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Leisuree is a new lingerie obsession

Edit The National 25 Apr 2016
Last week, we discussed the new trend term "athleisure," which is essentially sport-­inspired loungewear, or "après sport" ... You guessed it - leisurée is inspired by lingerie ... In a monochrome palette, strappy bodysuits, lace-panelled silk chemises and trousers, and sultry dressing-gown-like kimonos lit up the runway, targeting a mature, sophisticated yet daring client ... Somehow, it made a romantic negligee seem suitable for the day....

London's V&A; museum reveals a brief history of underwear

Edit Toronto Sun 14 Apr 2016
LONDON -- Think of it as Victoria's (and Albert's) secret. London's Victoria and Albert Museum has peeled back fashion's layers to expose everything from long johns to lingerie in "Undressed," an exhibition tracing the hidden history of underwear. It's a story about covering up, and also about showing off ... corsets and crinolines, stockings and shifts, chemises and stays ... ... ....

Letter revealing how Queen and Philip fell in love to be sold

Edit Belfast Telegraph 13 Apr 2016
A rare handwritten letter detailing how the Queen and Prince Philip first fell in love is to go under the hammer. The monarch wrote the letter when she was a 21-year-old princess and recounts the early stages of their relationship including when they first met. Share Go To ... The Queen wrote ... Also on sale are items of Queen Victoria's intimate apparel including her handkerchief, knickers, stockings, nightgown and a chemise....

How offshore firm helped billionaire change the art world for ever

Edit The Guardian 07 Apr 2016
Panama Papers suggest Joe Lewis bought famous Ganz collection before record-breaking Christie’s sale, netting millions. by Juliette Garside, Jake Bernstein and Holly Watt. Lot 33 spun into view, hanging on a revolving panel ... Related. The Panama Papers. what's been revealed so far?. “Sixteen million,” the auctioneer announced ... Lauder paid $25m for Femme en Chemise – which he eventually bequeathed to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art ... ....

JD Samson’s playlist: Joan Armatrading, Tracey Chapman, Chemise and more

Edit The Guardian 04 Apr 2016
The Le Tigre founder, DJ and producer picks a selection of mix staples, a compelling activist chant and an ever-evolving easy listening track. Chemise – She Can’t Love You. This song feels so minimal and spacious. Every instrument, every stab is placed in the most perfect place. At times it feels haphazard. So punk. And at times so intentional ... Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Letta Mbulu – Nomalizo. This track is so easy to listen to ... Facebook ... ....

Rihanna Is Topless And Free In ‘Kiss It Better’ Music It Video

Edit Inquisitr 01 Apr 2016
There’s no doubt that Rihanna feels freeing when she’s naked or at least nearly naked. The singer walked in a sheer gown at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards. She also went topless at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, and she has posed topless in countless photo shoots ... The slow and sensual song shows Rih writhing around in a lace chemise and just a sheer cloth ... There’s nothing raunchy about her new music video....

Soozie Jenkinson on why athleisure is here to stay

Edit Scotsman 26 Mar 2016
M&S lingerie design guru Soozie Jenkinson explains why stylish activewear is here to stay. WE JUST can't get enough of activewear and sports inspired clothing, whether it's for yoga, running, dancercise or just nipping out to the shops ... Rosie for Autograph, Layered Vest, �28, and Leggings, �28 ... What is your job? ... Are sales of activewear on the increase? ... Robe, �30, Chemise, �28 ... What have you learned?....

The Legacy of Élisabeth Louise Vigée-LeBrun (National Museum of Women in the Arts)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Mar 2016
(Source. National Museum of Women in the Arts). Salon Style. French Portraits from the Collection presents portraiture by 18th-century French women artists, who struggled past a lack of training, negative opinion, and political turmoil to attain professional success ... Left to right ... NMWA, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay ... An image of the queen en chemise (clothing not typically worn in public) was deemed inappropriate ... Salon Style....

The big reveal: deconstructing the slip dress

Edit The Guardian 07 Mar 2016
It’s underwear as outerwear, a flimsy thing that blurs the boundaries between public and private, grunge and sex. And it’s back. Fashion may be quixotic, but there are some things you don’t argue with ... For spring 2016, the debate began in September at the Givenchy show – a visiting dignitary at New York fashion week for one season only – where designer Riccardo Tisci riffed on a slip dress theme with chemises, wispy lace and silk slips....

Sophia Loren Style

Edit Huffington Post 29 Feb 2016
"Everything you see I owe to spaghetti." Sophia Loren famously said ... Viva Sophia!. b. Tempt'd b sultry Chemise in Black ... H&M; Black Lace Bodysuit ... ....

Michaela Coel interview: The writer-actor on rude sex, Jeremy Corbyn and being the voice of ...

Edit The Independent 27 Feb 2016
Michaela Coel – poet, singer, actor, writer – arrives at our interview wearing a red American Apparel top she has bought especially for the photoshoot, and a buttoned-up chemise ......

Valentine's Day Lingerie Picks

Edit About.com 22 Feb 2016
The best lingerie for Valentine's Day? Red, pink and sexy-fun prints. Here are our favorite looks for your sweetheart. Just Peachy Bra ... Betsey Johnson chemise ... Betsey Johnson's sweet babydoll chemise has a girly cut to flatter lots of figures and the watercolor floral is a flattering print ... ....

10 Ways to Look Girly

Edit About.com 22 Feb 2016
Feathers at the Project Runway Spring '14 show.  Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. Current trends may have an air of toughness (studs, menswear) and minimalism, but there are still plenty of ways to add a feminine touch to your look ... Of course there's no need to go overboard and too cutesy ... It looks deliciously feminine and allows women who might not be able to carry off a straight chemise to wear a fitted one-piece dress ... ....
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