Valentines day lingerie

Valentines day present

Come on guys Valentines day is fast approaching and you don’t want to forget! Mio Destino has new lines of designer lingerie specially for Valentines and it comes in a branded black and silver box with a red ribbon…..what could be easier?

The brands for valentines day include…..Cotton Club, Velda Lauder, Mimi Holiday, Vollers, WKD and many more…

So don’t forget your Valentine!

Lingerie sale

Lingerie sale with up to 70 percent off from top European brands. View lingerie sale now.

Christmas lingerie

Christmas lingerie

If you are looking for Christmas lingerie then Mio Destino has great selections of designer lingerie, bras, panties, thongs, bustier, corsets, swimwear and Christmas pajamas to snuggle up in on a rug by the fire.

Christmas underwear selections include many of the top European lingerie designers. If you are getting some winter sun or going on a cruise then you can get a great selection of swimwear here including the famous Miraclesuit which helps you hide that extra weight. If you need some Christmas gift ideas then check out the great selection here.

English lingerie

Fleur of England lingerie

European lingerie is extremely popular and the most popular is French lingerie and Italian lingerie. However, English lingerie brands are becoming very sought after with superb brands such as Fleur of England, Mimi Holliday, Di Murini, Miss La La Presents, Modern Courtesan, Spoylt,  Sista Shei, Miss Manadaly , State of Undress and Yes Master. These are beautiful designer lingerie brands with classic, quirky and elegant style and something quintissentially English. Made in silk and lace and oozing charm.

There are other classic English lingerie brands such as the luxury robe designer, And God Created Woman, and of course the English corset by great brands such as Vollers corset, What Katie Did, Velda Lauder and Eternal Spirits.

Other great European lingerie brands include I.D Sarrieri, Ritratti and Aubade.

Vollers corset

Corset

I absolutetly love this corset. It just screams elegance and sophistication. It is a Vollers overbust corset and is available from Mio Destino.

I now have to find somewhere to wear it!

The rise of retro swimwear, retro lingerie and retro corsets.

What Katie Did retro bullet bra

The retro lingerie company What Katie Did seem to have created a real craze for retro lingerie and retro swimwear with many of the designs of yesteryears fashion industry coming back to boutique and online stores particularly in the UK.

What Katie Did is a superb retro lingerie company that has gloriously enhanced many of the classic styles with gorgeous panty girdle, girdles and the ever so dangerous bullet bra among many beautiful retro corsets.

The What Katie Did retro swimwear has made a real splash on the fashion swimwear scene. The beautiful designs are very eye-catching and will help hide those extra pounds.

Bikini, swimwear or swimsuit?

Aubade swimwear

Bikini swimwear and Swimsuits

The terms bikini-swimwear, bathing suit, monokini, bikini, swimsuit, swimming costume and bathing suit relate to clothing that is designed for the swimming pool or for lazing on a beach, swimming in the sea or for playing water sports.

Swimsuits are often made with an inner lining to prevent the water from making the swimsuit transparent. Swimwear comes in many styles and the latest revolution has come from Miraclesuit swimwear, an American company, which uses a modern fabric which is said to make a woman look up to ten pounds lighter instantly.

· One-piece swimsuit

The one piece swimsuit which is also known as Maillot in French is a form of swimwear that comes in one piece and covers the hip area, the tummy and the breasts and usually has straps going over the shoulders. The one-piece swimsuit is normally very figure hugging and flattering for women and is often the preferred bathing costume for professional swimmers in the swimming pool.

Until bikinis were introduced almost all swimsuits were in one piece with various styles such as the halterneck swimsuit, the surplice (which is a form of wrap-around style) and the bandeau swimsuit style (described below). The standard one-piece swimsuit has two straps and a scooped neck or sometimes a plunge effect which shows more of the boobs. Other styles will have a very deeply plunging back to show off just a little bit more.

· Halter neck and boy short leg swimwear

Some one-piece swimsuits come with halter neck where the straps tie around the neck and attach to the front of the swimsuit leaving more of the back exposed. This is a very sexy style that gives great support to your bust. A style that has reintroduced, having a very 30’s feel to it, is the boy leg one-piece which looks like a classic one-piece with a boy short type leg.

· Surplice swim top

The surplice one-piece has a sophisticated feel to it, almost like a toga, with a diagonal wrap over piece of fabric which is great for hiding a slight tummy. Some women who are looking for maternity swimwear will go for the Swim Dress which has a summer dress fitted feel to it and looks ever so sweet whether you are pregnant or not.

· Bandeau swimwear

The Bandeau style of swimwear is very stylish and very French. A strapless bathing suit with pleats and some have straps or halters for added support and security.

· Bikini

The bikini, or bikini swimwear or two-piece swimsuit as it is sometimes known, is much more revealing than the one-piece swimsuit and is often preferred by younger women. One piece covers the boobs while the other covers the bum and pelvic area.

The bikini was a form of swimwear which had its origins in Greco-Roman times. Floor mosaics from the period of the Emperor Diocletian (286-305 AD) in the Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily show women in bikini like clothes. The ‘Bikini Girls’, as they have become to be known, are shown exercising in garments that to the modern viewer are in fact, bikinis.

However, the modern bikini swimwear was invented by a French engineer named Louis Réard in 1946. The bikini outraged many people when it first began appearing on French beaches in 1947. Réard had named his style of swimwear after Bikini Atoll in the Pacific which was the site of the nuclear weapon test in mid 1946. Réard believed that the burst of excitement created by the bikini would be like a nuclear device, and he wasn’t far wrong. After the introduction Réard‘s business became highly successful. In advertisements Réard kept the mystique of the bikini alive by claiming that a two-piece suit wasn’t a true bikini ‘unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring.’

The bikini is said to be the most popular women’s beachwear worldwide. According to Olivier Saillard, the French fashion historian, who said it is due to “the power of women, and not the power of fashion” saying further that, “The emancipation of swimwear has always been linked to the emancipation of women.”

Sally Jones lingerie

Sally Jones lingerie has proved to be an incredible phenomenon and has been warmly adopted by fashionistas internationally.

The Australian brand has a retro feel from the glamour days of Hollywood and has a truly stunning styling and uses the finest of silks and lace in their bras, knickers and camis.

One might say the aussies from downunder have turned the designer lingerie world on it’s head! Well done Sally Jones!

Corset – Video on how to put on corsets properly!

How to put on a corset or underbust corset – this video gives you the inside knowledge if you are a budding burlesque star.

Some of the popular brands are Vollers corsets, What Katie Did corsets, Eternal Spirits corsets and waspies and Velda Lauder corsets.

Mimi Holliday swimwear and bikini

 

 

Mimi Holliday swimwear and bikini

 

 

Mimi Holliday swimwear and bikini are intensely popular this season. The Mimi Holliday lingerie brand has a cult following and it looks like swimwear is going the same way. My two favourite this year are the Mimi Holliday Bon Bon Chocolate Triangle Bikini Top and Bottom and the Mimi Holliday Persica White with Icy Pink Polka Dot Bikini Set