Carine Gilson - Luxury Lingerie Fall/Winter 2013

images via Carine Gilson

How could we possibly overlook our favorite pastime on our blog, which is featuring the latest designs from Carine Gilson.  Each season we think Carine's work is the height of luxurious perfection, and then another group comes along and 'wows' us.  The Fall/Winter 2013 collection has a definite Japanese influence, or at least that's what we're seeing.  Granted, Carine Gilson has consistently featured decadent kimono in every season, but the structure and simplicity of this season has a more precise Asian flair.  

Looking through these images makes us feel pretty lucky that we kept a few Carine Gilson pieces for ourselves when we used to carry the brand at our boutique.  The quality and beauty is just as swoon-worthy as ever, and just as much of a splurge.  Is there any pricey piece of lingerie you own that you just had to have?  We'd love to hear! 

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Carine Gilson - Lingerie Couture - Summer 2012

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Forget about waiting until June, Summer is officially here now that the new Summer 2012 collection from Carine Gilson has launched!  It is a Frou Frou Fashionista tradition to feature the latest work of our favorite luxury lingerie designer, Carine Gilson.  It gives us great pleasure to discover her latest treasures, and it's always exciting to see the new colors and shapes being used.  The above images are some of our favorite pieces from the current season.  We have to admit that we wish there was more of the lingerie-as-outerwear selection that we saw in Fall/Winter '11, but otherwise the designs we see here are flawless (as usual).  We leave you now to scroll back up through this post and make a mental wishlist of bras/panties/loungewear that you are coveting.

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Carine Gilson - Fall-Winter 2011- 2012

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It's time once again for our semi-annual gushing over Carine Gilson's latest collection!  The Fall 2011 styles were just released on the designer's website, and our fantasy lingerie wish list once again grows.  A new style that we are excited to see is the more casual gathered-waist slip dress, and another favorite is the elegant bow-tie belted dress that has a definite ready-to-wear look.  Once again we see a few luscious kimono robes that have the signature Carine Gilson delicate lace detail.  Just seeing the new season makes us proud to own a few of her pieces from past seasons as they never go out of style.  Many people consider designer lingerie an investment, and this is one designer worth investing in!

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Carine Gilson - Spring 2011 Collection

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images courtesy of Carine Gilson

We hope you are excited as we are to see the new Spring 2011 Carine Gilson collection!  Just when you think you have seen her best work, she blows us away with a fresh interpretation of her luxury intimates.  For instance, this season we see the addition of new shapes such as the satin romper and jumpsuit.  There's also the new flirty silk half slips (one of which looks like it can tied so that it can be worn as a wrap around the shoulders or around the waist). We have a feeling many of you will love the 1940s-inspired emerald green robe, which is certain to help you channel your inner Rita Hayworth (or Veronica Lake, who Carine has said is an inspiration of hers)!
We have posted 20 of our favorite looks here, but you can see the entire collection (all 48 images) on Carine Gilson's website.  We recently saw a limited number of styles from this season while shopping at Barney's (the Madison Ave. location), but unfortunately didn't see any of the more interesting loungewear pieces shown here (same case on Net-a-Porter).
For any of you traveling to Abu Dhabi or Moscow in March & April, Carine is hosting a trunk show with her new goodies!  Also, for those of you who don't quite have a Carine Gilson budget (= loads of money), she does offer a diffusion label called RITUEL (which simply translates to 'ritual').  Carine has done a diffusion line in the past (we recall seeing one about 3-4 years ago in Paris) but tends to be a bit more on the down-low about those collections.  In fact, she will not let stores carry both her diffusion line and couture line at the same time so as not to confuse customers about her branding.  The RITUEL line is pretty much a collection of Carine's basics (we recently saw their Fall 2011 catalog) and may be best-suited for the person who simply wants to wear a Carine Gilson label without the usual Carine Gilson price!

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