~History of lace and its evolution~ If you read the previous blogs on the history of lace, we can confidently say that lace was unthinkable to detach from historical fashion.We also find that lace is quite the collective name as so many different types of lace kept developing throughout the years.Ne...
~History of lace for wealthy men, women, and home~ So, first of all, we see handcrafted lace popping up in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.In the history of lace, we find that the main countries where it originated from are defo Flandres (Belgium), Italy, and France.Lace would be incorporated ...
~HISTORY OF LACE and COLLARED RUFFS~ There are quite a few sidesteps to make when it comes down to the history of lace.And why not start with those collars or elaborate ruffs we see wealthy women, men, and children wear as from mid-15th century Europe?Around the mid-15th century up to the mid-16th c...
~Why the String and Thong Came About?~ Well before the noughties (apparently already in the seventies), we decided that we didn’t always want to show off a visible panty-line when wearing tight trousers, dresses, or skirts.So, hence the invention of the string or thong to add to the array of u...
~NINETIES LINGERIE FASHION~ Eighties fashion, also on the luxury lingerie front, smoothly transitioned into the nineties and added a bit more grunge to it…We still used neon colors for the lingerie look and lit up any rave showing off our bright bras with mighty pizazz.Yep, the lingerie-inspired l...
~ROMANTIC EIGHTIES~ No, we’re not leaving all of the 70’s bra-less vibe behind, but in the luxury lingerie world, there is a revival of racy lacy romanticism when it comes down to undergarments for women.We see flounces at the hips, teddies, and slips with lace paneling and ruffles.Next ...
~DID THE SEVENTIES HAVE LUXURY LINGERIE TOO?~ With that bra-burning vibe for equality in the seventies, you might wonder if there was anything like luxury lingerie in the seventies, right?Yes, there defo was luxury lingerie in the 70s’, but quite a few things changed and that was also due to w...
~Oh! Love Those Sixties Frills!~ In the sixties we see a more cutesy style hitting the luxury lingerie market…From frilly knickers to baby dolls with puffy sleeves.And what about that ’60s negligee, slips, nightgown sets, and peignoirs becoming brighter color-wise, and with added panache in ...
~Sweater Girl~ Have you heard of the Sweater Girl phenomenon before?It apparently all started with the actress Lana Turner in particular, with her appearance in the 1937 movie “They Won’t Forget” and it certainly wasn’t forgotten.The wearing of tight-fitting knitted tops spre...
~NO NONSENSE, NO NYLONS~ During the ’40s and WWII, stockings were near enough obsolete!Nylon used in stockings was needed for the war effort too (just like rubber and metal-see 40’s blogpost)…But how did ladies go about handling this and still look the part? ~BISTO AND A PAINTBRUSH~ As...
~PIN-UPS~ Well, Well, Well, let’s step up those boobs a gear or two…Do you remember them? Those Pin-up girls with all their perky glitzy glam, and curves?That’s kinda what we envision when we think about the 40’s.Of course, lots of soldier-men were overseas, fighting the war and ...
~FROM CHEESECAKE TO PIN-UP~ Before we dive further into the roots of luxury lingerie, it is a delight to also write about the skimpy clad and gorgeous Pin-up girls of the 20th century…First of all, you can of course easily guess that the name or word “Pin-up” comes from the notion to p...
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