Home: Predictions: Lingerie Styles 2005:
Awaken Desire
There is so much choice to inspire you for the new season as preferences in intimate wear continue to evolve. A fresh, alluring array of lingerie styles entices a woman to let herself go, indulges her desires and celebrates her body in the warm, romantic months to come.
Look for the carefree traits of Youngism, a concept that encourages the experimental, energetic characteristics of youth. All the rules are broken by mixing clever embroidery, original prints and fabrics textures. Find this theme in Huit's new collection and Aubade's luscious Milano II underwear range.
Pretty pastel colours; gingham; cute, embroidered motifs and edges; bralettes and balconette bra styles are all part of the Girl-Next-Door theme for Summer. Choose from cheeky boy shorts by Love Kylie to sexy-girl pieces from Cosabella and Princesse Tam-Tam. Progress this, if you dare, to the Babydoll style of sweet, sheer fabrics, ribbons and marabou trims. Get this lovely Lolita look from Nina Ricci, Verdissima and Léonisa lingerie.
Retro continues to be a strong influence in lingerie fashion and appears as 60s art prints and giant graphics for bras, camisoles and swimwear. Colour blocks and large motifs accent this look in ranges including Huit and Argentovivo-Project.
Serious glamour is provided by classic, French underwear designs, with a modern twist. Nouveau Paris is a flavour of Chantilly lace, satin and bows, laced corsets in new fabrics and garter belts which gives an almost theatrical feeling to the sexy Chantal Thomass collection (and her range for Victoria's Secret). Aubade's beautiful, decadent Trésor Divin range is for the serious seductresses only, as is the season's startling collection by Pleasure State. Nina Ricci's lace-ups and sheer fabrics play the twist to the maximum.
Another theme, Skin Shades, should satisfy those who want total comfort and a more subtly sexy look. Barely-there natural tones mixed with animal prints, like the sultry Fleur de Peau range from Lejaby, feature in couture collections.
High fashion shakes its feathers with the Bird of Paradise look for leisure-time intimate wear. Get the vibrance of carnival, whether you're in Biarritz or Bay Head, from this theme's unconventional cuts, tiniest tangas and large motif silks in deep, bright colours. NK Attitude and Chantelle designs for the Summer are breathtaking.
White is the new black. Just as outerwear catwalks have stunned us with garments in pure white, underwear collections, like Eclizia at Lilly, feature brilliant or natural white lingerie. With traits of mesh and lace, embroidered edges, multi-textures of satin, cotton, and knit fabric, stones and sequins, expect to see sharp cuts as well as soft shapes in this diverse look.
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