Trasparenze has always been known as the king of kings when it comes to women’s hosiery namely stockings and tights. Luxurious designs, quality material and rather good marketing campaigns have served them well in the past. One can not help wonder though if they are trying to branch out but doing it in a half hearted fashion.
One look at their website will reveal pages and pages of gorgeous stocking, stay ups and tights. We then move to their shirt section and I see nothing special. There are about ten designs, ( don’t be fooled as the same designs appear on different pages ) that do not seem to excel themselves. I would of liked to see more pictures.
Their lingerie section actually has nothing in it. Lets be fair, maybe I am hitting their website at the wrong time of the year and they are currently updating it for their Spring / summer 2010 colleciton which I am looking forward to seeing by the way. Personally I feel that Trasparenze should stay to doing what they do best. Luxury women’s tights and stockings.
We all know that the creme de la creme of lingerie is French. The lingerie houses of Paris have been churning out lingerie for centuries, after all the birth place of sexy, luxurious and elegant lingerie is France. Any beliefs that it all started in America are wrong, sexy lingerie did not catch on in America until the 1950′s.
So if you a novice to French lingerie then how do you know which designers are producing cutting edge lingerie and which designers should be confined to a car boot sale for ever? Simple really we can tell you the top eight French lingerie designers to watch in 2010.
We feel that one designer that needs a special mention is Damaris. She keeps coming out with fantastic collection one after the other. Considering she orignally started out as a clothes designer she has done rather well in the competitive lingerie industry. Her products scream luxury and sexiness whilst at the same time being down to earth.
Recently only the rich and famous could afford her products however she then branched into making her products available for everyone. Her current Bourbon collections is possible one of her best. A delightful mixture of Lilac and orange makes for a wonderful combination with eye catching sexy lace.
The Mimi Holliday collection displayed on her website also includes luxury lingerie at it’s best, including Snow drop, Rosanda and Rose d’amour. Damaris is only in her twenty’s and to be able to achieve what she has done at such a young age definitely calls for respect when it comes to the competitive world of Luxury lingerie design.
If you are looking for top notch sexy lingerie then take my word for it that Bordelle is the place to go. Their designs are so cutting edge and ooze sexiness from every stitch and cut. Their current collections are staying away from the now retro in look and it is a change to see black, whites and reds being used to make a women feel like she is the most beautiful woman in the world.
They must be getting something right as women from all over the world are buying their sexy lingerie in their New York, Paris, Berlin and London stores. Try not to shop from their website as it is a bit slow but go to the website anyway to see the fabulous designs that they are churning out to make women feel instantly sexy.
With stocks due to hit stores on the 5th December namely H & M, as this is who she has partnered with Sonia had to make an impression to match the outstanding achievements that H&M managed of their previous collaboration with Jimmy Choo. A great deal of care, attention of elaborate details went in today show which has took the lingerie world by storm. Horses, swings, chandeliers and beds were just a few of the props used.
The new collection on first appearance seems very dull with a major lack of lace, bows and tie ups that seem to adorn a lot of the other current retro trends. I did however warm to her new designs upon closer inspection, namely the underwear that was appearing on the runway all in black. Simple but elegant and striking is how I would sum it up.
I have not normally taken notice of Sonia Rykiel before however it looks now that she is trying to expand her customer base. Why I don’t know as she has achieved that much success up to now that other lingerie designers can only dream of. If that is what you want to do though Sonia then good on you. The eyes of the lingerie world are now on you.
Classy Lingerie is obvious in the well known work of Josie Natori. I love her logo “where life meets art”. I think it sums up all her collections perfectly. If you have not heard of this designer before then now is the time to check her classy lingerie out. Whilst some may say she is overpricing her products, the quality, stitching and end result is screaming “buy me” at you.
Her current lingerie collection is focused on animal prints but she has cleverly teamed the prints with fine cuts and unique designs. Classy lingerie is not often associated with animal prints. Other well known designers have got it horrendously wrong in the past and the product ended up looking tacky, however Natori has perfected it.
If you have recently won the lottery you can also splash at on her couture collection where an embroidered wrap will set you back $1,500. I haven’t won the lottery so I will just continue to admire her other classy lingerie products but we can all dream, can’t we?
