Holiday Lingerie Gift Guide - Frou Frou Style (part 3)

Our customers are shopping for both Christmas and New Year's Eve at the moment, so we thought we would put a bit of a New Year's spin on today's gift guide.  Why not get a gift that works for both holidays!  Today's guide showcases designs by Toad Lillie, Love, Lulu Mae, Bordelle, Maison Close and Falke.  It's a well-edited collection of some of our best-selling items this season! 
You can purchase any of these items at our Studio City lingerie boutique or online at www.fairefroufrou.com.

1.  Bordelle 'Lace Cut-Out Bodysuit' $238   2. Toad Lillie 'Yes, Tease' 1/4-Cup Bra $115 & Panty $105 shown with the 'Della' hair accessory by Love, Lulu Mae $80  3. Maison Close 'Salon Bourbon' Bow-Tie $30  4. Falke 'Diamond 10' thigh highs $40  5. Bordelle 'Angela' Dress $560   6. Maison Close 'Cabaret Royal' Thong $35

Bordelle; Lingerie That's Oh-So-Bad & Oh-So-Good!

Bordelle - Bugsy Demi-Cup Bra (fur straps sold separately)

Bordelle - Bugsy Bodysuit

photography by Andrea Klarin, images via Bordelle

We are hard-pressed to come up with a brand that has merged high-end luxury with S&M sensuality quite like Bordelle.  This UK label recently unveiled its Autumn/Winter 2010 collection which just so happens to be sold at Faire Frou Frou (ahem, buy it here).  The Fall season is consistent with the bondage-chic, S&M light looks of Bordelle's past, with a few elegant additions that include the Bugsy quilted silk bra, panty & bodysuit.  The new season also includes optional fur trims to step-up the luxe factor of select pieces (though we didn't bring in any of the fur bra straps you see in the pictures above, just the detachable panty pom-pom). Bordelle is perhaps best-known for its elastic bandage-strap pieces, particularly the Angela chemise.  These best-selling styles have been extended through the current season with some slight updates and additions. 
We were definitely awe-struck when we received our Bordelle shipment at Faire Frou Frou.  To see it in pictures is one thing, to see it in person is another.  The beautiful details and perfection of each item makes Bordelle well-worth adding to your lingerie ensemble! 

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Geometric Bodices; Georgia Hardinge

images via here

Thanks to a suggestion from our talented friend/photographer Marnie Goodfriend, we were introduced to the geometric clothing designs of Georgia Hardinge. Georgia is a London-based designer whose background includes an education at Parsons Paris School of Art & Design wherein she was distinguished student awarded for her talent.  From the geometric shapes that we see in her pieces its evident she was inspired by a love of architecture in creating the collection.  A blend of technique, art and function come together to create gorgeously unique items that accentuate the female form.
The cut-out/strap designs remind us a bit of Bordelle, a luxury lingerie line from the UK that arrives at Faire Frou Frou next week (it's a naughty glam line that will be featured on our blog & store next week).  As for where Hardinge's pieces are sold, it appears she is taking direct orders for now from the contact page on her website. 

A Naughty Fairytale

Bordelle chemise, Agent Provocateur bra

Slips by Bordelle, bra, panty & robe Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur lingerie & robe, stockings by DIM

Bordelle lingerie
images via VS Magazine, photographer Ellen von Unwerth

Leave it to Ellen von Unwerth to feature lingerie in a playful yet risque way for VS Magazine. In her signature style, von Unwerth creates a Naughty Fairytale featuring coquettish girls having fun in very suggestive intimates. You can see the entire uncensored spread in the most recent issue of VS Magazine (we had to do a bit of light censoring as you can see).
We love that the models are wearing Bordelle, a UK lingerie brand coming to Faire Frou Frou this Fall! We're surprised there's no Fifi Chachnil in any of the shots...that's usually a von Unwerth staple.
Check out the frothy little video that accompanies this photo shoot...lots of Marie Antoinette-inspired eye candy!

On a completely separate note, have you visited the new Faire Frou Frou online store yet? Check out the site to see our new look!

Naughty Fashionista - Bordelle Lingerie

above: stretch jersey leggings with detachable braces

above: check out those arm cuffs, complete with patent leather fins and satin paneling!

the Meryl harness shown with open satin gloves

above: Angela Cage Print Tank Dress
images copyright Atelier Bordelle 2009-2010

We think Bordelle has perfected the art of the high-class, bad-girl lingerie ensemble. Bordelle balances naughty with sophistication, and a touch of S&M with class. Don't you agree? Their website is now showing images from the Spring 2010 collection, and normally we don't show images so far in advance, but if the designer is doing it we wanted to as well!
You will find some of the above pieces in the lovely Faire Frou Frou in just a few short months, so in the meantime you can start putting aside a Bordelle fund! This is a couture lingerie label that is handmade in a London atelier. The attention to detail is stunning, as well as the concept and design of each piece. Bordelle is really one of the standout new labels in the high-end lingerie market (much like most of the brands we carry). It truly has a style that is like no other, and we applaud their creativity! We also love the quality of their images for the latest collection; that really makes a difference in creating a brand's image.
Will you be wearing Bordelle this Spring?

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Bordelle

This is our favorite look (above)!

copyright, 2009. images courtesy of Bordelle

We are so excited to share a fairly new high-fashion lingerie label with you; Bordelle. Bordelle is a London-based brand that specializes in dramatic, fashion-forward intimate apparel. There's no boring lingerie in this collection! We love that the brand has distinguished itself with its signature ribbon-band style. We learned about Bordelle last year, and can't believe it's taken this long to share it with you (but sometimes we need to keep secrets on new brands we're considering carrying...).
The Bordelle online boutique is opening this June (coming up soon!)...so you can sign up now to be notified of when their store is officially open. Many of the pieces featured in this post are from the new (soon to be launched) Fall/Winter collection.
Would you like to see this at Faire Frou Frou? We hope so!