This Sunday, the Pittsford Rotary Club and the Southeast YMCA are teaming up to present a fashion show fundraiser, and Embrasse-Moi is excited to be participating! Proceeds from the show will benefit area youth programs– last year’s show was very well-attended, raising $1300 for both the rotary club and the YMCA. This year’s event will [...]
We had thousands of underwires manufactured based on our flat pattern design.
Our labels are made in our design studio.
Patterns are positioned on lace to maximize fabric use.
Some of our silks… awaiting the arrival of a final trim.
Some of our elastic and lace. We buy some [...]
When we talk about the “rise” of a panty we are referring to how high a panty comes up on your hips. You can find thongs, bikinis, briefs, boyshorts or pretty much any style of panty in any rise. A quick lesson on the different options you have for panties if you are not familiar [...]
I found this quiz in a book called Underneath It All by Jennifer Manuel Carroll, take it and find out what lingerie styles best fit your personality and lifestyle. You may fall into more than one category or find yourself gravitating toward more than one style. That’s great! It means you’re open to [...]
Historically, the economy has beenĀ a driving factor in breast size. The trend toward smaller, flatter breasts, both in the 1920s and in the 1960s through the 1970s, occurred simultaneously with a healthy economy.
Here’s a little brassier history lesson for your enjoyment:
Late 1800s to 1920s: the “monobosom”
The flapper style of the 1920s turned the female [...]
The Conical Bra circa 1950s
Lady Gaga pays tribute to Madonna’s Conical
Jean Paul Gaultier reinvents the Concial Bra, Paris October 2009
Cameron Diaz on the cover of V Magazine
The most famous Conical Bra of all, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier
Images via here
Peggy, from AMC sensation, Mad Men
The concept of a [...]
Lots of exciting things happening around here- check out Kristine’s interview with Channel 10!
Bonjour lingerie lovers! Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. We had a crazy busy weekend here at the shop filled with a ton of bra fittings and fabulous customers, and we wouldn’t have it any other way! With fall right around the corner we will be gearing up for Holiday 2009 soon and are ready [...]
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