Hopelessly Creative

One of our Frou Frou Fashionista readers was so inspired by a photograph she found on our site, she created an amazing piece of artwork! The adorable painting is from one of the Sisters in Black Frocks (who also happens to be a customer of ours!), and the inspirational panty is by Australian lingerie label Hopeless. We love seeing what our creative readers have done upon reading our blog. In the past, fellow blogger Fifi Flowers has shared her inspirational paintings based on our posted photos (click here to see).

All of this artwork might just inspire Madame Frou-Frou (Gail) to create a dedicated painting as well! We will keep you posted on what gets created on our end...

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Mint Siren

images courtesy of Mint Siren

Once again, our readers impress us...last week's Guess the Designer was in fact Mint Siren! We honestly didn't expect too many people to know based on the pictures we posted.
This UK-based burlesque lingerie label is certainly intimate apparel that requires a performance...whether on stage or for an audience of one! We love the exaggerated bows and accessories - who wouldn't?!

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Guess the Designer

photo by Monica Menez for Germany Men's Health magazine


photo by James Stroud

We had so much fun with last week's Guess the Designer, we thought we would do it again! This one might be a bit tricky because it's a boutique brand that is heavily worn by those in the burlesque world. Nonetheless, it is a brand we carry at Faire Frou Frou and have posted on before (a long time ago!). Have fun guessing (no cheating ie; no right clicking on the picture)!
We will let you know who this UK brand is on Monday!
Have a beautiful weekend!

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CLOSED: Win a $100 Gift Certificate to Faire Frou Frou!

CONTEST NOW CLOSED.
We are so excited to have paired up with the luxe lady of fashion, La Couturier, to host the $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway for Faire Frou Frou!

If you live and breath fashion (we know you do), then you already have something in common with La Couturier. The blog is written by a talented fashion magazine staffer with expensive taste and a great eye for creating the perfect wardrobe. See for yourself what she's all about...and ENTER TO WIN THE $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to Faire Frou Frou!!!

(yes, you need to visit La Couturier to win...comments on our blog don't count as entries, but please feel free to leave us a comment to say hi!).

Sasha Pivovarova via La Couturier

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W Magazine - Sunday in the Park

Carine Gilson lingerie


Chantelle bras, Fifi Chachnil bloomers


Lascivious panties, Chantelle bra


Chantelle bra, Prada wool briefs


Miu Miu wool bras, Falke hosiery

Oh how exciting to open the September issue of W Magazine to see so many of our favorite lingerie designers featured! This editorial, shot by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, shows the English countryside filled with a mixure of tweed and intimate apparel.
We spotted a couple of wool lingerie pieces, one from Prada and the other from Miu Miu. We are curious how popular wool lingerie will be this Fall. It probably will not be on the top of everyone's must-have list! As for cashmere intimates...we're all for it!

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Lascivious Lingerie - New at Faire Frou Frou!

We are certainly proud of our readers...so many of you figured out that our 'guess the designer' post featured the UK label Lascivious. We are so excited to finally carry this brand at Faire Frou Frou, and Lascivious has just the right naughty touch that our customers love!
For Fall we are introducing a few of their most popular collections to our shop; Lila, Elise, Midori, Dominique and Kitty. Each group is unique, sexy and definitely certain to bring out your inner seductress!

You can shop the collection here.
We hope to do another 'guess the designer' post later this week...it's a lot of fun!

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Can You Guess the Designer?

bad girl bra & panties as shot by Patrick Demarchelier

a peek at a panty that has been made famous by Britney Spears in her latest tour (Britney wears the bodysuit version)!

We are so excited because next week we officially unveil a new, naughty lingerie collection at Faire Frou Frou! Can you guess the designer? Her lingerie pieces are shown in the editorial pictures above (she didn't design the ready-to-wear looks). We have a feeling that the lingerie buffs will know who it is in a snap!
Stay tuned as we post the images from the new collection on our website soon!
Happy weekend!

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Maybe This is All We Need...

image by Chris Floyd, copyright 2009

Perhaps we should just forget all of the silky underthings to create a sexy look and go with a tried-and-true classic; the men's dress shirt. There certainly is something appealing about the look...that's why we're bringing in a lovely women's British label this Fall to offer a similar style to our customers (we'll let you know when we get this mystery label!).
We're beginning to wonder what we love more in this photo; the cozy men's shirt, the model with her cute haircut, or that gorgeous chinoiserie wallpaper. Actually, this image just goes to show that casual/loungewear does not have to be frumpy!

(P.S. - Silky underthings are still a must...we were only playing with you!) xox

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For all of the Twilight Fans...

Ashley Greene, from the Twilight films, from a Wendy Glez photo shoot

all images above are of Ashley Greene, from a previous Wendy Glez season

looks from the current collections - looking cozy!

We were researching a post for LA-based loungewear label Wendy Glez, and discovered that the adorable Ashley Greene from the Twilight films had modeled for the brand's Spring/Summer collection. And since we have read all of the Twilight books and saw the movie (come on, the books were addictive!), we couldn't help but be excited by this little fact.
Ashley Greene & Twilight aside, our motivation for posting about Wendy Glez is due to the increased customer demand for pretty loungewear. You can tell that it's extremely comfortable, and most of the products are made from stretch jersey with lace trim. The last image is a glimpse into Wendy's couture or "Black Label" collection, which is a departure from her signature loungewear look. The Black Label pieces are more lingerie-focused, and quite sexy!
Wendy's online store can be accessed here.

Made by Niki - Fresh Foundations

We have posted on the Made by Niki 'Fresh Foundations' collection before, but with its incredible new photo shoot, it is definitely worth a re-visit!
Basically, the Fresh Foundations collection is a gorgeous revival of retro lingerie designs, but infused with modern sophistication and technology (yes, technology is involved in creating those amazing shaping fabrics).
This is basically the perfect lingerie for anyone who is inspired by the look of the show Mad Men...which is pretty much all of you!
To shop the Made by Niki collection, click here!

P.S. - Don't you love the Christian Louboutin heels in these images! We've noticed that Niki always uses the best shoes (Louboutins) in every photo shoot for her brand...what a lovely detail!

Busy, Busy!

Doetzen Kroes by Mario Testino

We've been pretty busy lately, so this post is going to be short. Or perhaps it was just a good excuse to share this cool picture by Mario Testino!
We'd like to think a short post is better than no post!

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Mimi Holliday - New Fall 2009 Collection

New Arrivals at Faire Frou Frou!

Not only did we receive the beautiful new Fall collection from Mimi Holliday, but we also have some wonderful fashion shots to go along with this post! Mimi Holliday didn't just do any fashion spread, they collaborated with the wonderfully talented photographer Sandra Freij (whose work we've posted before!). It's not everyday a lingerie designer will create a high-fashion shoot and then separately photograph the collection as it looks to the average spectator. Therefore, in this post you will see the fashion images, but if you visit our online store, you will see the catalog images (where you see the product much more clearly). Way to go Mimi Holliday!
One big change came along with the Fall 2009 collection, and that was a significant drop in prices! Yes, most pieces are about 25-30% less than they were last season. Keep in mind, however, that this price reduction is for the Fall/Winter season only, and prices will return to their pre-Recession amounts in Spring 2010.
Check out the new collection here! We just stocked the Ardoisee, Belle Amour and Rosada pieces.