Victor’s secret: male lingerie is coming to a bloke near you
Could frilly satin and lace underwear, along with form-fitting ‘shapewear’, really replace the traditional vest and Y-fronts?
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Casino Royale is a busted flush. Five better Bond films for Secret Cinema
The immersive film team are dusting off the martini shakers and tight blue trunks to mount a Casino Royale experience. But which 007 movies might have made for more pressing engagements?
Brief encounters: Undressed at the V&A
From Queen Victoria’s mother’s pantaloons to Kim Kardashian’s ‘butt-lifters’ – an exhibition about the history of underwear explores the beautiful and bizarre inventions beneath our clothes
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain? Explore the transformative power of extreme footwear
V&A’s summer 2015 fashion exhibition (13 June 2015 – 31 January 2016) will explore the agonizing aspect of wearing shoes as well as the euphoria and obsession they can inspire. There are so many shoes… There are so many bizarre shoes…The transformative power of extreme footwear will be explored in the V&A’s summer 2015 fashion … Read more
Best of luxury swimwear brands
In the mood for holidays…. The hottest looks on the beach, all right here. Best of luxury swimweare brands The first bikini was born in the Ancient Greece. After centuries of oblivion, the bikini reappears in 1947 on the French beaches. First banned as a vulgar item, it ends up being socially tolerated in the … Read more
Luxury lingerie for the romantic in you
In the late 19th century, England’s Lady Duff Gordon began refining the utilitarian underwear designs of the past into the delicate, extravagant and sensual designs of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Today, the descendants of these fine undergarments continue to appeal to the romantic type and the quality and design of lingerie pieces have become … Read more