Lingerie & Photography; Alisa Connan

Stella McCartney "Lauren Whistling" lingerie set

all images via Photographer: Alisa Connan

We've actually posted Alisa Connan's photography on our blog before (for a spread she shot for Esquire UK) and today we wanted to share a few more lingerie images from her portfolio. It appears that Connan specializes in photographs of women, with a nice little niche selection of lingerie images. As you can see, her images are sensual but quite refined.
To learn a bit more about the woman behind the lens, click here.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect

Shop with us at Faire Frou Frou

mulmul Cotton Loungewear

images via m u l m u l

Here's a relaxing, beautiful way to send you off into the weekend...mulmul loungewear. Inspired by a desire to create sleepwear that crossed over to loungewear, designer Puja Chodha developed a romantic collection that is both relaxed and elegant. mulmul is named after a fine cotton muslin from India, and naturally that is what each of the pieces are made from.
The debut Spring/Summer 2010 collection is called "Waking Dream" which more or less means you can wear the clothes you dream in while you are out & about in your everyday life. Sounds like a lovely concept!
All of the pieces are designed and produced in New York and India. To see more of this luxury loungewear brand, click here.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect

Shop with us at Faire Frou Frou

The Lingerie of Sex & the City 2!!!

Sarah Jessica Parker wears a Carine Gilson robe

Samantha wears a Marlies Dekkers "Tinguely" thong in SATC 2
a glimpse of a La Fee Verte bra

left: Balmain top, Calvin Klein bra, Hanro shorts right: The Lake & Stars 'Curveball' chemise, Huit bra

left: Yigal Azoural gown, Eres bra & panty (we loved this set!)
right: vintage nightgown, Marlies Dekkers "Ship of Dreams" bra (oh how we want it! update: we just bought it online!) & On Gossamer panty

left: vintage Calvin Klein right: Curve chemise

left: Carine Gilson robe right: Odette Barsa & Low Luv metallic harness

images via Sex & the City 2: The Stories. The Fashion. The Adventure.
Photographer: Craig Blankenhorn & New Line Productions, Publisher: Running Press & Melcher Media

We hope that by now all of our readers have seen Sex & the City 2 (SATC 2), and if not, you need to go see it! Granted, it wasn't the best movie in the world, but it's just so much fun to see our 4 favorite females together and in dozens of wardrobe changes. It's inspiring seeing so much glamour, and kind of fun predicting how the movie will affect fashion trends.
We had a great time identifying the lingerie in the film...it kind of felt like lingerie detective work. Carrie Bradshaw is the queen of perfectly layering her bra as outerwear, and really exemplifies the importance of glam underpinnings.
We are pleased to congratulate the small group of lingerie brands that made it into the film: Marlies Dekkers, Hanro, Eres, Huit, The Lake & Stars, Carine Gilson, La Fee Verte, Cosabella, On Gossamer and vintage Calvin Klein.
On a side note, we received word that a Fleur of England bra (called Raspberry Lace) was selected by Sarah Jessica Parker for the film, but apparently we just didn't see it...we wonder which dress it was concealed under! We were also told that SJP requested to keep the bra after filming wrapped for her personal collection (lucky gal).

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect

Shop with us at Faire Frou Frou

Kiss Me Deadly...Femme Fatale Lingerie

Jezebel Longline in Red

Alouette

The Vargas Chemise

Jolie bra, garter & panty

all images via Kiss Me Deadly

It's always fun when a contemporary designer can reinvent vintage lingerie into a fresh, sultry collection. Kiss Me Deadly is one of those brands that brings the 6-strap garter belt back into its full glory and creates figure-flattering pieces that make you a modern-day Ava Gardner! We just got the Vargas chemise and the Jolie bra/panty/garter set (for ourselves) and had a lot of fun playing around with the new pieces. The Vargas chemise is as effective as a Spanx slip, but as beautiful as a vintage pin-up ad. The Jolie bra lives up to its name with some lovely detail in its stitching and its retro cut.
The Jezebel Longline in red is also pretty stunning...something to put on the wish list.
This UK label has built quite a good name for itself (since launching in 2006), and each design is typically modeled by Morgana, the face of the brand who you see in all of the images above.
There are actually quite a few styles to chose from, with only a small selection shown here. To shop the Kiss Me Deadly brand (which is surprisingly well-priced, we were pleased to discover), click here.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect

Shop with us at Faire Frou Frou

Lingerie as Outerwear - by Serge Leblon

in each picture the model is wearing a bra or bra top by Jean Paul Gaultier
Serge Leblon for ELLE magazine, model Yulia Kharlapanova

Really this entire post is more of an excuse to post that first picture...isn't it so classic?! Perhaps we should set up a Tumblr account for these fantastic images we find and wish to share. Nonetheless, the Elle magazine editorial had a few more lingerie as outerwear looks that rounded out our post, and also had us impressed with the latest designs of Jean Paul Gaultier. Granted, Gaultier has a history of designing lingerie-inspired looks, so it's no surprise we're impressed.
To see the entire Serge Leblon shoot, click here.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Bloglovin' or Google Friend Connect

Shop with us at Faire Frou Frou