Luxury Lingerie Shopping

Lascivious, the British lingerie company that produces the “sugar-coated sin”, an appropriate name for their sexy creations, offers three gorgeous pairs of hand painted Bebaroque stockings. Magnificent displays of metallic beads, Swarovski crystals, pretty fringes and tassels, as well as beautifully drawn illustrations are the centre points of this unique collection.

The Barbarella Bridal Stockings are sumptuous white stockings with pale blue design, fancy embroidery embellished with beads and crystals, and a design that covers the front of one stocking to create a truly spectacular wedding day accessory.

The pretty Peacock Stockings are inspired by the feathers of the proud peacock. This glorious design is wrapped around the full leg of one stocking and ends at the seamed back. The last pair of stockings is the Roxy, a nude coloured stocking delicately embroidered with black fringes that elegantly move back and forth on both legs.

All of the mentioned stockings are graciously held up by garters and are exclusive to Lascivious.

In true French style, Cervin is a fabulous collection of silk stockings. Deeply rooted in luxury and culture, when Germain Massal first began operations in the 1920s, he made silk stockings to be sent to the Royal and Imperial Courts of Europe. Today, the company is managed by the third generation and the stockings and legwear are as luxurious and as fashionable as the original L’ARSOIE.

Interestingly, Cervin uses a long lost art to make the finest footwear available. Knitting on 3D machines makes the thread and mesh of the stocking perfectly identical from the top to the bottom. This technique is so highly sought after that museums and private collectors commission Cervin for their own collections.

Cervin offers fashion tights in various colours and designs including Arabesque motifs, floral designs, geometrical lines, ankle tattoo designs, and stripes and dots. The classic tights are sheer and semi dull with lace waistbands and open or closed derrière. Their fashion stay-ups are beautifully crafted with lace tops and reduced heel design.

Nylon stockings with authentic Edwardian three-thread seam up the back of the leg, Cuban style heels, ankle tattoos, gold and silver seams, and sandal foot styling are the earmarks of this successful company. Fitness tights, knee-highs and silk socks round out Cervin’s product lines.

The 2008-2009 Collection is available for viewing on the Cervin website and it will enchant with its spiral designs, vertical stripes, vintage look, Chinese designs and wooden look stripes. A newer collection will début in the autumn of 2008 called aleXsandro Palombo by CERVIN Paris. The talents of the Italian designer combined with the tradition of Cervin, will make a noteworthy luxury haute couture accessory. Using prestigious embroideries, high quality cashmeres and the finest silk weaves, this will be a must-have collection to adore.

I still prefer Secrets In Lace for Nylon Stockings, though.

Just saw an excellent blog entry on The Lingerie Post about the Cotton Club RC Private Fall/Winter 2007 collection, and couldn’t help myself: I HAD TO POST THOSE PICS ON LLS too!

To quote Mandolina:

Cotton Club is one of those high-end Italian designers I adore — and their RC Private Collection is supposed to be their sexiest, most sultry line. The photos pretty much prove that that’s the case: lots of contrasting blacks, lots of sheer and an overload of sexy thongs.

I liiiiiike verrryyyy muuuccchhhh tooooo!

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The Essence Basque by Charnos features a front panel of paisley style embroidery and subtle horizontal stripes on the sides. The underwired cups and straps are edged with ornate frills giving it a look of elegance. Elegance is good, so we just had to feature this somewhat innocent looking basque by one of our favorite brands: Charnos.

As you can see in the photo’s though, this is a sure-combiner! The Essence basque will only really work in combination with both a thong (don’t go with a brief with this basque, it just doesn’t look right!) and a garter belt/stockings combo. No exceptions, really, as you’ll kill the look without them – on the other hand, dropping the thong might just work ).

You don’t have to hesitate for price tag reasons. £50 is a very reasonable price for such a high quality basque, and at figleaves you’re always sure of the best after-sales service… Happy shopping!

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