Thursday, July 07, 2005
Underwear for breast cancer patients
News - Wales, UK
High street giant Marks and Spencer is looking at introducing a new underwear range for women who have had breast cancer surgery.
The retailer yesterday announced the move, which is said to be in its early stages, in response to requests from customers.
One woman wrote to M&S chief executive Stuart Rose stating, "You don't realise, you cannot buy a matching bra and knickers set if you've lost a breast.
"Why can't you do that for us?"
The new range, which could take up to 12 months to develop, is expected to be an extension of the company's existing range for women who have had surgery and mastectomies. M&S head of lingerie design, Soozie Jenkinson, said the idea was a "natural progression".
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High street giant Marks and Spencer is looking at introducing a new underwear range for women who have had breast cancer surgery.
The retailer yesterday announced the move, which is said to be in its early stages, in response to requests from customers.
One woman wrote to M&S chief executive Stuart Rose stating, "You don't realise, you cannot buy a matching bra and knickers set if you've lost a breast.
"Why can't you do that for us?"
The new range, which could take up to 12 months to develop, is expected to be an extension of the company's existing range for women who have had surgery and mastectomies. M&S head of lingerie design, Soozie Jenkinson, said the idea was a "natural progression".
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Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Wow what a night...
The Underwear Drawer - stories from a lingerieholic
A male visitor and just encase matching lacy green French knickers has to be worn with my stripy green and cream halter neck top. When evenings pan out little this one is it pays to be like a girl guide – always be prepared.
Oh and he noticed they matched ;o)
A male visitor and just encase matching lacy green French knickers has to be worn with my stripy green and cream halter neck top. When evenings pan out little this one is it pays to be like a girl guide – always be prepared.
Oh and he noticed they matched ;o)
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Harrogate International centre
Harrogate International Centre brings once again Lingerie and swimwear show.
21 – 23 August 2005
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21 – 23 August 2005
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Communist Underwear Proves the Latest Art Hit!
Art news - paintingsdirect.com, Russia
Communist underwear - however drab and unattractive - is now being celebrated as art. Soviet-style lines have been forming outside a Moscow museum as crowds have flocked there eager to study Communist panties, bras, corsets and pantyhose in intimate detail.
The "Memory of the Body Exhibition of Under-Fashions in the Communist Era" proved so popular when it was shown earlier this year at the National History Museum in St Petersburg, that it has now moved to Moscow's Central House of Artists.
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Communist underwear - however drab and unattractive - is now being celebrated as art. Soviet-style lines have been forming outside a Moscow museum as crowds have flocked there eager to study Communist panties, bras, corsets and pantyhose in intimate detail.
The "Memory of the Body Exhibition of Under-Fashions in the Communist Era" proved so popular when it was shown earlier this year at the National History Museum in St Petersburg, that it has now moved to Moscow's Central House of Artists.
Click here to read more and see images.
Bizcommunity.com, South Africa
News - Bizcommunity.com, South Africa
Durban based advertising agency - Lowe Bull Truth notched up two finalists at this year's Cannes Lions Festival - one of the biggest and most respected festivals that recognises brilliance in advertising from around the globe.
The work that made the finalists included a tactical print advert created for Wonderbra in celebration of Mother's Day and an innovative radio commercial that only used sound effects to communicate Wonderbra's cleavage enhancing proposition.
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Durban based advertising agency - Lowe Bull Truth notched up two finalists at this year's Cannes Lions Festival - one of the biggest and most respected festivals that recognises brilliance in advertising from around the globe.
The work that made the finalists included a tactical print advert created for Wonderbra in celebration of Mother's Day and an innovative radio commercial that only used sound effects to communicate Wonderbra's cleavage enhancing proposition.
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Bras now designed for girls growing up fast
News - Alert Net
NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - As parents lament that children grow up too quickly, lingerie companies are spotting an opportunity to market bras especially for younger girls.
Companies like Sara Lee Corp., whose brands include Bali, Hanes Her Way and Playtex, and privately held Maidenform Inc. have made a major investment in this area in the past few years.
Indeed, some large department stores have started to train their employees that one of their responsibilities will involve bra fittings for "first timers."
"They're either so shy and embarrassed that they'd rather be anywhere but in (the intimate apparel) department, or they're so proud and enthused about being a grown-up that they choose something totally inappropriate," said Beverley Hinkson, national bra fitting specialist at JC Penney.
Hinkson, who has been fitting customers with bras and training sales associates to do the same for the past eight years, said first-time customers are coming in at increasingly younger ages.
"It's usually their mother's idea to come in for a fitting," she added.
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NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) - As parents lament that children grow up too quickly, lingerie companies are spotting an opportunity to market bras especially for younger girls.
Companies like Sara Lee Corp.
Indeed, some large department stores have started to train their employees that one of their responsibilities will involve bra fittings for "first timers."
"They're either so shy and embarrassed that they'd rather be anywhere but in (the intimate apparel) department, or they're so proud and enthused about being a grown-up that they choose something totally inappropriate," said Beverley Hinkson, national bra fitting specialist at JC Penney
Hinkson, who has been fitting customers with bras and training sales associates to do the same for the past eight years, said first-time customers are coming in at increasingly younger ages.
"It's usually their mother's idea to come in for a fitting," she added.
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Sunday, July 03, 2005
Nan with her Birthday pants
The Underwear Drawer - stories from a lingerieholic
Happy Birthday Nan, you look proud as punch with your new knickers, although we have very different concept of great lingerie I see we both enjoy receiving underwear as a gift.
I also remember you finding my g-strings in the washroom and commenting I had lots of hair bands. I didn’t have the heart to mention they were my knickers!
Happy Birthday Nan, you look proud as punch with your new knickers, although we have very different concept of great lingerie I see we both enjoy receiving underwear as a gift.
I also remember you finding my g-strings in the washroom and commenting I had lots of hair bands. I didn’t have the heart to mention they were my knickers!
Friday, July 01, 2005
2006 Exhibition ArtBras
News - Philadelphia, PA
Victoria Adams Brown, Founder of A Way to Women’s Wellness Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (3 ) (c) grass-roots organization, is excited to announce the foundation’s major fund raising event of the year, the “2005 Way to Women’s Wellness ArtBra Calendar”.
Click here to review the deisgns.
Victoria Adams Brown, Founder of A Way to Women’s Wellness Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (3 ) (c) grass-roots organization, is excited to announce the foundation’s major fund raising event of the year, the “2005 Way to Women’s Wellness ArtBra Calendar”.
Click here to review the deisgns.
Saudi rulers issue 'lingerie law'
News - BBC, World Edition
Lingerie shops in the strictly conservative Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been ordered to recruit women to replace male salesmen.
At present women, who are not allowed to mix with men other than close family members outside the home, must buy underwear in shops staffed by men.
The country's labour minister said the ruling will create jobs for women.
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Lingerie shops in the strictly conservative Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been ordered to recruit women to replace male salesmen.
At present women, who are not allowed to mix with men other than close family members outside the home, must buy underwear in shops staffed by men.
The country's labour minister said the ruling will create jobs for women.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Are you as clean as you think you are?
News - Marketing Week, UK
Andrex, which has done its best over the years to disguise what, its products are used for; by focusing on a cute puppy has sadly abandoned this blissful denial with its latest campaign.
The ads for Andrex Moistened toilet wipes features pairs of pants with the words “Are you as clean as you think you are?” emblazoned along the part of the undergarments where the sun doesn’t shine. It will be interesting to see if this campaign runs again and again…
Andrex, which has done its best over the years to disguise what, its products are used for; by focusing on a cute puppy has sadly abandoned this blissful denial with its latest campaign.
The ads for Andrex Moistened toilet wipes features pairs of pants with the words “Are you as clean as you think you are?” emblazoned along the part of the undergarments where the sun doesn’t shine. It will be interesting to see if this campaign runs again and again…
Monday, June 27, 2005
Poverty Gets Short Shrift as Underwear Range Unveiled
News - Scotsman, UK
Say pants to poverty - Marchers at a massive anti-poverty rally next Saturday will get the chance to turn the other cheek to poverty by buying a new range of underwear which was unveiled today.
The Make Poverty History campaign has designed boxer shorts and hot pants for supporters not content with sporting the organisation’s white band on their wrists.
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Say pants to poverty - Marchers at a massive anti-poverty rally next Saturday will get the chance to turn the other cheek to poverty by buying a new range of underwear which was unveiled today.
The Make Poverty History campaign has designed boxer shorts and hot pants for supporters not content with sporting the organisation’s white band on their wrists.
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Friday, June 24, 2005
French Artist Designs Cow Lingerie
News - Turn to 10.com, RI
Florence Lukas designed the bovine clothing for a cow. However, the cow bras have a serious purpose. They offer support for the cow's udders, which can weigh more than 100 pounds when filled with milk. (Although cows have not had a problem for years)
The colorful lingerie was designed with the same type of lace often found in lingerie for women. Lukas was able to find models for the new lingerie in the Normandy region of France.
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Florence Lukas designed the bovine clothing for a cow. However, the cow bras have a serious purpose. They offer support for the cow's udders, which can weigh more than 100 pounds when filled with milk. (Although cows have not had a problem for years)
The colorful lingerie was designed with the same type of lace often found in lingerie for women. Lukas was able to find models for the new lingerie in the Normandy region of France.
Click here to see the cow in underwear
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Coquette's Corset Smashes Existing Sales Records
News - Fibre2fashion, India
Corset Smashes Existing Sales Records After Only 6 Months Cambridge, What do women want in their lingerie? If the incredible success of Coquette's best-selling lace over satin corset is any indication, they want exceptional style and support in their sexy lingerie.
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Corset Smashes Existing Sales Records After Only 6 Months Cambridge, What do women want in their lingerie? If the incredible success of Coquette's best-selling lace over satin corset is any indication, they want exceptional style and support in their sexy lingerie.
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Monday, June 20, 2005
New Designers starts 30th June
It’s the time for New Designers showcase once again and this year is the 20th edition of New Designers, the largest UK graduate design exhibition. The show starts on 30th June with creations from over 4,000 design graduates representing over 200 UK universities and colleges. The two-part show covers everything from lingerie, fashion, textiles and accessories to jewellery, precious metal work and glass.
PART 1: 30 JUNE - 3 JULY 2005
Contemporary Applied Arts
Ceramics & Glass
Fashion, Textiles & Accessories
Jewellery & Precious Metalwork
PART 2: 7 JULY - 10 JULY 2005
Illustration & Animation
Furniture Design
Graphic Design & Interactive Media
Product Design
Spatial Design (Architecture, Interior Design, Theatre Design & Modelmaking)
Photography
Click here to visit New Designers website
PART 1: 30 JUNE - 3 JULY 2005
Contemporary Applied Arts
Ceramics & Glass
Fashion, Textiles & Accessories
Jewellery & Precious Metalwork
PART 2: 7 JULY - 10 JULY 2005
Illustration & Animation
Furniture Design
Graphic Design & Interactive Media
Product Design
Spatial Design (Architecture, Interior Design, Theatre Design & Modelmaking)
Photography
Click here to visit New Designers website
State of undress - pilot business course
News - Lingerie Buyer, UK
Lingerie designer State of Undress is to join 17 other UK businesses across 10 different creative sectors to attend the newly formed Centre for business pilot course. A joint venture between London Business School and the University of Arts London, the course is backed by the Government in a bid to boost growth, productivity and exports of the country’s creative industries.
Companies interested in participating in courses in October 2005 and March 2006 should contact Greg Ortme at gorme@london.edu
Lingerie designer State of Undress is to join 17 other UK businesses across 10 different creative sectors to attend the newly formed Centre for business pilot course. A joint venture between London Business School and the University of Arts London, the course is backed by the Government in a bid to boost growth, productivity and exports of the country’s creative industries.
Companies interested in participating in courses in October 2005 and March 2006 should contact Greg Ortme at gorme@london.edu
Retail Week’s Retail Power List 2005
News - Google, UK
Chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, Jacqueline Gold was voted the most powerful woman in retail by Retail Week’s Retail Power List 2005. Ann Summers opened its second Spanish store in Valencia last month following a trial in Torrevieja and is unveiling its first superstore in Cardiff next month. Covering 4,000 sq ft, the new Welsh store will sell jewellery, erotic art and bedding – a first for the company – alongside its usual lingerie and sex toys.
Chief executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, Jacqueline Gold was voted the most powerful woman in retail by Retail Week’s Retail Power List 2005. Ann Summers opened its second Spanish store in Valencia last month following a trial in Torrevieja and is unveiling its first superstore in Cardiff next month. Covering 4,000 sq ft, the new Welsh store will sell jewellery, erotic art and bedding – a first for the company – alongside its usual lingerie and sex toys.
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Simple is the key
You know summer has arrived when wedding invitations fall through the letter box like confetti. Followed by party invites to hen nights or weekends. I read an article a few weeks ago on weddings in The Times and the article highlighted are weddings getting out of control? Quite frankly my response is yes the whole wedding scene is on a run away rollercoaster. Gone are the days of simple weddings, the girls local church and a near by pub for the reception. This was when the ceremony was the central feature of the day and the guests genuinely celebrated the couple’s future together.
Today it appears the venue is everything and guests have to pay a high price for attendance. Almost like a price ticket for the day’s event, high gift tag, travel and accommodation. Not to mention hen parties in far flung destinations. One hen game recently was for the hen to answer questions that her future husband has already answered. For wrong answers a shot was downed and for the right answers a pair of knickers were presented by each hen as a present for the honeymoon.
There will be a backlash for this huge wedding and a return to the simplicity. Once again we will celebrate the happy couples love and not the extravagant venue they have picked in a remote place. I do hope they keep the game to win knickers though, as for all those lovely knickers even I could be tempted on marriage although simplicity would rule.
Today it appears the venue is everything and guests have to pay a high price for attendance. Almost like a price ticket for the day’s event, high gift tag, travel and accommodation. Not to mention hen parties in far flung destinations. One hen game recently was for the hen to answer questions that her future husband has already answered. For wrong answers a shot was downed and for the right answers a pair of knickers were presented by each hen as a present for the honeymoon.
There will be a backlash for this huge wedding and a return to the simplicity. Once again we will celebrate the happy couples love and not the extravagant venue they have picked in a remote place. I do hope they keep the game to win knickers though, as for all those lovely knickers even I could be tempted on marriage although simplicity would rule.
New knickers in the great outdoors
The Underwear Drawer - stories from a lingerieholic
I have just put on some new cute pink French style knickers to cover my bottom under my summer dress just encase while walking along the beach on this sunny morning my dress floats above me head. Just like Carrie in an episode of Sex in the City.
Just before I am about to leave I am half hoping the wind will gust up my light summer dress and flash the world with my new knickers…
I have just put on some new cute pink French style knickers to cover my bottom under my summer dress just encase while walking along the beach on this sunny morning my dress floats above me head. Just like Carrie in an episode of Sex in the City.
Just before I am about to leave I am half hoping the wind will gust up my light summer dress and flash the world with my new knickers…
Saturday, June 18, 2005
Jonathan Ross wanted to steal one of The Queen's bras
News - FemaleFirst, uk
Good old Jonathan Ross ;o)
Jonathan Ross has panned the royal family and said he wanted to steal one of The Queen's bras to give to listeners of his radio show. .
The star - who was made an OBE for services to broadcasting in the Queen's Birthday Honours list - told the audience he sometimes thinks Britain's royals are "ludicrous" and was going to use his upcoming trip to the palace to find competition prizes for his BBC Radio 2 show.
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Good old Jonathan Ross ;o)
Jonathan Ross has panned the royal family and said he wanted to steal one of The Queen's bras to give to listeners of his radio show. .
The star - who was made an OBE for services to broadcasting in the Queen's Birthday Honours list - told the audience he sometimes thinks Britain's royals are "ludicrous" and was going to use his upcoming trip to the palace to find competition prizes for his BBC Radio 2 show.
Click here to read the article
Friday, June 17, 2005
New underwear campaign for Kotex
News - The Mirror, UK
FORMER Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost is becoming almost as successful as a model as she was in the music biz. Her stunning looks have landed her a lucrative deal with Premier Modelling Management - the home of Naomi Campbell. And now we can reveal the 26-year-old singer has been hand-picked by top fashion designer Julien MacDonald to be the face of his new underwear campaign for Kotex.
A source says: "Julian thinks Jenny has been one of the most exciting girls in the charts.
"He says she's very sexy with a great look. Jenny's spent the past week being measured up by Julien and his team and they're putting the final touches to the range at the moment."
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FORMER Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost is becoming almost as successful as a model as she was in the music biz. Her stunning looks have landed her a lucrative deal with Premier Modelling Management - the home of Naomi Campbell. And now we can reveal the 26-year-old singer has been hand-picked by top fashion designer Julien MacDonald to be the face of his new underwear campaign for Kotex.
A source says: "Julian thinks Jenny has been one of the most exciting girls in the charts.
"He says she's very sexy with a great look. Jenny's spent the past week being measured up by Julien and his team and they're putting the final touches to the range at the moment."
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Ann Summers targets Father's Day gift shoppers
News - Marketing, UK
LONDON - Ann Summers is running a risque Father's Day promotion directed at mothers who buy their partner a present on behalf of their children.
Called "How's yer Father's Day", the activity is based on the assumption that many mothers buy socks and jumpers on behalf of their young children.
According to its own research, the retailer claims 99% of fathers would rather have sex than a traditional Father's Day present.
Products such as massage oil will be ticketed with the line 'Sex not socks.' The window display will also be used to highlight the promotion
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LONDON - Ann Summers is running a risque Father's Day promotion directed at mothers who buy their partner a present on behalf of their children.
Called "How's yer Father's Day", the activity is based on the assumption that many mothers buy socks and jumpers on behalf of their young children.
According to its own research, the retailer claims 99% of fathers would rather have sex than a traditional Father's Day present.
Products such as massage oil will be ticketed with the line 'Sex not socks.' The window display will also be used to highlight the promotion
Click here to read more
Monday, June 06, 2005
To get rid or not to get rid...?
The Underwear Drawer - stories from a lingerieholic
Losing Brad Pitt as your husband would be bad enough but feeling you had to give away your beautiful lingerie that takes a strong woman. According to Bosh –
New York ,USA that is exactly what Jennifer Aniston has done along with her jewellery and bed linen.
If rumours are true and Brad is with Angelina Jolie then good riddance to him and giving away the lingerie is a great healing step. Even a lingerieholic like me has standards and would get rid.
Can you imagine if you finally move on and things are getting heated with the new man in your life as the mood takes you both your clothes are coming off. As you get down to your underwear you suddenly realise they were a sexy present from your ex husband that would have to be a huge turn off.
Out with the old underwear, and in with the new lingerie wardrobe of sexy goodies.
Losing Brad Pitt as your husband would be bad enough but feeling you had to give away your beautiful lingerie that takes a strong woman. According to Bosh –
New York ,USA that is exactly what Jennifer Aniston has done along with her jewellery and bed linen.
If rumours are true and Brad is with Angelina Jolie then good riddance to him and giving away the lingerie is a great healing step. Even a lingerieholic like me has standards and would get rid.
Can you imagine if you finally move on and things are getting heated with the new man in your life as the mood takes you both your clothes are coming off. As you get down to your underwear you suddenly realise they were a sexy present from your ex husband that would have to be a huge turn off.
Out with the old underwear, and in with the new lingerie wardrobe of sexy goodies.
Friday, June 03, 2005
Is it a UFO, is it a space ship, not its pants!
News - The Sun, UK
CROP a load of this — a giant pair of Y-FRONTS that mysteriously appeared in a cornfield.
UFO nuts were left panting over the spectacle in Stanton St Bernard, Wilts.
But they were left disappointed when crop circle experts said it was actually the work of human pranksters — and not a briefs encounter of the third kind.
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CROP a load of this — a giant pair of Y-FRONTS that mysteriously appeared in a cornfield.
UFO nuts were left panting over the spectacle in Stanton St Bernard, Wilts.
But they were left disappointed when crop circle experts said it was actually the work of human pranksters — and not a briefs encounter of the third kind.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
World-first stitch-free technology
News - Thread, New Zealand
Berlei One designs are made in a new high-tech process using ultrasonic technology. The process of glue, heat and pressure fuses fabric together to form a flexible but bound piece of fabric.
The fabric is laid out and a high-tech gluing process takes place. The layers of fabric are then pressed together under controlled heat. Extensive wear and wash testing has proven the reliability and longevity of the fused fabric.
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Berlei One designs are made in a new high-tech process using ultrasonic technology. The process of glue, heat and pressure fuses fabric together to form a flexible but bound piece of fabric.
The fabric is laid out and a high-tech gluing process takes place. The layers of fabric are then pressed together under controlled heat. Extensive wear and wash testing has proven the reliability and longevity of the fused fabric.
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Miami spice: the men's underwear collections
News - Hello Magazine
Colombian designers certainly know how to grab your attention. Liliana Fierro got Fashion Week of the Americas off to a cracking start in Miami with a citrus shocker female swimwear show, and then Mundo Unico happened.
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Colombian designers certainly know how to grab your attention. Liliana Fierro got Fashion Week of the Americas off to a cracking start in Miami with a citrus shocker female swimwear show, and then Mundo Unico happened.
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U.S. to act against Chinese clothes
News - CNN Money, USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will restrict imports of pants, shirts and underwear from China that have surged dramatically since the beginning of year unless the two sides can work out a compromise, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Friday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will restrict imports of pants, shirts and underwear from China that have surged dramatically since the beginning of year unless the two sides can work out a compromise, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Friday.
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Berlei Supertech - The Bounce Test Trial
News - Thread, New Zealand
Sports bras are unfashionable things that are better unseen and like brakes and accountants, you just want them to work and not know about it. Unstylish things like an elastic ankle bandage for one's breasts, I've always thought of them as something you'd bind your breasts in to go undercover as a boy in a WWII war movie.
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Sports bras are unfashionable things that are better unseen and like brakes and accountants, you just want them to work and not know about it. Unstylish things like an elastic ankle bandage for one's breasts, I've always thought of them as something you'd bind your breasts in to go undercover as a boy in a WWII war movie.
Click here to read the article
Friday, May 20, 2005
Elle Macpherson Campaign a Multi Award Winner
News - Thread, New Zealand
A revolutionary advertising campaign for international lingerie brand Elle Macpherson Intimates® has won a record 14 prestigious Australasian Advertising Awards.
The directional and evocative campaign, shot by cult British photographer Rankin, marked a stunning departure from both traditional lingerie advertising and from the brand’s own previous creative which had featured supermodel Elle Macpherson herself.
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A revolutionary advertising campaign for international lingerie brand Elle Macpherson Intimates® has won a record 14 prestigious Australasian Advertising Awards.
The directional and evocative campaign, shot by cult British photographer Rankin, marked a stunning departure from both traditional lingerie advertising and from the brand’s own previous creative which had featured supermodel Elle Macpherson herself.
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Unique Bras and Shoes Showcased in Seoul
News - Chosun Ilbo, South Korea
Not even off the catwalk, these artistic creations by the world's top designers are making many people see bras and shoes in a new light." That is, thanks to a total of 150 designers and artists taking part in the "2005 World Best Bra & Shoes Art Exhibition.
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Not even off the catwalk, these artistic creations by the world's top designers are making many people see bras and shoes in a new light." That is, thanks to a total of 150 designers and artists taking part in the "2005 World Best Bra & Shoes Art Exhibition.
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Dolce & Gabbana - the guys who got the girls to get their bras out
News - The Times Online, Uk
While Madonna was redefining the modern female body — Marilyn Monroe breasts, a shot-putter’s musculature — Dolce and Gabbana gave her something to wear that showcased her new rock-hard femininity. Having popularised the corset in the late 1980s, they went one further in the 1990s and put the bra on show — not with the burlesque theatricality that Jean Paul Gaultier had borrowed from Yves Saint Laurent several years earlier, when he put Madonna in conical basques, but in an altogether more accessible, wearable way. D&G made the bra integral to the dress, then turned the straps into a focal point. The results looked like a beautiful, erotic mistake, as if a woman had somehow got dressed in too much of a hurry, her luscious, unkempt hair suggesting that maybe she hadn’t even had time to glance in the mirror. How much sexier does it get?
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While Madonna was redefining the modern female body — Marilyn Monroe breasts, a shot-putter’s musculature — Dolce and Gabbana gave her something to wear that showcased her new rock-hard femininity. Having popularised the corset in the late 1980s, they went one further in the 1990s and put the bra on show — not with the burlesque theatricality that Jean Paul Gaultier had borrowed from Yves Saint Laurent several years earlier, when he put Madonna in conical basques, but in an altogether more accessible, wearable way. D&G made the bra integral to the dress, then turned the straps into a focal point. The results looked like a beautiful, erotic mistake, as if a woman had somehow got dressed in too much of a hurry, her luscious, unkempt hair suggesting that maybe she hadn’t even had time to glance in the mirror. How much sexier does it get?
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EU measures on Chinese textiles may be taken
News - AFP via Yahoo, UK & Ireland
The European Union may adopt more emergency measures to curb Chinese textile imports, in addition to those already put in place earlier this week on two key categories, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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The European Union may adopt more emergency measures to curb Chinese textile imports, in addition to those already put in place earlier this week on two key categories, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Fifi Chachnil great Thirties-style pants
Great place to buy Thirties-style candy coloured pants that have the days of the week on the front. 26 rue Cambon, Paris.
Holiday G-string from hell
Spain is wonderful for shoes, painting and house accessories not to mention food but underwear after the experience I have just had I am not so sure…
As you can see from the brilliant blue g-string above that the underwear looks fun, fruity and a little tropical. Perfect I believed to show off a bronze tan. Instead once worn the g-string was scratchy, itchy, rubbing and this is the good part, see the loop in the weave near the crotch area. These could only have been designed by a man! This g-string is not a tutti-frutti delight as it has more in common with a contraption of torture. One eye watering experience never to be repeated.
Monday, May 09, 2005
The Victoria's Secret - Ten Years exhibition
News - PRNewswire, LAS VEGAS
Victoria's Secret is proud to announce the unveiling of The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Exhibit: Ten Years of Sexy. Victoria's Secret Supermodel Gisele Bundchen will unveil the exhibition on June 9, 2005 at 10:30 am at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas. The retrospective, running through July 9, 2005, is the public's first-ever opportunity to get up close and personal with the sexy looks and unique story behind the evolution of the world-famous brand and fashion show.
The exhibit is taking place in celebration of the newest, must-see Victoria's Secret location at The Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas, opening on May 19th.
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Victoria's Secret is proud to announce the unveiling of The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Exhibit: Ten Years of Sexy. Victoria's Secret Supermodel Gisele Bundchen will unveil the exhibition on June 9, 2005 at 10:30 am at the Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas. The retrospective, running through July 9, 2005, is the public's first-ever opportunity to get up close and personal with the sexy looks and unique story behind the evolution of the world-famous brand and fashion show.
The exhibit is taking place in celebration of the newest, must-see Victoria's Secret location at The Forum Shops at Caesars, Las Vegas, opening on May 19th.
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Lads' mags face ban over use of teen models
News - The Times, UK
NEWSPAPERS and magazines that publish topless or titillating pictures of young models face being prosecuted under new legislation.
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NEWSPAPERS and magazines that publish topless or titillating pictures of young models face being prosecuted under new legislation.
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Bra-makers not supporting labeling standards
News - Taipei Times,Taiwan
A recent survey of bras conducted by the Consumers' Foundation revealed that a significant number of brands provided inadequate information on the labels.
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A recent survey of bras conducted by the Consumers' Foundation revealed that a significant number of brands provided inadequate information on the labels.
Click here to read the article
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Old friends
The Underwear Drawer - stories from a lingerieholic
There is something lovely warm and familiar about old friends. If you haven’t seen them for a while it’s good to see what they remember about the old times, somehow it is always different to how I see it or indeed how I see myself. This friend I caught up with remembers me as the love’em and leave them girl from my carefree days at college. More boys asking for dates than days in the week. It was funny to hear her recollections and see her view of me as if I hadn’t changed in over ten years.
I on the other hand have changed I don’t love’em and leave them. In fact I haven’t been in a relationship for eighteen months, through choice and not meeting the right men. How we do change in tens years yet people still see us as the young days. I was pleased to hear these stories as in my imagination she brought my memories back to life and how we laughed. Old friends are like favourite old knickers warm, familiar and they keep the young girl we all are alive inside.
There is something lovely warm and familiar about old friends. If you haven’t seen them for a while it’s good to see what they remember about the old times, somehow it is always different to how I see it or indeed how I see myself. This friend I caught up with remembers me as the love’em and leave them girl from my carefree days at college. More boys asking for dates than days in the week. It was funny to hear her recollections and see her view of me as if I hadn’t changed in over ten years.
I on the other hand have changed I don’t love’em and leave them. In fact I haven’t been in a relationship for eighteen months, through choice and not meeting the right men. How we do change in tens years yet people still see us as the young days. I was pleased to hear these stories as in my imagination she brought my memories back to life and how we laughed. Old friends are like favourite old knickers warm, familiar and they keep the young girl we all are alive inside.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
International currencies e-Commerce store
News - 24-7PressRelease.com, OH, USA
New York Passion Lingerie now displays its on-line e-Commerce store prices in most international currencies using new translation technology. This newly installed software helps customers convert U.S dollar prices to their own national currency. The company believes the new, easy to use, currency exchange translator will improve its international sales of women's lingerie on its new on-line e-Commerce store.
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New York Passion Lingerie now displays its on-line e-Commerce store prices in most international currencies using new translation technology. This newly installed software helps customers convert U.S dollar prices to their own national currency. The company believes the new, easy to use, currency exchange translator will improve its international sales of women's lingerie on its new on-line e-Commerce store.
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Lingerie sensitivities
News - Malaysia Star, Malaysia
What do guys do when they visit lingerie shops? ... I’m sure there are many men who do not feel the slightest embarrassment about being in a lingerie shop. ...
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What do guys do when they visit lingerie shops? ... I’m sure there are many men who do not feel the slightest embarrassment about being in a lingerie shop. ...
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Forplay Inc. Gets Exposed in Las Vegas
News - Business Wire, CA
A leader of unique fashions for seductive and spontaneous women for over 20 years (www.forplayinc.com), today announced its successful run at the International Lingerie Show in Las Vegas. Forplay(TM) unveiled its newly designed booth.
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A leader of unique fashions for seductive and spontaneous women for over 20 years (www.forplayinc.com), today announced its successful run at the International Lingerie Show in Las Vegas. Forplay(TM) unveiled its newly designed booth.
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Lingerie as clothes
News - Malaysia Star, Malaysia
A recent proliferation of stand-alone shops that sell lingerie and casual wear has blurred the distinction between the two.
Lingerie is no longer something to be hidden; it is part of a lifestyle, says Jamie Fong, the marketing and communications executive at FJ Benjamin (M) Sdn Bhd which distributes La Senza – the 15-year-old Canadian brand of lingerie, sleep-, casual-, lounge-, beach- and gym wear in Malaysia.
“A growing number of women see lingerie as clothes, and many more see it as a fashion item.
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A recent proliferation of stand-alone shops that sell lingerie and casual wear has blurred the distinction between the two.
Lingerie is no longer something to be hidden; it is part of a lifestyle, says Jamie Fong, the marketing and communications executive at FJ Benjamin (M) Sdn Bhd which distributes La Senza – the 15-year-old Canadian brand of lingerie, sleep-, casual-, lounge-, beach- and gym wear in Malaysia.
“A growing number of women see lingerie as clothes, and many more see it as a fashion item.
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Exploding bras
News - Mirror, UK
WOMEN suicide bombers wearing exploding bras could strike at airports, police intelligence experts fear.
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WOMEN suicide bombers wearing exploding bras could strike at airports, police intelligence experts fear.
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Friday, April 29, 2005
M&S set to extend Per Una into lingerie
Marks and Spencers is extending the Per Una brand into lingerie. Per Una has already extended into nightware, clothes,cosmetics and shoes. The new lingerie range is due to launch in autumn.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
More Curves On UK Roads
News - Transport News Network - UK
Triumph has launched the latest boost for its lingerie range through a national campaign on trucks from Road Ads, the leading truck advertising contractor.
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Triumph has launched the latest boost for its lingerie range through a national campaign on trucks from Road Ads, the leading truck advertising contractor.
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Sara Lee Corporation UK: 3rd Quarter Results
News - US
Sara Lee Increases Sales in Third Quarter Fiscal 2005; Diluted
Earnings Per Share for the Third Quarter Were $.24, Down on Timing of Tobacco
Proceeds, Repatriation Tax Charge and Higher Commodity Costs
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Sara Lee Increases Sales in Third Quarter Fiscal 2005; Diluted
Earnings Per Share for the Third Quarter Were $.24, Down on Timing of Tobacco
Proceeds, Repatriation Tax Charge and Higher Commodity Costs
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Elle-bent on boobs and branding
News - Stuff, NZ
Underwear company Bendon 'really gets design', and wants to become the ultimate business, its chief executive tells Sue Allen.
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Underwear company Bendon 'really gets design', and wants to become the ultimate business, its chief executive tells Sue Allen.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Sunday paper knickers
The underwear drawer - personal stories and art
Last day of the week, I love a relaxing with the papers on Sundays.
Paper knickers
The Underwear Drawer - Personal stories and art
As I went to the hospital for tests it didn’t occur to me that they would ask me to wear paper knickers. These I actually believed were more of a myth than reality but there I was in my paper knickers and it got me thinking about the paper men created at schools and nurseries. The kind when pulled out that holds hands by the folds within the paper, made by cutting round the outline of a man or object.
This is not Blue Peter but on my return home after the hospital I couldn’t resist making a family of paper knickers or perhaps seven days of the week in knickers.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Get the right support!
News - ic Newcastle, UK
There are around 80,000 women in the North-East alone who are a D-cup or over but many of them remain convinced that they are a C, B or even an A-cup.
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There are around 80,000 women in the North-East alone who are a D-cup or over but many of them remain convinced that they are a C, B or even an A-cup.
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Sunday, April 24, 2005
Mariah is lingerie queen
News - The Sun, UK
Lady after my own heart, Mariah has a separate wardrobe for lingerie where the underwear is arranged depending on colour. Good choice Mariah!
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Lady after my own heart, Mariah has a separate wardrobe for lingerie where the underwear is arranged depending on colour. Good choice Mariah!
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House bill would protect trademarks from imitators that tarnish image
News - North County Times, USA
WASHINGTON -- The House moved Tuesday to protect trademarks from being sullied by imitators in legislation that grew out of a court battle between Victoria's Secret and an adult novelty store.
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WASHINGTON -- The House moved Tuesday to protect trademarks from being sullied by imitators in legislation that grew out of a court battle between Victoria's Secret and an adult novelty store.
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Monday, April 18, 2005
Ashley Kerr shortlisted for Victoria's Secrets
News – Sunday Life, UK
ULSTER beauty Ashley Kerr has been shortlisted to model for one of the world's hottest underwear brands.
For the gorgeous 19-year-old, from Bangor, could soon be dressing down for Victoria's Secrets.
Gisele, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks are just some of the top names who regularly get their kit OFF and the sexy underwear ON for the US label.
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ULSTER beauty Ashley Kerr has been shortlisted to model for one of the world's hottest underwear brands.
For the gorgeous 19-year-old, from Bangor, could soon be dressing down for Victoria's Secrets.
Gisele, Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks are just some of the top names who regularly get their kit OFF and the sexy underwear ON for the US label.
Click here to read the article.
Cosmetic alternatives
News – sea coastonline, USA
It is great to hear about shops doing the right thing and offering mastemotomey bras and prosthetics.
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It is great to hear about shops doing the right thing and offering mastemotomey bras and prosthetics.
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Poll: Beijing women most content
News - The Star online, Asia
What are the characteristics of the female figure in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Taipei?
Are women in these cities satisfied with their bodies? An underwear company conducted a survey to find out.
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What are the characteristics of the female figure in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Taipei?
Are women in these cities satisfied with their bodies? An underwear company conducted a survey to find out.
Click here to read the article
'40s and '50s faux vintage lingerie and hosiery
News - Scotsman – UK
If you haven’t already visited the site What Katie Did Next then simply click the link below to see their faux vintage lingerie and hosiery inspired by silver screen sirens of the '40s and '50s including genuine fully fashioned stockings to powermesh girdles and satin bullet bras.
Good fun and useful should you require the garments above.
Whatkatiedid
If you haven’t already visited the site What Katie Did Next then simply click the link below to see their faux vintage lingerie and hosiery inspired by silver screen sirens of the '40s and '50s including genuine fully fashioned stockings to powermesh girdles and satin bullet bras.
Good fun and useful should you require the garments above.
Whatkatiedid
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Vic Reeves' wife has launched her own line of underwear.
News – BBC, radio1
It is true every celebrity is launching their own underwear range..
Nancy's Naughty Knickers have been inspired by Nancy Sorrell's time in the 'I'm A Celebrity...' jungle and she's even modelled them.
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It is true every celebrity is launching their own underwear range..
Nancy's Naughty Knickers have been inspired by Nancy Sorrell's time in the 'I'm A Celebrity...' jungle and she's even modelled them.
Click here to read the article
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Water fountain bra
News – Billings Gazette, USA
These are no ordinary undergarments. These are Bras for a Cause. Cody's artisans of underwear - local businesses and artists - decorated more than 60 brassieres, bustiers and corsets to raise breast cancer awareness through the Cody Soroptimist Club.
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These are no ordinary undergarments. These are Bras for a Cause. Cody's artisans of underwear - local businesses and artists - decorated more than 60 brassieres, bustiers and corsets to raise breast cancer awareness through the Cody Soroptimist Club.
Click here to read the article.
Friday, April 15, 2005
Comment of today
Underwear Drawer - Personal stories
Comment of the day from a male friend "corset's are not pretty.. they are sexy"
Glad we got the male perspective sorted out.
Comment of the day from a male friend "corset's are not pretty.. they are sexy"
Glad we got the male perspective sorted out.
Anyone fancy wearing pure gold underwear?
News - Yahoo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Adorned in pure gold underwear, breast plates and head wear, the women appeared surprisingly comfortable as they stood before the gathering of miners and bankers.
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Adorned in pure gold underwear, breast plates and head wear, the women appeared surprisingly comfortable as they stood before the gathering of miners and bankers.
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Footballers Wives featuring Janet Reger lingerie
If like many others you will be watching the hot TV series Footballers Wives this evening keep an eye out for the Janet Reger lingerie revealed in this evening programe and forthcoming episodes. Janet Reger are offering 5% discount when you buy the items online.
Encase you miss any episodes here are the collections featured;
Katrina
Madeline
Lana
Encase you miss any episodes here are the collections featured;
Katrina
Madeline
Lana
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Jack Vettriano painting underwear
Jack Vettriano paints beautiful sexy images of women in underwear.
Thief had underwear hoard
News - Telegraph
A man told a court yesterday how he found 160 pairs of women's knickers hidden in the house he shared with his girlfriend.
James Vickers-Fletcher told Truro Crown Court that for seven months he kept discovering pairs of women's underwear beneath the floorboards and in the garden of their home on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
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A man told a court yesterday how he found 160 pairs of women's knickers hidden in the house he shared with his girlfriend.
James Vickers-Fletcher told Truro Crown Court that for seven months he kept discovering pairs of women's underwear beneath the floorboards and in the garden of their home on the island of St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.
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Underneath.com returns after a three-year absence
News - Internet Retailer
Underneath LLC, once a leading retailer in brand name men’s and women’s underwear, today relaunched its Underneath.com web site after nearly a three-year absence. The site is backed by Stone Apparel, which owns the majority of the stock, says Jeff Johnson, marketing director of Underneath.com. Stone Apparel is one of the largest boxer short makers in the world.
Underneath LLC, once a leading retailer in brand name men’s and women’s underwear, today relaunched its Underneath.com web site after nearly a three-year absence. The site is backed by Stone Apparel, which owns the majority of the stock, says Jeff Johnson, marketing director of Underneath.com. Stone Apparel is one of the largest boxer short makers in the world.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Singapore Fashion Festival ends with lingerie show
News - channel News Asia
SINGAPORE : The two week long Singapore Fashion Festival has ended on a high note, closing with the sensational Triumph Lingerie show.
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SINGAPORE : The two week long Singapore Fashion Festival has ended on a high note, closing with the sensational Triumph Lingerie show.
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Men’s underwear styles show new cuts, fabrics
News - Nashua Telegraph
Traditional boxers and briefs have been joined by a myriad of unmentionable styles that have become topics of discussion in the fashion world and beyond.
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Traditional boxers and briefs have been joined by a myriad of unmentionable styles that have become topics of discussion in the fashion world and beyond.
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U.S. May Curb China Clothing Imports
News - Yahoo News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration took the first step on Monday toward restricting imports of low-priced pants, shirts and underwear from China in response to pressure from the U.S. textile industry
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration took the first step on Monday toward restricting imports of low-priced pants, shirts and underwear from China in response to pressure from the U.S. textile industry
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Monday, April 04, 2005
Underwear war
News - Observer
A friend of mine has just experienced the defining moment of any new live-in relationship - the one where your man asks where his pants are?
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A friend of mine has just experienced the defining moment of any new live-in relationship - the one where your man asks where his pants are?
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Ann Summers chain eyes up Waterford for new store
News - Waterford News
Waterford is one of five locations in Ireland the Ann Summers group is planning to open new outlets in over the next two years. Jacqueline Gold, founder of the controversial retail empire, said they have instructed agents to find a suitable premise in Waterford for their new store.
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Waterford is one of five locations in Ireland the Ann Summers group is planning to open new outlets in over the next two years. Jacqueline Gold, founder of the controversial retail empire, said they have instructed agents to find a suitable premise in Waterford for their new store.
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50 CENT TO SELL WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR
News - Contact Music
Yet another star is set to start a lingerie label. This time it is Hip-hop star 50 CENT.
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Yet another star is set to start a lingerie label. This time it is Hip-hop star 50 CENT.
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Friday, April 01, 2005
UnderGoos
News - Search Engine Journal
UnderGoos - Google Underwear Parody Someone over at Search Guild has a lot of spare time on their hands and a questionable sense of humor. Enough to build a site called UnderGoos.
Click here to see the site.
UnderGoos - Google Underwear Parody Someone over at Search Guild has a lot of spare time on their hands and a questionable sense of humor. Enough to build a site called UnderGoos.
Click here to see the site.
Delta wears 'em, but won't model 'em
News: herald sun, Australia
Delta Goodrem wears bras and undies from her own lingerie range every day but you are not going to see her parading them on a billboard
Goodrem, who will release the Delta by anabella lingerie range in Britain in October, has kept her clothes on, choosing not to slip into her underwear to boost sales as many of her celebrity underwear competitors have done.
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Delta Goodrem wears bras and undies from her own lingerie range every day but you are not going to see her parading them on a billboard
Goodrem, who will release the Delta by anabella lingerie range in Britain in October, has kept her clothes on, choosing not to slip into her underwear to boost sales as many of her celebrity underwear competitors have done.
Click here to read the article.
Are bra's good for us?
News: Femail, Australia
Bras: getting abreast with cancer. Remember when you were told tobacco was safe? Remember when you were told fast foods were healthy? Have you been told bras are good for you? Well, it seems the truth is out there, and it's something you might not want to hear.
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Bras: getting abreast with cancer. Remember when you were told tobacco was safe? Remember when you were told fast foods were healthy? Have you been told bras are good for you? Well, it seems the truth is out there, and it's something you might not want to hear.
Click here to read the article.
Exhibit raising funds for women's health
News: great Falls Tribune, USA
Both women are celebrated in "Bras for the Cause," a new exhibit at the Lewistown Art Center USA.
Sixty-two female artists and crafters have entered souped-up brassieres in the exhibit to raise awareness and money for the Montana Breast and Cervical Health Program. Each represents a great woman in history, ranging from Betty Boop and Betty Crocker to Maya Angelou and Mother Teresa.
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Both women are celebrated in "Bras for the Cause," a new exhibit at the Lewistown Art Center USA.
Sixty-two female artists and crafters have entered souped-up brassieres in the exhibit to raise awareness and money for the Montana Breast and Cervical Health Program. Each represents a great woman in history, ranging from Betty Boop and Betty Crocker to Maya Angelou and Mother Teresa.
Click here to read the article.
Magnetic corsets
Magnetic corsets c. 1893 Advertisement as a handbill, John Johnson Collection. Unfortunately this is a reprint I found at a car boot sale but I had to buy. This reproduction was by Camden Graphics Ltd 1976.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Lace bras offerings for dead in Hong Kong
News - Hindustan Times, India
Superstitious Hong Kongers are snapping up effigies of saucy underwear to burn as offerings to randy relatives at an upcoming Chinese festival of the dead.
Black lace bras and wedding dresses are among the racier paper offerings on sale ahead of the Ching Ming festival, during which believers burn likenesses of items their late loved ones would like in heaven, according to newspaper Apple Daily
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Superstitious Hong Kongers are snapping up effigies of saucy underwear to burn as offerings to randy relatives at an upcoming Chinese festival of the dead.
Black lace bras and wedding dresses are among the racier paper offerings on sale ahead of the Ching Ming festival, during which believers burn likenesses of items their late loved ones would like in heaven, according to newspaper Apple Daily
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Freed from trade quotas
News - Time Europe
European and American clothing and textile companies knew they would be in for some hard knocks this year following the expiration on Jan. 1 of a decades-old quota system that limited exports from low-cost producers like China and India.
A Chinese firm has already stated it wanted to bring 10 million bras, wholesaling for just 50 cents a dozen to Italy. Italians buy about 40 million bras a year, so the 10 million represents three months of total Italian sales.
Click here to read the article.
European and American clothing and textile companies knew they would be in for some hard knocks this year following the expiration on Jan. 1 of a decades-old quota system that limited exports from low-cost producers like China and India.
A Chinese firm has already stated it wanted to bring 10 million bras, wholesaling for just 50 cents a dozen to Italy. Italians buy about 40 million bras a year, so the 10 million represents three months of total Italian sales.
Click here to read the article.
Friday, March 25, 2005
Bumless underwear - whatever next..
Backless underwear – well if you have seen the images then you will know this looks more like a contraption than as the PR letter states ‘a classy alternative to a thong or g-string’ Classy isn’t the word that sprung to my mind.
For those low cut dresses what happened to going commando for the evening?
Click here to visit backless lingerie site.
For those low cut dresses what happened to going commando for the evening?
Click here to visit backless lingerie site.
How Kylie put the corset back in vogue
Kylie Minogue has launched her Showgirl world tour at the weekend wearing a jewel-encrusted John Galliano design with a price tag of £30,000. Along with the world’s best known corset maker Mr Pearl who has previously made the hand embroidered corset that Victoria Beckham wore on her wedding day.
Mr Pearls corset made Kylie already petite waist a show stopping sixteen inches. The eccentric designer has worn a corset for fourteen years to achieve his eighteen inch waist.
With Kylie in the driving seat it is only a matter of time before the high street once again with be filled with corsets of all shapes, sizes and materials.
Click here to read the Yorkshire Post article.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Swimming in black lacy underwear
News – The Times, Single in the city.
Dismay turned to irritation as she pranced out of the changing rooms into the Jacuzzi in her black lacy underwear, claiming to have left her swimming kit at home. Yeah right. I buried my head in the water to escape the flirt routine and morphed into some Fanny Durack, but flailing legs and groping hands at the other end of the pool only steamed my goggles and increased my blood pressure.
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Dismay turned to irritation as she pranced out of the changing rooms into the Jacuzzi in her black lacy underwear, claiming to have left her swimming kit at home. Yeah right. I buried my head in the water to escape the flirt routine and morphed into some Fanny Durack, but flailing legs and groping hands at the other end of the pool only steamed my goggles and increased my blood pressure.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2005
A little treat - buying lingerie
News – PR letter
Women frequently refer to purchases of lingerie as “a little treat”. According to Research&Markets survey on Global market review for the lingerie and intimate apparel industries - with forecasts to 2010.
This new report explores the world market for lingerie, covering bras, briefs and bodywear, daywear & shapewear. This is the first global report on this US$30 billion per year market.
Click here to read more
Women frequently refer to purchases of lingerie as “a little treat”. According to Research&Markets survey on Global market review for the lingerie and intimate apparel industries - with forecasts to 2010.
This new report explores the world market for lingerie, covering bras, briefs and bodywear, daywear & shapewear. This is the first global report on this US$30 billion per year market.
Click here to read more
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Monday knickers collage is now completed
Mixed media using cake wrappers, handmade papers, painted materials and newpaper. Inspired by Blue Mondays this is the second in the seven day knickers collection.
Size:100 x 80cm
This collage along with others in the Seven Day Knickers Collection will be available on eBay shortly. The links to purchase will be posted on this blog.
Size:100 x 80cm
This collage along with others in the Seven Day Knickers Collection will be available on eBay shortly. The links to purchase will be posted on this blog.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Girlie Logic
* My bank balance is in the red and I buy a fabulous new set of underwear to make myself feel better.
* I buy a very expensive pair of knickers for a hot date, which I can’t afford; well you have to invest in your future.
* If the lingerie is £200 and I wear it five times then it only really cost £40.
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* I buy a very expensive pair of knickers for a hot date, which I can’t afford; well you have to invest in your future.
* If the lingerie is £200 and I wear it five times then it only really cost £40.
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Thursday, March 17, 2005
Janet Reger dies at 69
News: Hindustan Times
Sad news for her family and for Janet Reger Creations Ltd. The loss of a great leading lady in the underwear world.
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Janet Reger her story can be brought at Amazon
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Sad news for her family and for Janet Reger Creations Ltd. The loss of a great leading lady in the underwear world.
Click here to read the article
Janet Reger her story can be brought at Amazon
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Happy St Patricks Day
Top o’ the morning to ya and Happy St Particks Day. In honour of this great day that encourages people to meet their friends down the pub during the week I am wearing green knickers which have four leaf clover motifs and pretty green trim.
Belle De Jour
Belle De Jour The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl is not for the faint hearted and if you think you are about to read a diary such as Anne Frank’s you are wildly mistaken. This book has more similarities to the risky Nancy Friday books. ‘Intimate’ in the title is a clue to how much information is descried of the various rendezvous.
Knickers today: butterfly-printed with shocking pink lace round the leg. This is a snippet of a diary entry from Belle De Jour. Underwear is mentioned throughout the book in many forms. The book is well worth a read although this is not a coffee book to be left around for anyone to flick through.
Belle De Jour Blog
Belle De Jour Book
Knickers today: butterfly-printed with shocking pink lace round the leg. This is a snippet of a diary entry from Belle De Jour. Underwear is mentioned throughout the book in many forms. The book is well worth a read although this is not a coffee book to be left around for anyone to flick through.
Belle De Jour Blog
Belle De Jour Book
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Naughty knicker tycoon
News – The Age, Australia
The man who lured smalls out of the bottom drawer and into mainstream fashion is in Melbourne this week. Lara Zamiatin meets a legend of lingerie. Joe Corre and his wife and business partner, Serena Rees, opened a knicker shop called Agent Provocateur.
According to Corre, a decade ago the British lingerie landscape was a desert. "The average knicker drawer in the UK used to be very boring. It had maybe one little thing that was sexy, probably given to the woman on her hen night, and then it was basically white cotton underwear gone grey in the wash.
"Today, it's completely different. Every major high street retailer sells designer lingerie. Ten years ago that wasn't the case. That's what we changed. We're kind of responsible for taking lingerie and putting it on the fashion map."
Click here to read more.
The man who lured smalls out of the bottom drawer and into mainstream fashion is in Melbourne this week. Lara Zamiatin meets a legend of lingerie. Joe Corre and his wife and business partner, Serena Rees, opened a knicker shop called Agent Provocateur.
According to Corre, a decade ago the British lingerie landscape was a desert. "The average knicker drawer in the UK used to be very boring. It had maybe one little thing that was sexy, probably given to the woman on her hen night, and then it was basically white cotton underwear gone grey in the wash.
"Today, it's completely different. Every major high street retailer sells designer lingerie. Ten years ago that wasn't the case. That's what we changed. We're kind of responsible for taking lingerie and putting it on the fashion map."
Click here to read more.
Cath Kidston Pants
Spring and summer is on its way and with these adorable pants and vest tops from Cath Kidston summer days are set to be lots of fun!
Click here to visit the Cath Kidston site.
Click here to visit the Cath Kidston site.
I like underwear
Although this Canadian show is a little old the creative style post cards for 'I like underwear' are still worth a look.
Click here to view.
Click here to view.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Mariah Kiss Kiss underwear range
News - Vogue.com
Apparently she has been busy designing a range of underwear for women of all shapes and sizes which is due to be launched sometime next year.
Click here to read more.
Apparently she has been busy designing a range of underwear for women of all shapes and sizes which is due to be launched sometime next year.
Click here to read more.
Men in panties
UNderwear drawer - personal stories and thoughts.
In this forum today I found a post from a wife who knows her husband likes to wear womens panties. A reply underneath explains to the worried wife that there are many men who wear panties.
Have missed something, do men really like wearing girls panties, do they wear the frilly kind or the boy short style? Would he borrow his wife’s underwear from her drawer and parade around the house?
Any man I know who found their mate on a regular basis wore women’s panties would have the p*ss taken out of them so badly that they wouldn’t want to hear the word panties let alone wear them again. Hadn't his friends noticed a little bit of black lace hanging over his trousers at some point if it was a black lace day?
I like to think I am open minded, I have been with a man and for a giggle he did try on women’s underwear but it was at the right time and setting. If the next day he asked to borrow some panties he would have received a strange look, properly one of horror. For me a man wearing panties is a definite turn off and not a turn on no mater how happy it made him.
Although shopping for underwear would be interesting as you could buy two pairs of the same underwear in different sizes if he varied from your size. A scary thought so I shall stop now!
In this forum today I found a post from a wife who knows her husband likes to wear womens panties. A reply underneath explains to the worried wife that there are many men who wear panties.
Have missed something, do men really like wearing girls panties, do they wear the frilly kind or the boy short style? Would he borrow his wife’s underwear from her drawer and parade around the house?
Any man I know who found their mate on a regular basis wore women’s panties would have the p*ss taken out of them so badly that they wouldn’t want to hear the word panties let alone wear them again. Hadn't his friends noticed a little bit of black lace hanging over his trousers at some point if it was a black lace day?
I like to think I am open minded, I have been with a man and for a giggle he did try on women’s underwear but it was at the right time and setting. If the next day he asked to borrow some panties he would have received a strange look, properly one of horror. For me a man wearing panties is a definite turn off and not a turn on no mater how happy it made him.
Although shopping for underwear would be interesting as you could buy two pairs of the same underwear in different sizes if he varied from your size. A scary thought so I shall stop now!
Monday, March 07, 2005
Undergarment shop owner in Indian
News: Mid-day website
R P Shah Undergarment shop owner in Indian explains the changes in sizes and buying habits. . “When I started this shop, 28, 30 and 32 were the running sizes; few 36, 38 and 40s were made. 28 and 30 are not made at all now; 32 is running. I don’t know if eating habits have changed or what.”
Click here to read more.
R P Shah Undergarment shop owner in Indian explains the changes in sizes and buying habits. . “When I started this shop, 28, 30 and 32 were the running sizes; few 36, 38 and 40s were made. 28 and 30 are not made at all now; 32 is running. I don’t know if eating habits have changed or what.”
Click here to read more.
Avon is calling..
News: United Press International
This summer will see the start of Avon selling bras Playtex and Bali bras made by Chicago's Sara Lee in the United States.
Click here to read more
This summer will see the start of Avon selling bras Playtex and Bali bras made by Chicago's Sara Lee in the United States.
Click here to read more
Natural breasts please..
News: The Times
Natural rounded understated breast are to set to become the trend, according to rumours in the underwear world, this article on The Times online and trends in France where ‘ Super Touch Up’ in currently the number one best seller.
This summer it looks like natural shall win and faking it to look gorgeous will be considered a bit desperate.
Click here to read The Times article.
Natural rounded understated breast are to set to become the trend, according to rumours in the underwear world, this article on The Times online and trends in France where ‘ Super Touch Up’ in currently the number one best seller.
This summer it looks like natural shall win and faking it to look gorgeous will be considered a bit desperate.
Click here to read The Times article.
Friday, March 04, 2005
Sensible black or sexy daring knickers?
The Underwear Drawer - personal stories
This is the current dilemma for my Nan’s funeral tomorrow. I had the fortune of knowing my Nan Irene well and thanks to my friend O a few Christmas ago I got to know my Nan a whole lot better.
After a few hours drinking Martini my friend O decided it was time to discuss her sex life, but not in front of my Nan surely this was an unwritten rule. However not on this occasion the stories fell from her lips so quickly I was unable to escort her out. The tone of the conversation got a little lighter my Nan started discussing her early years and boyfriends. It was a great conversation and then I realised that all people have been teenagers at some point with their own mischievous teenage years.
With this in mind and knowing my Nan had a lively side too I have decided to keep her youthfulness alive. Tomorrow at her funeral under my black suit I shall be wearing my hot pink sheer knickers and black lace trim. It can be our secret and I shall of course have a toast to my Nan with a drink of Martini in hand.
This is the current dilemma for my Nan’s funeral tomorrow. I had the fortune of knowing my Nan Irene well and thanks to my friend O a few Christmas ago I got to know my Nan a whole lot better.
After a few hours drinking Martini my friend O decided it was time to discuss her sex life, but not in front of my Nan surely this was an unwritten rule. However not on this occasion the stories fell from her lips so quickly I was unable to escort her out. The tone of the conversation got a little lighter my Nan started discussing her early years and boyfriends. It was a great conversation and then I realised that all people have been teenagers at some point with their own mischievous teenage years.
With this in mind and knowing my Nan had a lively side too I have decided to keep her youthfulness alive. Tomorrow at her funeral under my black suit I shall be wearing my hot pink sheer knickers and black lace trim. It can be our secret and I shall of course have a toast to my Nan with a drink of Martini in hand.
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Don’t forget your rabbit rampant..
The Underwear Drawer - personal stories
A friend M was moving house recently as she was finally moving into her boyfriends place after months of them both paying rent and her virtually living there anyway. She had secured a tenant for her flat and everything was looking great.
After packing most of her flat but leaving the furniture as it was rented partly furnished we waved her off. Smiling at the thought of meeting up again soon. The shock came with how soon we would meet again and the laughter came with the phone call. The conversation went a little something like this:
M: Are you going to be near my flat this morning, or could you go in and pick something up as I have left something there in the drawer?
Me: I don’t think I will be around in the morning, sorry was it something important as I know your new tenant is due to move in within a few hours?
M: I have left erm.. my knickers in a drawer in the bedroom.
Me: Hope they are sexy knickers as don’t want him finding your BIG comfortable apple catchers.
M: Oh they are very sexy as they are accompanied by my Rampant Rabbit.
Laughing now finally understood why she was so desperate for me to get there before he arrived. It was a lucky escape with the mission accomplished and the message of the story is better to forget your toothbrush than your Rampant Rabbit.
A friend M was moving house recently as she was finally moving into her boyfriends place after months of them both paying rent and her virtually living there anyway. She had secured a tenant for her flat and everything was looking great.
After packing most of her flat but leaving the furniture as it was rented partly furnished we waved her off. Smiling at the thought of meeting up again soon. The shock came with how soon we would meet again and the laughter came with the phone call. The conversation went a little something like this:
M: Are you going to be near my flat this morning, or could you go in and pick something up as I have left something there in the drawer?
Me: I don’t think I will be around in the morning, sorry was it something important as I know your new tenant is due to move in within a few hours?
M: I have left erm.. my knickers in a drawer in the bedroom.
Me: Hope they are sexy knickers as don’t want him finding your BIG comfortable apple catchers.
M: Oh they are very sexy as they are accompanied by my Rampant Rabbit.
Laughing now finally understood why she was so desperate for me to get there before he arrived. It was a lucky escape with the mission accomplished and the message of the story is better to forget your toothbrush than your Rampant Rabbit.
Mine, all mine!
Celebrity Americans were apparently really embarrassed by the press coverage of their wanton grabbiness at Sundance's swag chateaux earlier this year. And they've learned their lesson.
They didn't turn down the luxe bag at Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards. They just refused to let themselves be photographed foraging for freebies, according to the New York Daily News. Lets be honest who wouldn’t with Greg Kinnear and Dennis Quaid both pocketing about $33,000 worth of Chantelle lingerie, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Banana Republic blazers and a silver Vespa.
They didn't turn down the luxe bag at Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards. They just refused to let themselves be photographed foraging for freebies, according to the New York Daily News. Lets be honest who wouldn’t with Greg Kinnear and Dennis Quaid both pocketing about $33,000 worth of Chantelle lingerie, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Banana Republic blazers and a silver Vespa.
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