Lingerie-Inspired Runway

images via Monica Feudi via here & Reuters

A film noir-inspired runway is such a clever idea, and naturally suggests a collection of glamorous pieces! Christian Dior, through the direction of John Galliano, presented the Spring/Summer 2010 collection in Paris last week.

Galliano turned the skimpies—French lace-trimmed cami-knickers and satin teddies—into a contemporary version of this summer's shorts and playsuits, following through with a trousseau's worth of pretty boudoir baby dolls and tiny, fragile flowered chiffon dresses. Cleverly, the transparencies—such as a purple satin bra-and-knicker set, apparently seen through black tulle—were an illusion created by stretch, paneled underlayers, so that the pieces are actually slipped on in one. Stocking tops seen through the sheer panels in a copper lamé dress, and bras and panties glimpsed under a semitransparent tiered blue gown, were actually shadows stitched into underslips. via Sarah Mower

Lingerie is Taking Over the World of Fashion!

images via WWD, photographer Giovanni Giannoni
detail images via style.com

Ahh, we love it! We were so pleased to see that lingerie was the focus and inspiration behind the Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009 runway show. Thanks to WWD, we discovered this gorgeous retro-inspired collection. Designer John Galliano stated that "it all begins with the corset", and from there his models displayed the most intricate, exquisite undies imaginable — hand-made bras, corsets, girdles, garters, tap shorts, stockings (via WWD). Furthermore, Galliano created jackets, skirts, slips, etc. that would deliberately expose the beauty of the undergarments. Once again, we see the 'no pants' look...it won't be long before you and I are pulling this off!

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Do We See a New Trend?

Photos: Alessandro Lucione via Style.com

What's interesting is that we were just speaking with a customer about layering lingerie, and how to use it as an outerwear look or accessory. She said she understood how to layer and show off a bra, or wear a chemise as a dress or top, but she asked whether there was anything innovative with showing off sexy panties...and here we stumbled upon an answer. Looking at these images from the Christian Dior Fall 2008 runway show, we see a lot of peek-a-boo panties! We suppose if you want to show off your knickers in a sophisticated manner, this is it!
Granted, John Galliano has much more creative license on his runways than the average woman does wanting to make a fashion statement.
In the meantime, we won't suggest that our customers wear sheer skirts to show off their boyshorts...unless this runway trend catches on!

Getting Ready for Our Summer Sale...

We are currently preparing for our HUGE Summer Sale (details coming soon), and re-visited some of the current clearance items on our website. Most of the current Sale items will receive an additional markdowns, and here are a few items that JUST GOT additional discounted prices...up to 60% Off!!

John Galliano Lingerie Collection

With the SUMMER SALE upon us, we decided to post as many sale items to the online store as possible. That being said, we are so pleased to announce the vast listing of John Galliano intimates that are now available for sale on our site!
The entire collection is currently ON SALE with markdowns ranging from 40-75% off!
Some of our favorite pieces are the Ladybug and Butterfly pieces shown here. Another favorite is the Sea foam-colored dotted tulle bra - we have it and get plenty of use out of it!!
Of course we also have the famously quirky Newspaper print pieces, which tend to get a great response out of new customers (they like to joke that their husband/boyfriend would get a kick out of 'reading the paper' on their lingerie). The 'news' print on the Newspaper collection actually contains snipits of Galliano-related press and silly little stories about glamour and fame.
Check out our SALE section at www.fairefroufrou.com and splurge away!!!