This morning we reported that Marks and Spencer had launched a range of slimming underwear for men and it made us think about the number of Bridget Jones style knickers available to us women.
With the frosty weather scuppering our new year running resolutions and the big R word coupled with post Christmas spending causing financial problems with gym membership, many of us will be looking for a quick fix for that Christmas bulge and we think this underwear is a perfect quick fix for that slimmer looking stomach.
We’ve therefore put together a gallery of the best slimming underwear out there to help you slip into that party dress with confidence. However, we suggest you think carefully about wearing a pair of these on a hot date, we’re sure we’re not the only ones who has that Bridget Jones scene firmly ingrained in our brains.
If you haven’t already noticed we’ve got a lingerie theme going on today, apart from our Global Cool story, which is quite the opposite but, we’ll sure your agree is for a good cause.
So what better way to round up the theme with a sneak preview and video of Sonia Rykiel’s boudoir-inspired lingerie range for H&M.
We might have just got over the huge Jimmy Choo range for the highstreet store, but, as we all know fashion moves on as quickly as your other half when he spots the huge diamond ring you’re ogling at in the jewellers window.
The launch of this range was held last night at Paris’s Grand Palais for an extravagant show to unveil Sonia Rykiel’s the range. And what a launch it was. The fairytale themed show complete with a glittering Eiffel Tower, ferris wheel, swing set and cut-out trees strung with thousands of fairy lights, also featured Lily Cole, who held the reins of a giant moving horse head.
And it seems when the collection launches on Saturday, there may not be the mayhem we reported and timing complaints many of you told us about during the Jimmy Choo launch.
A spokesman for H&M told Grazia: “The Jimmy Choo launch was different because with accessories and shoes we gave people a specific area to try things on and limited numbers of product they could buy, but because this launch is a line of garments we don’t feel this is necessary, so there are no limits on what you can buy or try on.”
We can’t wait. View the video of last nights launch and click on the picture below for a sneak preview of the collection.
We know we’ve been banging on about sexy undies today, and advising you stay away from the Bridget Jones style undies.
However, we’ve been thinking, and we know, if we had to wear a skimpy dress, after a few days of festive treats and drink we’d want something, that would, well, hold us in.
Therefore, it only seems fair we tell you about Debenhams’ revolutionary cellulite busting pants.
Yes, we know what you’re thinking, it looks like any other shapewear product on the market, but, these PeachyBody pants are claimed to have extra super powers. Not only will they hold you in but, they also claim to miraculously banish that unsightly orange peel, and make your waist, hips, thighs and bottoms appear slimmer, toned and moisturised in just 21 days.
But it’s not a miracle, it’s science that is claimed to do this. Apparently the wonder pants have a wave-weave knit system, which stimulates the skin and massages active ingredients into problem areas.
This includes a combination of peaches (to moisturise), green tea (to act as an antioxidant) and coffee beans (to eliminate excess water). These are said to warm the body and increase circulation of the blood, helping to break down fatty deposits.
And for £25 a pop its a much more sensible and cheaper alternative to going under the knife.
We really like the sound of these, and will definitely be trying them out. Keep reading for a review very soon.
It seems we won’t be the only ones wearing matching lingerie this Christmas, with a range of new ad campaigns featuring celebs, hitting the market.
Peaches Geldof who is now the face of Ultimo’s Miss Ultimo line, showed off her fun and funky side posing on a merry-go-round in a range of Christmas lingerie numbers.
We love the playful styling, which includes bright coloured stockings and bows. However we think her daisy chain tattoos may be going a step too far.
Peaches said: “I’m honoured to be chosen to represent a healthy body image – and what better way than with Miss Ultimo’s designs, which are sexy, young and quirky.”
Meanwhile, across the highstreet pond, Tesco has just announced that ex wag Elen Rivas will be doing her first ever lingerie ad campaign for its Diamond Boutique range.
The former fiancée of Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard, has kicked off her modelling debut posing in a range of purse friendly lingerie for the Christmas collection, which comes comes in sizes 32A to 38D for bras and 8-18 for briefs and includes fabrics such as silks, satins and lace.
Elen said: “Diamond Boutique delivers everything a designer brand should. The designs are elegant, stylish and fit to perfection. What’s more, even if you buy the entire collection you won’t feel guilty as it’s so easy on the pocket. I wear the range every day, whether I’m off to the supermarket or glamming up for a night out.”
Terry Green, CEO of Tesco Clothing, said; “The new Diamond Boutique Christmas collection is incredibly luxurious, but continues our focus on value with prices starting from just £7.00. Elen is a great signing for the brand and proves that budget lingerie can look just as good as expensive designer lingerie.”
The new collection is available from Tesco stores nationwide and online.
A Christmas outfit, shoes and make-up are all essential for that great party look, but many of us forget is that sometimes it’s whats inside that counts too.
No, we haven’t turned into a self help website, we’re talking about your underwear.
Not only does wearing a matching pair of undies help you feel sexy on the inside, but according to the Daily Star many of us are buying these items as a cheeky Christmas present for our other halves, with high street stores reporting a 16% rise in luxury lingerie sales this year.
“Sexy lingerie is definitely a way of making your cash go further,” the Daily Star quoted an expert as saying.
“It really is the gift that keeps on giving over and over again.”
So there you have it, two great options for the price of one.
However, we have to warn you, those Bridget Jones pants won’t have the desired effect, and, wearing your knickers as outerwear a la Lady Gaga also won’t get you those Christmas party brownie points.
So have you figured out what you are going to wear for Valentines Day yet? Before you run to your favorite lingerie department and buy the first red bra and thong set you see … heed these words of wisdom … try before you buy.
Most of us are wearing the wrong size bra; 8 out of 10 of us, to be exact. Getting fit for a bra is oh-so-easy and will make you look and feel fabulous. Whether it is for under your Valentine’s Day outfit or possibly is your entire Valentine’s Day outfit, you will look your best if the girls are lifted and supported.
If your bra looks like a necklace–you know, when your bra rides up your back and the girls head south in front (which is just so wrong)–it will make you look old and tired instead of the gorgeous goddess that you really are.
Whether you’re on the lookout for something special to wear for a significant other or just to treat yourself to this Valentine’s Day, we’ve got lingerie ranging from comfy to complex, barely there to buxom.
So it’s fitting we start out with Buxom Inc.’s one shouldered camisole, on sale for $37.50. A built-in tank bra fits sizes C-DD cups. For something a little sexier, Buxom has a great selection of chemises for fuller cup sizes as well.
Agent Provocateur’s non-celebrity campaigns can be a little weird, but this is the weirdest. And Pixie Geldof is in it. Does she count as a celebrity? Either way, she’s willing to work with centaurs. Seriously. Furry centaurs. Couldn’t they get the centaurs from Harry Potter?
There are some sweet pieces in this collection, but also some stuff you could easily get at Victoria’s Secret or Frederick’s of Hollywood.
Click through for more pictures, including Pixie as a pixie.
Apparently even the svelte supermodels legions of women envy face some insecurity when walking in the biggest and nakedest of all fashion shows – the Victoria’s Secret lingerie show.
“For other fashion shows you can be skinny, but for Victoria’s Secret, you need definition,” says Doutzen Kroes who walks for high fashion heavy weights like Christian Dior and Valentino.
“I love feeling so sexy and I love to be on this runway, but you’re nervous because it’s lingerie and it’s on TV,” Kroes said. “There are so many people seeing you live, it’s not like a picture when there is Photoshop after.”
It’s rumored that Kroes will be wearing a frothy pink ballerina ensemble and a Greek goddess get-up in tonight’s televised event on CBS at 10 p.m.
We told you a little bit about Buxom Inc’s lingerie and sleepwear for larger busted women earlier this month.
Now they’re having a sale! Samples (size M) and irregular products (sleep shirts with missing buttons and the like) are now on sale for only $25 to $35.
Silk chemises, lounge pants, night shirts, it’s all heavily reduced. Enjoy!
Want to reward yourself for doing a self-exam or need a treat to motivate you to schedule that mammogram? Make sure your breasts are healthy and are fabulously dressed with Buxom Inc.
Buxom Inc., is a new sleep & loungewear label whose pieces best fit women with cup sizes C-DD. And they’ve chosen to donate 20% of proceeds from the sale of all Knot chemises, $112, sold online at www.buxominc.com during the month of October to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
This week we borrow our designer pick of the week from Nina Garcia’s upcoming “The One Hundred.” A follow up to “The Little Black Book of Style,” “The One Hundred outlines the one hundred items every fashionable girl should own.
Wolford tights made the list, making them even more lustworthy in our eyes. Plus, we all remember when Blair deemed them the only thing you can get for $50 these days on Gossip Girl.
A lot of shapewear is designed for special events and involves discomfort and contraptions that you would never want to deal with on a daily basis. Plus, those more everyday solutions out there, like Spanx, are usually targetted for the butt, hips, and thighs.
What if a tummy is your problem? Try Bordeaux’s signature S tank – a soft and comfy tank that is built into the brand’s tops and dresses.
It is completely comfortable and just feels like you’re wearing a work out top, and it even controls the girls so on these sweaty days you don’t need to deal with a bra.
The Kate Moss fans over at our U.K. fashion site have been following the is she isn’t she story of Kate Moss for Agent Provocateur for weeks. Here’s a handy round-up of the information so far.
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