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Oklahoma has ushered in a pair of spectacular designers for lingerie. Zinke, a young-minded, fashion-forward label of intimates and loungewear, is the creation of sisters Arin Robinson and Jessie Zinke. The two decided to launch into lingerie design with a FFWD Showroom in California and exhibition with CurveExpo. Zinke’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection, Electric Girl,...
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Angela Friedman is a corsetress. Her works have been extensively underscored with satins, silks, boning and trims. Theatre is her current ‘lacing ground’ under which she studies the details for the corsets and panties of Espalore. A Costume Technician presently for the New York City Ballet, Angela is creating a name for herself nearly...
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I have been moving the studio over the course of two weeks, and the transport of this move has had me contemplating this next article on lingerie. The vintage pieces uncovered during my task of packing was phenomenal. I have a deep appreciation for the designers whom reclaim, and repurpose, vintage lingerie. The first...
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StockinGirl creates an easily navigated site dedicated to our legs. Stockings and garter belts from lingerie designers spanning across the globe. Their array of legs in products and images is refreshing. This online, legwear shop has exactly what every person can witness and purchase. Some of their products include tights, thigh highs, pantyhose, bridal,...
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Urban Fox, lingerie for the knockout, has entered the ring with their designs of underthings and an organic twist. The brand, created by Megan Power and Lizzie Cook, is shaking down the midwest with designing, dyeing fabrics, and hand sewing their line. Urban Fox is just out of the box, and the creations have...
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The history of the modern brassiere and underwear traces back to a pair of handkerchiefs with ribbons and the underthings, considered ‘bloomers’, necessary for athletic ventures. Women had worn similar undergarments many years before these inventions, although the successful marketing and patents began to take hold with manufacturers, designers, and advertising. Camisoles and drawers...
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Muir Hughes has a way with using repurposed slipdresses which remind me of the abstract and carnivalesque. The moment we walk into her land and sit with the ideas across the tea table, our eyes on the textiles prove to be a powerful walk through a different environment. She uses words like transformation and...
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Loulou Androlia is the British designer of lingerie with accents of bows, satins, and colorful fabrics for her “knickers” and accessories. The pieces are all designed and made from Loulou’s hands. The LouLou Loves You line includes knickers, garters, boudoir jackets, and now a bow emporium. Her early success has heads turning and orders...
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