear something that does’t flap or flutter - we favour a corset, as
that generally conceals even the breathing, and as you need to stay still for
more than a few seconds, anything that is too lightweight or hangs away from
the body, like a chemise, might move in the air and damage the effect. For a
Christmas lingerie vibe, we think you can’t do better than our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/gold-satin-corset-top" target="_blank">gold satin corset top</a></span><span lang="EN-US">,
which has the added bonus of being a perfect party ‘underwear as outerwear’
garment when paired with a sexy black skirt or even black trousers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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challenge and then send them a little video clip of yourself each day … maybe
just your toe being slipped into fishnet stockings one day, your hand dangling
some play cufflinks on another and so on. Such sizzling clips will make an
Advent Calendar that heated the coldest December!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and see what you can come up with for yourself. They don’t have to be in your
underwear (although it might be awesome if they were!) but it’s an opportunity
to explore your inner waxwork and play around with ideas about yourself, your
appearance and your environment that develop a new sense of style or humour in
your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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evening in on your own, why not get sexy with your lover by videoing each other
in raunchy postures - but remember to delete the videos when the fun is over as
you don’t want those images going viral!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-42962946072504293572016-12-01T12:18:00.001+00:002016-12-01T12:18:27.930+00:00Lingerie experiments, underwear fails and reader query<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">You can conduct experiments in your
underwear!</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">We loved Ceilidhe Wynn’s </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="https://www.romper.com/authors/ceilidhe-wynn-1584" target="_blank">blog post</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> about
wearing lingerie to bed for a week … it was an amazing and realistic account of
what it’s like to be a mum, to be in a long-term relationship, to be not
entirely confident about our own bodies - and what happens if we trust
ourselves and give our wants, needs and desires a little more space in our
lives. What we particularly enjoyed was section, “I was feeling so tired after
a full day of momming that I almost said eff this and put on my favorite
old t-shirt on Night Two. But instead, I choose a grey nightie that's silky on
the bottom and lacy on the boob area. I used to wear this to bed as a regular
pajama for a very short time when I believed that "real adult women"
wore sophisticated and classy negliges to bed. But it turns out that
sophisticated and classy negliges aren't actually comfortable. As I got into
bed, I was feeling so exhausted and I really just wanted to roll over and go to
sleep, but because I was wearing lingerie I thought I should put in a bit of an
effort and at least talk to the guy. We ended up talking and kissing and
cuddling and it led to me feeling less tired and more sexy and suddenly sex
didn't seem like such a bad idea anymore; in fact, it seemed like the best idea
ever. So, we had ourselves some.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What a great story!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Don’t trust everything you read about
lingerie online</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">On the other hand - the story of an online hack
who spent three months trying to write fake reviews for an online lingerie
retailer is just ghastly. The poor guy had to write about </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://boingboing.net/2016/11/03/life-as-a-fake-reviewer-of-wom.html" target="_blank">women’s underwear</a>,</span><span lang="EN-US">
with which his experience was clearly limited and ended up being constantly
told his work was not good enough. While you might ask questions about what
caused him to take on work that he must have known was fraudulent and designed
to deceive the buying public, it tells us a lot about how ‘stack it high and
sell it cheap’ online retailers work. That’s why our team consists of real life
people who actually do their jobs for a decent wage and build relationships
with each other and with our customers. So if you see underwear described as
‘coruscating’ or having ‘plenitude of room’, remember that it probably means
some more student has being writing fake reviews for a few pennies a day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Reader question - what lingerie is best for
tattoos?</span></b></h2>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This is a great question, which doesn’t have
just one answer but we have a few ideas:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1 - mesh underwear like our <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/black-ruffle-babydoll-set" target="_blank">black ruffle babydoll</a> is always a winner because it allows tattoos to be seen through an
elegant sheer fabric, like a veil over a beautiful face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2 - colour coordination is also cool - so if
your tattoo is glowing yellow, pick up that colour in your underwear, as seen
in our yellow</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"> <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/shirley-of-hollywood-yellow-charmeuse-chemise-20015" target="_blank">Charmeuse chemise</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> with sweet side lacing <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3 - don’t buy new lingerie until your tattoo is
totally healed. It’s best to stick to wearing your old undies while your tat is
healing, as there’s always the risk of staining your gorgeous new scanties if
you wear them before your tattoo is completely scab free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-1951304505009455132016-11-08T15:36:00.000+00:002016-11-08T15:36:38.522+00:00November is the month for firecracker lingerie<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">November is the month to up your game when it
comes to undies - the summer’s definitely over and it can feel like the fun is
done too, but this is the perfect opportunity to explore some lusher lingerie
than would be entirely summer comfortable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bustiers beneath wool jumpers and richly
textured stockings to give your winter boots a bit of <i>va va voom </i>are
only the beginning. There’s no reason to keep your </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff40ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/sexy-satin-gloves-by-shirley-0" target="_blank">boudoir gloves</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">for the bedroom -
we’ve found there’s a delicious frisson to be gained from bringing satin gloves
into the workplace, and if we know that those gloves are much more than a way
of keeping hands warm, they are also a way of getting the bedroom HOT, then
that’s all the better on an otherwise grey November day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">A laugh at day keeps the lingerie blues at
bay</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">We also think that November is a good time to be
laughing at lingerie and this month we got an alternative view of underwear
from an Indian male. Even though we’re big fans of Bollywood we didn’t get all
the jokes in Vamsidhar Bhogaraju’s </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.storypick.com/experience-of-selling-lingerie/" target="_blank">stand-uproutine</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> about lingerie sales in India - we got enough
of them to decide this video is probably NSFW though!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Tomboy lingerie for autumn</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">And while we’re exploring alternative views of
underwear, we were very taken with Zara Barrie’s exploration of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://elitedaily.com/dating/sex/sexy-lingerie-tomboy-style/1668356/" target="_blank">tomboy style lingerie</a></span><span lang="EN-US">.
We will be honest, we hadn’t thought about wearing braces (or suspenders as
they say in the USA) braless … that really takes some body confidence! However
a quick honesty poll of the http://www.lingerie.co.uk office revealed that more
than one of us has taken the alternative </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/lace-tassel-garter-by-diki" target="_blank">garter</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> route. A couple of our
favourite stories:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-text-raise: -1.0pt; position: relative; top: 1.0pt;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">“I took the laces out of my husband’s favourite trainers and tied
them around my</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00f900;"> <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/coquette-lace-floral-stockings" target="_blank">lacy hold-ups</a></span><span lang="EN-US">. He found that really sexy!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-text-raise: -1.0pt; position: relative; top: 1.0pt;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">“When my OH had been away on a business trip to Hong Kong, I greeted
him at the door in a sexy short kimono with fortune cookies tucked under my
suspender straps. It was the best home-coming ever.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And tomboy shorts are definitely a November must
have. We stock a wide range of boy shorts from the super-naughty crotchless
variety through to the super comfortable </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff9200;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/alua-by-wolbar-61230" target="_blank">Alua by wolbar</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">- which they
describe as underwear that you won’t know you’re wearing. We can vouch for
that; Alua is so lightweight and superbly well designed that it’s difficult to
feel you’re wearing anything at all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We hope you’ll have found our round-up of firework
lingerie has lit a little bonfire in your heart … and remember, we’re here 24/7
to make your November less glum and more glam!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-71613953908923498482016-10-28T14:18:00.002+01:002016-10-28T14:18:57.312+01:00Online lingerie shopping & Halloween Lingerie<div class="Body">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Online lingerie shopping<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elisabeth-dale/how-to-wear-lingerie-in-y_b_12126156.html" target="_blank">Huff Post</a> has an article on buying
underwear in your 50s and 60s, where the author says, “I feel invisible when I
walk into one of America’s most famous lingerie chains. I don’t exist as a
customer.” we’d say that online lingerie shopping was invented for just such
circumstances! That’s why we work so hard to describe our online underwear as
clearly as possible, so all our shoppers can find just what they’re looking
for, because nobody’s invisible to us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Halloween lingerie<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Halloween is upon us, and so is sexy, scary,
lingerie! If you’ve already got your Trick or Treating costume picked out, and
feel confident about what you’re going to wear to your Halloween party, we have
an extra suggestion - get into Halloween underwear!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is an entirely grown-up activity, not mean
for anybody but your lover to observe and as such you can afford to push the
boundaries of your relationship. Let’s look at some obvious choices:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><u>Witch</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dressing up as a witch is easy enough, but
rather than going for the old hag, or even Maleficent, strike out into true
witch territory - something like a sheer gown (<a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/black-illusion" target="_blank">Black Illusion</a> is perfect for
witchery) with long gloves and high heeled boots allows you, and your partner,
to explore your inner power. Allow your hidden dominatrix to emerge and give
your partner commands as if you’ve got him, or her, under your spell!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><u>Devil</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The two things that everybody knows about the
Devil are (a) he has all the best tunes and (b) he makes deals for souls. A
rich <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/provocative-red-bodystocking" target="_blank">red body stocking</a> gives you the winning hand when it comes to making a
deal with your lover - offer kisses and caresses in return for them doing
something for you, and have a list of rewards they can earn. So, if they agree
to perform a striptease, you do something sexy for them in return Ramp up your
rockin’ tunes and start the action!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><u>Zombie King</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh yes, if you really want to find out who and
what you are, Halloween is the perfect time to swap roles and try out other
genders. Zombie King is a fantastic bedroom role play as it puts all the power
in the hands of the woman who’s dressed up as the man. Buy some pale foundation
and make yourself up to look half-dead, in the sexiest possible way! For an
adult costume ee favour a black suit with <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/silver-star-flash-pasties-by-bijoux" target="_blank">pasties</a> and a pair of <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/federal-by-sensualle" target="_blank">men’s underwear</a>
underneath. Strengthening your imagination by wearing the underwear of the
opposite sex can give you a whole new perspective on your love life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The whole point of designing a costume rather
than buying one is you get to explore what you think is sexy, who you want to
be and who you’d like your partner to be, just for this one night when
everything is possible!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-22169326064484949592016-10-05T13:55:00.001+01:002016-10-05T13:55:39.650+01:00Lingerie displays past and present<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">There’s something very special about lingerie -
and we’re not the only ones to think so. One lingerie store in Abingdon is
sharing its history with the whole town. A display at the County Hall Museum
will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the shop which was originally opened in
1936 and has undergone four different ones and a change of location. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The exhibition will include pieces of lingerie
dating back to the Victorian era, old underwear advertisements and show how the
history of lingerie, nightwear and corsetry has changed over eight decades. The
special show runs until September 15.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Lingerie as outer-wear … or not?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00f900;"><a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/victorias-secret-is-advertising-its-lingerie-in-a-new-way-2016-9?r=US&IR=T" target="_blank">Business Insider UK</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> has been consolidating responses to a recent Victoria’s Secret
campaign in which models appeared to be wearing lingerie as daywear. In one a
model wears a slip like a dress, along with a handbag over her arm. Commentary
on the campaign has been quietly ironic through to outright outraged. One
person wrote ‘You're off your rocker Victoria's Secret’ while another said
‘Stop it, Victoria's Secret. I love your brand, but your advertising is
ridiculous!’ and a third claimed that the advertising must be the brainchild of
a man. ‘This must be a man's idea in your leadership team. What's next, walking
around in our panties?’ Finally, responding to a picture under the heading ‘The
(un)dress code’ showing a model in a burgundy bustier under a coat, one clearly
sardonic commentator labelled the look, ’How to get fired,' by Victoria’s
Secret.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So what’s our view? Well women have been
increasingly wearing lingerie as daywear, especially showing stylish camisoles
as streetwear, and that’s likely to be a trend that remains, But for us, one of
the joys of underwear is that you can NSFW something into the workplace that
you’d never get away with if it wasn’t covered up by your serious workwear or
standard uniform. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Our current fave ‘undercover lingerie’ picks
for autumn are<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The rich red </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/antinea-by-lise-charmel-soleil-de-louisiane-camisole-top" target="_blank">Antinea
camisole by Lise Charme</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/antinea-by-lise-charmel-soleil-de-louisiane-camisole-top" target="_blank">l</a> - under a dark top, this lush
lingerie gives you a sense of utter abandoned luxury <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Gothic elegance as provided by our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/black-mesh-scroll-corset" target="_blank">black mesh and scroll corset</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> -
this is such a joy because you can wear it under almost anything and know that
your nipped in waist and alluring curves give no hint of the romantic corsetry
beneath <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Stunningly sexy (and surprisingly comfy) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/roza-genezis-shorty-briefs" target="_blank">Roza Genizes shorty briefs</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> - even
under jeans, these lovely lacy briefs
bring a sense of grown-up joy in the most laid-back situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So if you’re in the autumn slump and wondering
how to get over the end-of-summer blues, we’d recommend investing in something
lovely in lingerie that can give you endless pleasure in the working day. It
makes it almost worth putting away your bikini, exfoliating away your tan, and
accepting the lure of winter clothing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-70280326294362067972016-10-05T12:34:00.000+01:002016-10-05T12:34:32.864+01:00Glamour, power and outrageous panties - October opens with lingerie sizzlers<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Underwear
that’s not safe to hang out?</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">It may depend on
how old you are. An anonymous (and poorly educated) neighbour has taken a pair
of </span>Ro<span lang="EN-US">samund Perrin's knickers
of her rotary dryer and posted them back through the letterbox with a note
reading, </span><span lang="DE">“</span><span lang="EN-US">It is total inapropiate (sic) for
this type of garment to be displayed opposite the village primary school. There
are member of this community that would welcome a halting of this.</span>”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ros is 65 and a
grandmother, but her chic scanties (black frills with a small white bow, very
much like our </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/coquette-retro-ruffle-shorts-cq114" target="_blank">Coquette retro ruffle shorts</a></span><span lang="EN-US">) might be expected to belong to a much younger woman which might be one
reason that the prude took action. Whatever the motivation, when Ros’s daughter
posted the ill-spelt note online, with a picture of the knickers, she received
overwhelming support for the idea that women should wear, and hang out,
whatever underwear they fancy. As one neighbour put it, </span><span lang="DE">“</span><span lang="EN-US">Such scandalous behaviour: wearing knickers, washing knickers and then
drying knickers on the line! Tut tut. Best go knickerless maybe?” Whilst
another resident of the Devon village has been inspired to verse: </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Roz hung out a
line of her frillies,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But a neighbour
had a touch of the sillies,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To complain
about knickers,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Quite clearly
not the vicar</span>’s<span lang="EN-US">,</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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’<span lang="EN-US">Twas enough to
give a lady the willies.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Of course we’re
totally in favour of women wearing whatever they fancy, and hanging it out in
public too!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Making a
business out of underwear</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Elle Macpherson
has always been a fan of underwear and she had a 25 year association with
Bendon, for whom she designed lingerie under licence. This year she’s launched
a new bra and briefs business called Elle Macpherson Body with a friend and
business partner </span><span lang="NL">Simon De
Winter</span><span lang="EN-US">. Elle’s comments
on setting up an underwear business are true for all women, which is why we
thought they were worth sharing. “I find</span> <span lang="EN-US">it incredibly fulfilling to be a co-partner and
co-owner in a joint ventures</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">…” she said. "You have to find your</span> <span lang="EN-US">co-dreamers.</span> <span lang="EN-US">People</span> <span lang="EN-US">that understand your vision, share your vision
and help bring it to life.</span> <span lang="EN-US">I believe in co-operation, I believe in</span> <span lang="EN-US">collaboration and I believe in</span> <span lang="EN-US">commitment. In any partnership those
values are really important. Having great advisers is important but more than
anything, having people that are equally inspired by what you're doing is key.”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That’s as true
when hanging our your washing as when setting up a business empire - being able
to rely upon people who share your point of view and believe is you is crucial,
which is one reason that we believe our online lingerie shop is more than just
a place to buy underwear, we aim to be a resource for empowered women of every
age and size, for men who like to wear underwear with a little pizazz, and for
every couple, of every configuration, to have a place to browse lingerie
without pressure.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-12057006560468016882016-09-08T16:41:00.002+01:002016-09-08T16:41:52.147+01:00September in lingerie<h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">We’re thrilled to see </span><span lang="IT">Naomi Campbell</span><span lang="EN-US"> back
in lingerie for her new photo-shoot, and even more thrilled that she’s 46 years
old and looking fantastic! It’s her 30th year working as a model which makes
her career one of the longest in an extremely competitive and unforgiving
industry. The shoot, with famous cameraman Mario Testino, reveals Naomi’s
intense body confidence and perhaps a sunnier side to the notoriously
short-tempered beauty that we often see.
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<span lang="EN-US">Her bra and pants set picks up on the athleisure
theme that has become all-embracing in the past year. The combination of
comfort, performance and style is every modern lingerie brand’s current grail,
and we have our own curated selection of underwear that meets those criteria.
Closest to Naomi’s white two piece underwear is the </span><span lang="FR" style="color: #0432ff; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/ulla-dessous-kate-lingerie-bra" target="_blank">Ulla Dessous Kate Lingerie Bra</a></span><span lang="FR" style="color: #0432ff;"> </span><span lang="EN-US">- beautifully
constructed lingerie in jet black or gleaming white, with a wired or non-wired
bra to suit your needs, and superbly well-fitting pants that are a delight to
wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Lingerie thief sentenced</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Do you remember the Singaporean man who was
caught having stolen over a hundred items of underwear? We wrote about him many
months ago. It turns out that he has been sentenced to a year of psychiatric
treatment.His obsession with women’s underwear had begun about a year ago and
when the police raided his home they found 55 bras and 51 pairs of knickers.
It’s an interesting questions whether the theft or the lingerie he stole
provided him with the thrill he sought, perhaps it was both. Stealing women’s
underwear has long been a fetish for both men and women, although women are
almost never prosecuted for it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">This month’s storm in a bra cup</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">DIM, a French underwear brand, got the Twitter
treatment when a mum discovered they were marketing a bra for 12 year olds (70a
- the smallest size possible in France) that wanted to ‘erase imperfections’
and ‘smooth out the shape’. Women from all over France and the wider world took
to social media to suggest that body shaming a twelve-year-old was a pretty
poor performance for a brand that claimed it wanted to ‘support’ women. DIM has
clarified that they meant the padded bra would smooth out clothing and remove
wrinkles and folds … sounds pretty weak to us!
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s a good point, because the one thing we
notice is all over the media is bust size. From the lingerie manufacturer who
made men wear size E cup bras filled with the same weight as an E cup breast,
through to Naomi Campbell’s lissom form, the size, shape, colour and
conformation of women’s breasts seems to be a constant preoccupation. We’re not entirely sure which makes us most
uncomfortable, the idea of men being strapped into bras as though it’s some
kind of punishment or the suggestion that a twelve year old’s breasts are
already not good enough for the wider world. Women and their breasts should be
allowed to find their own path - braless, underwired, athleisure or however
else suits them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-34750959508756387422016-08-25T15:00:00.002+01:002016-08-25T15:00:17.647+01:00Lingerie hijacks, hi-jinks and hello boys!<div class="Body" style="border: none; text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlhlb26MDPo/V7752fgTGFI/AAAAAAAABBk/MSrziZ2cj_k1qTLXus4irAbfoZ8-GKISACLcB/s1600/Anna%2BNelson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlhlb26MDPo/V7752fgTGFI/AAAAAAAABBk/MSrziZ2cj_k1qTLXus4irAbfoZ8-GKISACLcB/s320/Anna%2BNelson.jpg" width="179" /></a><span lang="EN-US">It’s what we British call the ‘silly
season’ for news media and to our quiet delight the political world has been a
little shaken up. No not Theresa May becoming PM (although we’d love to know
what’s in her underwear drawer), nor the Labour party leadership contest. It’s
actually Toby Perkins, a Labour MP who had his twitter profile hacked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For a brief and delightful period, his
usually bearded face was superseded by the curvy ‘Anna Nelson’ who described
herself as a ‘sexy model’ and offered to give people following the twitter
account a private show. Mr Perkins rapidly regained control of the situation
but endured several days of online banter about having looked rather different
for a while. One tongue-in-cheek tweeter commented that something had changed
about Mr Perkins and suggested perhaps he’d shaved his beard. As our photo
shows, there was a bit more of a change than that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">By the way, we note that Anna chose a
classic pose for her photo. Kneeling up on a sofa or chair and facing away from
the camera delivers a very flattering pic, so she clearly knows her business!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Loving Mr Perkins/Anna Nelson’s
stunning bra set? Try the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/gracya-lucy-set" target="_blank">Gracya Lucy set</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> in brilliant white to unleash your inner ‘sexy
model’ … or perhaps your inner bearded Labour MP?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.mensfitness.com/women/dating-advice/what-consider-you-buy-her-sexy-lingerie" target="_blank">men’s magazine</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">has been asking
its experts to help a chap who wants to buy his girlfriend some sexy underwear
… comments included the suggestion that the couple go shopping together (always
a good idea in our view) and that the girlfriend might think her partner
doesn’t like the look of her body and is trying to get her to hide it! None of
the commentators suggested what we see as the obvious solution - improving his
own underwear standards so she can find out why sexy lingerie is worth
investing in!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Which leads us to Menagerie - a new
underwear line that is making ‘Victor’s Secret’ underwear for guys. Excuse us
while we yawn … we’ve been selling large numbers of lovely lingerie items for
him for a lot longer than Menagerie has been around!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top sellers in male underwear include
Caraca by Sensualle - a incredibly comfortable backless mens brief (or so we’re
told) with an utterly storable fake fur front panel that has stretch sides for
a snug and sexy fit. And if that’s a bit too hot for summer, we’re also sending
out quite a few of the ‘<a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/robin-by-sensualle" target="_blank">Robin</a>’ version in ‘real men wear pink’ summer shades
and with a jewelled back that makes this a decadent addition to your man’s
wardrobe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-26837651409372783822016-08-04T15:00:00.002+01:002016-08-04T15:01:06.076+01:00Does lingerie increase confidence? Should women wearing mastectomy bras pay tax? What shape should lingerie models be? We answer the burning questions in underwear!<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US">In short - yes!
With a bit more detail, we’d accept that an anecdotal study containing just two
people is by no means conclusive, but it’s definitely interesting. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/expensive-lingerie-confidence-experiment_us_578528a3e4b0e05f05238b70" target="_blank">HuffPost</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> sent two of its staffers off to try
the effects of expensive underwear on their psyches and the results were what
we could have predicted. Yes, lovely underwear costs a little more and yes, it
makes us feel wonderful. What we wouldn’t necessarily have recognised though,
is that both the women who took part in the experiment had quite fixed ideas on
what they would wear and what would work for them - and those ideas were
completely overturned by trying something new!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The effect of
lingerie as a life-changing experience is often underrated - we know, because
of the letters and emails we receive - that women find their esteem enhanced,
their body confidence increased and their zest for living magnified when they
invest in something that is for them, chosen by them, and ultimately - their
own personal statement about who they are and who they wish to become.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Should women
wearing mastectomy bras pay tax?</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">In short - no! A
recently ruling by the Supreme Court has granted women wearing mastectomy bras
the right to buy without paying European customs duty. The case was brought by
a specialist bra company which said that its mastectomy bras, specifically
created to help women who've had surgery to their breasts, are not normal
lingerie and therefore should be exempt from tax. They lost in the Court of
Appeal but won this week in the Supreme Court. The argument - that the bra
which is despited to offer prosthetic breast support, should function as an
artificial body part, not as lingerie. Five Supreme Court judges agreed … a
victory for women!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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should lingerie models be?</span></b></h2>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ofGTJF701Zk/V6NKde7L5HI/AAAAAAAABA8/ze6Orysj9eAomFAgXIDja1Ktwc5tPR1tACLcB/s1600/Serena.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ofGTJF701Zk/V6NKde7L5HI/AAAAAAAABA8/ze6Orysj9eAomFAgXIDja1Ktwc5tPR1tACLcB/s320/Serena.jpg" width="244" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com.au/victorias-secrets-marketing-strategy-2016-7" target="_blank">BusinessInsider Australia</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">comments
on how Victoria’s Secret is ignoring the growing trend to offer a diverse range
of body types, shapes and sizes in lingerie adverts. There is no doubt that VS
models are all of a certain type, and it’s not the type that is widely
represented in the real world. For example, the average height of a VS angel is
5’ 10”. The average height of British women is 5’ 4”. That six inch difference
is massive, because to reach a VS angel height, you need to have a very
specific body type - ectomorph, which around on 5% of the female population
naturally falls into. So, is it okay to advertise underwear with bodies that
95% of women will never obtain? </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We think the
question is wrongly phrased - it doesn’t really matter how anybody advertises
anything as long as the people seeing those adverts know how realistic (or
otherwise) the models are. And we hope the age of women feeling pressured to
conform to a certain body type is over. Here’s our evidence, </span><span lang="IT">Serena Williams</span><span lang="EN-US">, definitely not an ectomorph, posted a selfie
in a white bra and it went viral … women, and men, are capable of recognising
that Serena no more represents the average women than a Victoria’s Secret
lingerie model does, but that doesn’t stop anybody appreciating both body types
for their inherent beauty and charm. Loving Serena’s bra? Us too - why not try
the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/roza-carmen-bra-in-white" target="_blank">Roza Carmen bra</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> from our
online lingerie store - it’s perfect for selfies and self-confidence!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-35546518550573982422016-07-27T11:12:00.002+01:002016-07-27T11:12:38.173+01:00Summer lingerie - the silly season stories you couldn’t make up!<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Theft of underwear</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">In Tennessee a man has been arrested for
stealing lingerie. Nothing unusual in that, you may think, but the man,
Christopher Wade, didn’t make off with a couple of thongs or slip some
stockings into his back pocket - no, he was ambitious!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One night, just after midnight, he walked into a
lingerie shop in Old Hickory and made off with an entire mannequin! In fact he
failed to get the whole dummy into his truck, knocking her left arm off in the
parking lot. When police tracked him to his home, Mr Wade was found to be in
bed with the mannequin which was still wearing the lingerie he’d stolen it in.
The dummy and underwear together are worth an estimated $5,000.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">What boggled our minds there, amongst other
things, is that lingerie stores are open until after midnight on a Sunday in
Tennessee!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B26wJjpqxb0/V5iI1lGxO5I/AAAAAAAABAY/kgIEuIsq-OIbfEfH7tFu--MYH22k0aWcQCLcB/s1600/animal%2Bcup%2Bsizes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B26wJjpqxb0/V5iI1lGxO5I/AAAAAAAABAY/kgIEuIsq-OIbfEfH7tFu--MYH22k0aWcQCLcB/s320/animal%2Bcup%2Bsizes.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">This really is a story that you couldn’t make up
… a Japanese lingerie firm has decided to help its clients work out which bra
cup size they require by creating a poster that reveals which animals weigh the
same as breasts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yes, breast equivalence in animals. What’s most
puzzling about the chart, to us, is that there is a clear sense in which the
company believes A and B cup customers will be happy, as shown by smiling women
with chipmunks and cockatiels as their breast weight equivalents while C to F
cup sized women have downturned mouths … poor old F cup is also being half
smothered by a giant Persian kitten, which might explain her miserable
expression. It’s just bizarre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Summer underwear trends - the not so silly
season</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></h2>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wwv405X23nU/V5iJB0zjXsI/AAAAAAAABAc/5n9fSMUReZw8hAiP-MEHIwVUFRkp9myIACLcB/s1600/bralette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wwv405X23nU/V5iJB0zjXsI/AAAAAAAABAc/5n9fSMUReZw8hAiP-MEHIwVUFRkp9myIACLcB/s320/bralette.jpg" width="240" /></a><span lang="EN-US">TickerTags is a clever monitoring system that
follows tag trends such as treats and social media captions. And it’s produced
some interesting data about how our lingerie trends are changing. So, for
example, push-up bra mentions are down 35% while bralette tags in the social
media have risen 14% in the first six months of the year. The claim is that
this is a result of the Athleisure phenomenon which is the process of turning
sportswear into daywear and the tendencies to seek comfortable clothing that
permits athletic activity at all times.
Bralettes are also ‘peek’ clothing, which looks great when emerging from
outerwear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We’re pretty interested in this statistic … and
we wonder whether it’s less to do with changes in lingerie purchasing or
interests (we haven’t noticed any decline in push-up bra sales) but something
to do with the age of people who use social media and are willing to talk about/selfie
themselves in their undies. Perhaps it’s younger women (who are more used to
bralettes) who use the tag more on social media? Anyway, we think the rise of
the bralette is a wonderful thing and we’d like to bring the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/coquette-lace-bralette" target="_blank">Coquette lace bralette</a></span><span lang="EN-US">
to your attention … it’s a gorgeous little lingerie item at pocket money prices
and one sizes fits pretty well everyone from chipmunk to Persian kitten sizes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-83758177678500456572016-07-08T12:20:00.004+01:002016-07-08T12:20:59.212+01:00Soft, strong and very very long … underwear, not toilet roll!<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">Let’s start with the strong - three British
female athletes have taken part in a lingerie shoot to ‘empower young women’.
The three, Bryony Shaw (windsurfer), Amber Hill (skeet shooter) and Paralympic
long jumper Stefanie Reid, are involved in a campaign to keep girls doing sport
after the age of 13. Research has shown that this is the key age at which girls
often give up sports and that they do so because of issues around their bodies.
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<span lang="EN-US">The aim of the photographs is to reveal how
strong and powerful bodies are also beautiful and to encourage long women not
to feel ashamed of being physically strong. Bryony Shaw, a bronze medallist in
Beijing an the current European champion says act she hid her body at school
because she was worried other children would say she looked like a boy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While we think that the intention is good, we
can’t help feeling that photographs of three strong and superbly fit young
women are unlikely to achieve the stated aim. While fearing getting too
muscular might demotivate some teenage girls from sporting exercise, we think
that many more young women feel they are too fat and too ‘flabby’ to reveal their
figures - and being shown how toned and slim female athletes can be won’t do
much for their self image. If one of the three had been from a different sport,
perhaps shot-putting or the hammer, it might have given a wider range of body
types with which more of us could have identified.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We’re very taken with Amber Hill’s outfit in
this shoot though … we went hunting through our own stock to see what would
look just as good on somebody who wasn’t a sporting superstar and we came up
with the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/passion-charlotte-set" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Charlotte set</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> with its lovely half bra which is flattering in all sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Underwear is always soft when we get it -
utterly wonderful against the skin, but all too often we find that after a
while it’s no longer so soft and doesn’t always last as long as we’d like. So
what can we do to preserve the quality and length of our new lingerie?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Rotate your undies</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Both bras and knickers need a regular rest -
this is because the elastic in underwear needs a day or so to get back to its
designed shape - if you wear something and then give it a couple of days off
duty, it will hold its shape better for longer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Use gentle detergent, preferably a liquid wash.
Some powders can contain agents that are too aggressive for the fragile fabrics
from which lingerie is made and biological washes can contain strong chemicals
that dry out elastic and flatten the gentle weave of silks and satins. Hand
washing is also highly recommended - but if you do need to machine wash, close
clasps on suspenders and hook up bras before putting them in a lingerie bag or
even a cotton pillowcase before putting them in the washing machine. This
ensures that your underwear isn’t beaten about by other garments and that hooks
and clasps don’t catch on other fabrics and get stretched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wherever possible line dry your lingerie -
tumble drying destroys the careful construction of underwear, especially where
underwires are concerned and can degrade elasticated areas of the garment
causing sags that make it less nice to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-49003520517088111832016-07-06T15:50:00.002+01:002016-07-06T15:50:44.141+01:00The ultimate bespoke, the cost of lingerie and empowering underwear - end of the month round up from www.lingerie.co.uk<div class="Body" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">So you want a perfectly fitted bra? Our first
two stories might help …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Technology and underwear</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jess Haughton, a fashion student from Nottingham
Trent Uni, has used the latest technological developments to get that perfect
fit - 3D printed lingerie!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While Jess’s undies are currently only part of
her design course, there’s every likelihood that such garments will be readily
available online in the near future. The limiting factor is getting the right
measurements, usually done with a scanner, but once our home computers or
phones can be equipped with an app that serves as an adequate scanner, it
should be easy to get 3D printed underwear delivered to us at home. The Haughton garments use stretch silicone,
which offers a smoother outward profile than almost any other fabric and is
considered to be very durable, so the investment could be a long term one.
Attractive to those women who stay the same size, but perhaps not so thrilling
for those whose bust size fluctuates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">When pennies count - and why to spend them on
lingerie!</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">On the other hand, Cora Haddington, founder of
Lingerie Addict, has been pointing out that we may under-invest in our choices,
failing to recognise that we’re unsatisfied in our purchases because we’ve
neglected to understand the business process being lingerie construction. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/A-lingerie-expert-reveals-a-common-misunderstanding-among-consumers/articleshow/52625743.cms" target="_blank">Business Insider India</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">chose to run her tweets as an
editorial story - not the first time that underwear has made headlines, but
more often on the scandal pages than the business ones!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Once again that online stalwart,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"> <a href="http://www.bustle.com/articles/168710-7-ways-lingerie-can-help-you-love-your-body-more-photos" target="_blank">Bustle</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, has been a
talking point in our office. This month it’s a story about how underwear
empowers and explores how to choose underwear, who it should be worn for and
the value of finding a brand that fits with your chosen identity and lifestyle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As a result, we’ve all been talking about our
favourite mood-improving underwear. For one of us it was their first ‘training
bra’, for another it was investing in proper silk stockings for work and for a
third, opting to buy a </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/basque-by-jane-woolrich-2431-set" target="_blank">made-to-orderJane Woolwich basque</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> for her second wedding, as a
secret treat to herself and her husband-to-be, completely hidden under her
‘sensible’ second time around register office wedding dress!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If you have an empowering underwear story we’d
love to hear it …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-24694847797366184022016-06-07T16:29:00.001+01:002016-06-07T16:29:21.907+01:00Culture, bling and big guitars - our week in underwear<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Britney’s back!</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Known throughout her career for her lingerie,
Britney Spear’s has returned to the stage at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards
with a medley of her greatest hits and wearing, of course, bling underwear.
this time it was a circus-style outfit that she cast aside to reveal a ruby red
jewel-encrusted lingerie set.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As usual, Britney rose to the occasion,
specifically on this occasion rising to a gigantic guitar which she rode like a
rodeo bull … never boring, is she?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And if Britney’s incredible body, in her
astounding outfit, has inspired you to seek out some bling lingerie for
yourself, we have the raciest </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/diki-topaz-crotchless-designer-g-string" target="_blank">jewelled g-string</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> you’ll ever see! The Diki topaz designer
G-string is not for the fainthearted, but if you're into revealing lingerie
we’re certain you’ll find this an investment piece. It’s a definite summer
winner for the boudoir and while it’s stunning against tanned skin, we’re
delighted to tell you that it looks just as great against winter-pale bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So that’s the bling and the big guitar - what
about the culture?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Lady Duff Gordon’s underwear</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well there’s a wonderful exhibition on at the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.guelphmuseums.ca/" target="_blank">Guelph Civic Museum</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> in
Ontario that we would just love to see. It features the life of Lucy Sutherland,
who became Lady Duff Gordon and had an astonishing life. Yes, she’s the same
Lady Duff Gordon who was rumoured to have bribed her way, along with her
husband, onto a lifeboat escaping the Titanic. That’s not true, but the scandal
was one of the biggest stories of 1912.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Known as Lucile, she set up her own couture
business in London, Paris and New York, endorsed the invention of the brassiere
and started a craze for pink and purple wigs! You could almost call her the
Victoria Beckham of her day - her multi-talented personality overcame being a
single mother and a divorcee (she divorced her first husband) to become not
only a successful fashion designer and business woman but a noted celebrity
whose bon mots were ranked alongside those of Oscar Wilde. She also designed an
amazing range of underwear which, for the time, was considered to be incredibly
racy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Finally, a lingerie chain which shall be
nameless is opposing the opening of a Gregg’s bakers in Belfast’s Royal Avenue,
because, it says, the smell of pasties banking might put their underwear
customers off purchasing new undies! We’ve got an answer for that too - buy
your lingerie online!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13868203711020055347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862400060353770125.post-81896452394749372602016-05-26T14:52:00.004+01:002016-05-26T14:52:48.026+01:00Lingerie - what’s hot and what’s not for summer 2016<h2 style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Underwear fashion seems to largely depend on
where you live!</span></b></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">In </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00f900;"><a href="http://www.independent.ie/style/fashion/style-talk/body-beautiful-dark-colours-are-in-for-this-summers-lingerie-34680563.html" target="_blank">Ireland</a>
</span><span lang="EN-US">it’s all about dark colours, apparently, according to
this online article which had one member of the Lingerie UK team dashing home
to try out the tip about the red bra under the white T-shirt (yes it works but
only ‘sort of’, you can definitely see something under the white but somehow
the eye doesn’t really pick out the lines of the bra, also the quality of the
T-shirt really matters, a Primark top might as well have been see-through while
a Gap cap-sleeved T-shirt was completely opaque to the red brassiere). When it
comes to wine coloured lingerie, we are all in favour - as an example our
made-to-measure</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"> <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/corset-by-jane-woolrich-22-1" target="_blank">Jane Woolrichburgundy corset</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> is absolutely stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As for plunge bras, we never noticed that they
had gone out of fashion - whilst the high street retailer might not have seen
these as a consistent seller, for specialist online lingerie retailers like </span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/">www.lingerie.co.uk</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US"> this bra style has been a constant. This year our top pick is the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/lise-charmel-aria-pastel-bra-collection" target="_blank">Aria Pastel plunge bra</a></span><span lang="EN-US">
from Lise Charmel … it’s so pretty it’s like a flower strewn picnic blanket on
a summer’s day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s very often the case that </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #ff40ff;"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/colours-patterns-that-are-ruling-lingerie-this-summer_1883844.html" target="_blank">Indian fashion news</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">doesn't
get covered much in the West, which we think is a shame. So over in New Delhi
the claim is that wave prints, marine themes and yellow and orange are key
colours whilst camisoles as outerwear are also ‘hot’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We love the beach vibe discussed in this article
but we often find that too much beach can cause you to blend into the
background - seriously, in a marine themed bikini on a seahorse printed breach
towel with a palm-print cover up you run the risk of becoming scenery! We prefer the idea of standing out from your
surroundings by blending beach friendly colours such as sand, gold, turquoise
and marine green with glorious contrasts such as fuchsia pink and hot animal
prints. That’s why we like leopardskin swimsuits, for example. And when it
comes to cover-ups, what could be better than a feminine </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/white-sarong-2" target="_blank">sarong</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> in crisp white
and at such a bargain price?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So whether it’s Ireland or India, we believe
that we’ve got your fashion bases covered!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There’s a theme to this week’s blog - the story
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<span lang="EN-US">First, the 20th anniversary of the annoyingly
cute Pikachu is being celebrated in Japan with a licensed underwear range
including shorts, underpants, a cap (?) and a sleep mask … more than anything
else this leaves us asking questions about the habits of the Japanese - we sort
of get the sleep mask but underwear lines don’t usually include caps. The mind
boggles as it so often does when exploring the peculiar world of the Japanese
psyche.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Although to be fair, most of us have some habits
that we’d rather not talk about. You know what we mean, the things you do in
your scanties that you’d never reveal to the world. Then again, others of us
spend a lot of our time making sure the world knows about our lingerie.
Instagram appears to have been just about invented for women to appear in their
undies. As an example ….while people are still talking about Kim Kardashian’s
lingerie dress which totally overshadowed whoever’s wedding she actually wore
it too, here at </span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lingerie.co.uk/">lingerie.co.uk</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US">
we’ve been quietly fascinated by a different news story - Mariah Carey’s
pizza-making outfit. Oh yes, lingerie and pizza making (not eating) is a thing
now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Should you feel the need to cook in your robe,
we’ve picked out two that we think fit the bill being as tasty as the food
you’ll be producing. First up, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/mimi-nightdress-and-robe-by-diki" target="_blank">Diki’sMimi nightdress and robe</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, made to order out of gorgeous
lace, this is an outfit that you won’t want to splash tomato sauce on - just
gorgeous for those red hot days when you don’t want to get dressed too early
though. Second, for cooler weather and those gothic midnight feasts, Liliana
Casanova offers the stunning </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/liliana-casanova-fontainebleau-dressing-gown" target="_blank">Fontainebleaudressing gown</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, also made to order but featuring a
waterfall of mousseline silk and toning lace, this is a flattering garment for
all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And the final thing we’re talking about this
week is a new Zoe Buckman show (in LA sadly so we won’t get to see it in the
flesh) in which she has embroidered the lyrics of two rap stars - Biggie Smalls
and Tupac Shakur - on vintage underwear to explore the dichotomy between
attitudes to women in the media. The show, as usual, is staggeringly beautiful
with lacy panties, flowery robes and even stockings displayed bearing lines
like </span><span lang="DE">“</span><span lang="EN-US">I swear I’ll never call you bitch again” and </span><span lang="DE">“</span><span lang="EN-US">Ain’t that a slut, hell
yeah, she even take it in the butt</span><span lang="RU">” </span><span lang="EN-US">to reveal the tension between empowerment
and disenfranchisement, often in the same song. You can find details of the
show online and it’s a fascinating tour through the kinds of language and
objectification that many women experience every day, and the range of messages
received by women about their places in the world, male expectation, the power
of labelling and even the nature of garments to enhance, constrain and carry
information about the wearer and what is expected of them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Until very recently, </span><span lang="DE">Gemma Laird </span><span lang="EN-US">worked as
a teaching assistant in County Durham. But when parents from the
school discovered she was a model for Lexi Fashions, they reported her to the
school, after which the 21 year old says she was fired. The photographs of
Gemma included pictures of her in cocktail dresses and lingerie which seems to
have been the problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The school’s head teacher said that it was a
failure of social media use that couldn’t be ignored as it broke the schools
guidelines on appropriate images. It’s a tricky scenario, isn’t it? We all want
the right to do as we please but we also want young people to be protected from
images or experiences that might threaten or disturb them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">April is the biggest selling month for wedding
underwear apparently. We have a few tips on how to get the perfect wedding
lingerie for your big day:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Choose your dress and lingerie together - it’s important to have
your dress fittings with your wedding lingerie on, as underwear can really
affect the fit of your dress <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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many brides a shell pink, nude or even a primrose lingerie set may be a better
idea than a stark white or off white.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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before the big day! Many brides who lose weight will find that it goes from
their cleavage quicker than anywhere else, so if you’re somebody who becomes
skinny through nerves, it’s a brilliant idea to be sure your favourite bra
comes in a small cup size, just in case …<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It’s a real investment garment and choosing a new body or corset for your
wedding is one way of being certain that you’ll wow as much with your wedding
dress off as you did with it on!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This week we’re celebrating Nicola Griffin, the
latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue model - at the age of 56. The British
model says that she had no idea she was being photographed for Sports
Illustrated and equally had no idea how big the magazine was in the USA. As she
puts it herself, she’s still in shock! But she’s also excited about the effect
her image might have, ‘Young girls open magazines and it influences them so
much about body image. I particularly think it's very good for them to see
different sized women, because otherwise they can feel bad about themselves if
they don't look like the models they are constantly viewing.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We loved her photo shoot, her confidence and her
beautiful relaxed face. And if you’re half in love with that gold swimwear,
we’d like to introduce you to our <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/shiny-copper-flower-micro-bikini" target="_blank">shiny copper flower bikini</a> - there’s no doubt
that metallics are going to be big on the beach this summer and we’re willing
to bet that you’ll wow the world in our beautiful, very feminine, micro-bikini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We love lingerie, but we know it has a time and
a place - unlike the subject of our first story this week - and no, it’s not a
late April Fool’s Day joke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A mathematics teacher in San Diego set his class
a test and then went </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0432ff;"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teacher-caught-shopping-women-lingerie-class-article-1.2566937" target="_blank">online shopping for women’s underwear</a> </span><span lang="EN-US">- but his computer was
still linked to the room’s projector so his students were able to capture his
browsing history online on the big screen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Many of them posted the cell phone videos online
which is when the Mira Mesa High School became involved and informed parents
that the teacher had been placed on administrative leave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Parents were incensed for several reasons: first
classroom neglect - the teacher never lifted his eyes from his laptop to see
how the class were doing; second duty of care - a child who walked up to ask a
question might easily have seen the teacher’s interest in scanty underwear and
third; should a teacher who is supposed to set an example of hard work before
fun be indulging in a private passion during class time?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s fair to say that Holi is not a huge
festival in the UK, which we think is a shame, but we know that quite a few of
our lingerie shoppers will be looking for the right outfit to wear for Holi 2016
which falls on 24 March. So we went looking for a few tips on how to approach
wearing the right lingerie for Holi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">First and foremost, be prepared to sacrifice
what you’re wearing, from top to bottom and from outside to in. It just isn’t
possible to be sure that all the Holi paints and dyes will wash out of your
clothing, and some naughty revellers deliberately use staining dye to ensure
you carry a semi-permanent memory of Holi for quite a while to come. Of course
you want to look and feel your best too, on such a happy and fun-filled
holiday, so why not try the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #aa7941;"><a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/maracato-by-wolbar-2" target="_blank">Wolbar Maracato briefs</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> which are stunning cute, comfortable to
wear and won’t break the bank if they end up multicoloured! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For a bra you really need something with a
comfort straps that won’t expose too much of your body once you get soaked in
water and paint. Our</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00fcff;"> <a href="http://www.lingerie.co.uk/simone-perele-andora-full-cup-bras" target="_blank">Andora bra</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> has full cups to protect your modesty, gorgeous straps so that you
can fight back and fling your paint with gusto and is just so delicious to wear
that we bet after you’ve tried it, you’ll want to never wear anything else.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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