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Left: image © Artycrafter. Right: Velrose® Full Slip with Wide Lace As a company that was founded over a century ago in 1914, we’re fascinated with the history of intimate apparel and in particular, the history of slips – one of our signature products, and the first lingerie garment we ever made. But it’s impossible […]
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When it comes to homewear, there’s simply nothing else as glamorous as a peignoir set. Typically light, floaty and decorated with lace, it’s a style that harks back to the silver screen starlets of Old Hollywood. But when did it actually originate, and is there a difference between a peignoir robe and a dressing gown
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Did you hear? We’re turning 110 this year! That’s well over a century of lingerie design history so, whether you’re into retro fashion or just want to reminisce, let’s take a walk back through some of our mid-century (and older) archives. The best bit? We’re still producing many of these designs today, because the classics
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Fashion in the 1950s was all about glamor – and curves! After all, this was the decade when Marilyn Monroe was at the height of her fame, and women everywhere wanted to imitate her voluptuous look. It was also an era still heavily influenced by Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’, an hourglassy silhouette introduced towards the
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