Gossard Lingerie has gone from being a has-been label (“Oh, they used to make good lingerie, yeah?”) to being a brand most everyone is familiar with… if not outright talking about. The brand Gossard has been around since 1901; their parent company, Courtald’s (which also owns Aristoc, Pretty Polly, and Berlei) has been around since the 1700s. Despite being Britain’s largest lingerie producer (a position that often leads to creative […]
Samples for this review were provided by Elomi and Karnation Lingerie. Karnation Lingerie is both a client of my business and an advertiser with The Lingerie Addict. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I’ve been on a serious Elomi kick over at my blog recently, so I was thrilled when not one but two of the turquoise Betty bras showed up at my door. One was from the lovely […]
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lycra. On Monday, I had the very great pleasure of attending the Taste of Interfiliere Show at Tribeca Skyline Studios in Manhattan. For those who haven’t heard of it, Interfiliere is Eurovet’s (the same company that owns Curve) fabric tradeshow for lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear. Basically, it’s a place for lingerie designers to place their fabric orders for the next season; in the same […]
The second ever LingerieFW happened a few weeks ago (August 1-3, 2013) but I’ve been a bit slow with my roundup because I’ve been turning over a lot of thoughts about the event. It’s no secret that I was one of the sponsors for this year’s Lingerie Fashion Week, and so I’ve been grappling with a way to talk about LingerieFW in a way that’s both respectful of that relationship […]
The 2nd season of Lingerie Fashion Week was in full swing last week showcasing more brands and touting more sponsors (including TLA!) than its previous opening season. And with a schedule corresponding with the Curve Expo Lingerie Show and the Lingerie Collective Show in NYC, attendance was up from last season as crowds buzzed about the highlights of new and returning brands. Similar to last season, the three-day event included […]
