The Lingerie Chronicle
Industry News & Insights
The latest from the world of intimate fashion — trends, business, culture, and innovation.
The Unibrow as Rebellion: Sofia Hadjipanteli Redefines Beauty for Jean Paul Gaultier on Mykonos
At a recent Jean Paul Gaultier gathering on the island of Mykonos, Greco-Cypriot model Sofia Hadjipanteli, celebrated for her defiantly unplucked black unibrow, posed nude against the rocky shoreline. The image, shared to her Instagram, places her beside an oversized replica of…
Source: Lenta.RU
A Pontiff’s Sartorial Confidant: Filippo Sorcinelli’s 25-Year Journey from Sacristy to Spotlight
The world first glimpsed Pope Leo XIV in a simple white cassock on election night, but the man dressing him for the global stage has been weaving threads of ecclesiastical tradition for a quarter century. Italian designer Filippo Sorcinelli—whose atelier LAVS has crafted mitres…
Source: WWD
Where Ligurian Light Meets Lingerie: Aera’s Student-Crafted Campaign and the Art of the First Print
In the world of luxury footwear, Aera has long championed vegan materials with an Italian soul. Now, for its spring 2026 campaign, the brand has turned to the next generation of visual storytellers—five graduate students from Istituto Marangoni Florence—to translate the quiet…
Source: WWD
The White Bikini: A Summer Classic Reimagined
Jennifer Lopez recently shared sun-drenched poolside snaps from her Memorial Day weekend, wearing a white triangle bikini that feels both timeless and utterly modern. The halter style, with its removable push-up padding and adjustable side ties, recalls the mid-century emergence…
Source: US Magazine
From Ghost in the Shell to Godzilla: How Brain Dead’s Eclectic Obsessions Are Redefining the Modern Wardrobe
In the pantheon of subcultural influences, few brands have woven as tangled a web as Brain Dead. Since its founding in 2015 by Kyle Ng and Australian artist Ed Davis (who left in 2024), the Los Angeles label has drawn from manga, tabletop gaming, and even crying cartoon rats to…
Source: WWD
From Y2K Staple to Museum Piece: The Halter Top’s Elegant Evolution
In the early 2000s, the halter top was the unofficial uniform of the downtown “It” girl—a barely-there whisper of fabric often paired with low-rise denim and a heavy dose of adolescent bravado. It was the kind of piece that felt rebellious, fleeting, and decidedly unrefined. But…
Source: WWD
The Body and the Archive: China Machado’s Legacy in Lingerie and Liberation
In the annals of fashion history, a single shutter click can rewrite the narrative. For China Machado—the first model of color to appear in a major American magazine—that click came in 1959, courtesy of Richard Avedon. But to understand her full impact, we must look beneath the…
Source: WWD
Camila Mendes Channels Cavalli’s Feline Legacy on the Berlin Red Carpet
At Thursday’s Berlin premiere of “Masters of the Universe,” Camila Mendes tapped into a primal elegance, wearing a leopard-print Roberto Cavalli dress from the house’s pre-fall 2010 collection. The choice is a masterclass in lingerie-adjacent construction: the fitted bodice,…
Source: WWD
The Lingerie Museum Examines Demna’s Return to Loud Luxury and the Exposed Thong
At Denim Première Vision in Milan last week, denim consultant Amy Leverton of Denim Dudes declared that fashion is pivoting toward a new era of “loud luxury,” led by Gucci’s controversial creative director, Demna. For The Lingerie Museum, this shift is particularly fascinating…
Source: WWD
From Sails to Silhouettes: Zimmermann’s Resort 2027 Charts a Course Through Lingerie History
When Zimmermann looked to the 1983 America’s Cup for resort inspiration, they found more than a nautical tale—they uncovered a dialogue between athleticism and elegance that resonates deeply with lingerie’s own evolution. The victory of Australia II, a scrappy underdog unseating…
Source: WWD
From Corsets to Catwalks: Arvind’s Global Expansion Echoes Lingerie’s Industrial Threads
In a move that reverberates through the textile corridors of history, Arvind Limited—the Indian conglomerate that has dressed generations in denim and more—announced a dual expansion last week: a new subsidiary, Arvind Atelier, in Sharjah’s free zone, and a Design Hub in London.…
Source: WWD
A Summer Salon on Mott Street: Cou Cou’s Intimate New York Pop-Up
London-based intimates label Cou Cou is bringing its signature blend of undone elegance to a new temporary space in NoLIta this summer, marking the brand’s second U.S. retail activation. The 1,600-square-foot shop at 30 Mott Street opens Friday, offering the core collection…
Source: WWD
When Your Slip’s Cotton Is Stained by Coercion: Turkmenistan’s Harvest and the Lingerie Trade
Every autumn, as the world’s lingerie brands prepare their spring collections, a darker harvest unfolds in Turkmenistan. From August to November, the country—the 14th largest cotton producer globally—mobilizes tens of thousands of public-sector workers, including teachers and…
Source: WWD
From Atelier to Arena: Yves Salomon’s Fur and Leather Armor for Aya Nakamura
When French-Malian pop icon Aya Nakamura commands the Stade de France this weekend, her armor will be neither sequins nor spandex, but sculpted fur, crocodile-embossed leather, and feathers—courtesy of Yves Salomon. The fourth-generation furrier, whose house has dressed Parisian…
Source: WWD
From Shipwreck to Silhouette: A 17th-Century Vessel Becomes Lingerie’s Unlikely Muse
In the world of lingerie, we often speak of layers—of fabric, of history, of meaning. But rarely do those layers include the literal wood of a 17th-century shipwreck. Yet that is precisely what a team of Finnish researchers has achieved: transforming the remnants of the…
Source: WWD
The Heel Heard Round TikTok: How Jessica Simpson’s Footwear Became a Gen Z Obsession
In the ever-churning cycle of fashion rediscovery, TikTok has once again proven its power as a digital time machine. The latest object of affection? The Jessica Simpson Collection’s high heels—a line that first stepped onto the scene in 2005, when the singer-turned-mogul…
Source: WWD
Aerie’s Record Quarter: How a Lingerie Sub-Brand Rewrote American Eagle’s Fortunes
In the first quarter, Aerie—launched in 2006 as a sub-brand of American Eagle Outfitters—proved that intimate apparel can be a powerhouse. Revenues surged 33 percent to $480.8 million, with comparable sales up 25 percent, propelling the parent company to a record $1.2 billion in…
Source: WWD
The Robot Hand That Paints: 10Beauty’s $23.5M Bet on the Future of Manicures
In the long history of personal adornment, the manicure has remained stubbornly analog—a ritual of human precision, patience, and polish. But 10Beauty, the Boston-based robotics company founded in 2013, is betting that the future of nail care is mechanical. The firm has just…
Source: WWD
Sally LaPointe’s Resort 2027: A Masterclass in Essentialist Luxury
In an era of relentless novelty, Sally LaPointe offers a quiet rebellion: doing less, but better. For Resort 2027, the designer has distilled her collection to just 18 looks, a deliberate exercise in her essentialist philosophy. “I don’t need to do a bunch of fluff,” she told…
Source: WWD
From Corsetry to Couture: The Lingerie Museum Celebrates Italian Fashion’s New Guard
MILAN—In a city where silk and lace have long whispered secrets of seduction, three emerging Italian fashion houses have been crowned with the Camera Moda Fashion Trust’s 2026 grants, a nod to the enduring dialogue between structure and sensuality that defines both lingerie and…
Source: WWD
When the Dollhouse Meets the Gym Floor: Gymshark and Bratz Rewrite the Rules of Activewear
In a collision of performance engineering and pop culture nostalgia, Gymshark has partnered with Bratz on a limited-edition activewear capsule that reimagines what a woman can wear while she works out. Titled *GymBratz*, the collection drops June 8 and includes sports bras, crop…
Source: WWD
Cotton’s New Frontier: How a Fiber Became the Star of American Fashion
In the shifting landscape of textile discourse, the conversation around fiber choice has undergone a quiet revolution. Bev Sylvester, chief marketing officer of Cotton Incorporated, notes that both the message and the medium have evolved. Nowhere is this more evident than in the…
Source: WWD
A Fitting Evolution: Wacoal’s New Campaign Bridges Generations of Support
In the mid-1990s, a chance encounter on Bloomingdale’s lingerie floor introduced me to Wacoal, a brand that had already been quietly shaping the foundations market since its 1949 founding in Kyoto, Japan. What set it apart then—and still does—was an almost architectural…
Source: LingerieBriefs
Lee Miller’s Lens: Victoria Beckham’s Pre-Spring 2027 Homage to a Trailblazer
Victoria Beckham has long championed the modern woman, but for pre-spring 2027, her muse is a figure whose very life defied categorization: Lee Miller. From Vogue model to war correspondent and surrealist photographer, Miller’s trajectory mirrors the layered versatility Beckham…
Source: WWD
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