Inspired by Ballet

image above: Rachel Papo (Nutcracker costumes)
(thank you Ms. Jenn!)

above: Mary McCartney

above: Caroline Knopf

Vogue magazine

Rene Gruau

above: Caroline Knopf

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The Lake & Stars (above & below)

We simply wanted to share a few lovely ballet images, along with a few ballet-inspired lingerie pieces. Lingerie and ballet; both elegant and feminine. Enjoy!

Swan Original

image courtesy of Rene Gruau

We just started carrying the Swan Original label in our boutique. This lingerie brand, established in 1947, was once under the creative direction of famed illustrator Rene Gruau (who created numerous images we know today, particularly his illustrations for Christian Dior). Swan Original is now under the same umbrella as the company that owns Ritratti, an Italian lingerie manufacturer. We now have two collections at our boutique, Macrame (shown) and Perle. The Macrame group is very seductive, and slightly naughty...which means it will be popular! The Perle group (images coming soon) includes bras and panties in ivory silk with tiny pearl accents. Our favorite piece is the Plunge Bodysuit - quite sexy!

1960s Lingerie

We had a little lapse in our 'lingerie through the decades' series, but we're back with styles from the 1960s. During the 60s we see more experimentation with color (of course there's more color advertising at this point), and we still see those bullet bras!
Perhaps one of the more aggressive lingerie advertisers of the time was Maidenform, which claimed success with its "I dreamed I ... in my Maidenform bra" campaign.
Perhaps our favorite lingerie images from the 60s come from artist Rene Gruau who famously created beautiful advertisements for Christian Dior Lingerie (among other things!). His ads would look great framed in your boudoir - we did just that with the Gruau image below!