Monday, October 27, 2008

Delish Delicates

Anyone planning to be a Freudian Slip for Halloween (a la Meg Ryan in D.O.A.)?
For starters: A Blumarine silk dress on the runway (right) and paired with bespoke Strumpet & Pink briefs in a scandalous W editorial spread (left).
CC covets Jenny Packham's luscious lavender-rose mini dress.
This and previous runway photo via nymag.com. Other runway pics courtesy style.com except where noted.
A.F. Vandevorst lingerie look – It’s a tad raunchy but CC adores it!
Christopher Kane - sweet and sheer, yet wearable!
Antonio Berardi - helloooooo, LWD!
Antonio Marras, via nymag.com
Brazen Bustiers and Corseted Frocks
Matthew Williamson
At right: January Jones in Dolce & Gabbana, via nytimes.com.
Christian Dior black bustier
Christian Lacroix white bustier
Left: Lovely laces on a nude bustier dress at Dolce & Gabbana
Right: DSquared2's lingerie look
A.F. Vandevorst - CC loves this cheeky layering!
Ingwa Melero taupe charmeuse Sofia dress chickdowntown.com - CC is in loooooove!
Princesse Tam Tam plaid suspender basque, at asos.com.
Black Halo bustier dress, at chickdowntown.com
Rebecca Taylor Rosie floral bra cup cami dress. This and next 2 at shopbop.com.
Right: Ports 1961 tulle-trimmed slip dress with underwire bustier detail at bodice.
Left: Pencey corset vest
Nightgown for day?
Paul Smith
Luisa Beccaria
La Perla
CC is enamored of this off-the-shoulder frock and the buttery accessories it's paired with!
Cacharel...
Petticoat as overlay rather than undergarment?
Jean Paul Gaultier's precocious pink
Right: Haute Hippie mesh squares tank dress, at shopbop.com.
Left: Diane von Furstenberg teal silk slipdress with black lace trim, at barneys.com.
Would you wear this one out for cocktails, or kee it in the beaudoir?
At left: Dolce & Gabbana sheer black baby doll.
At right: Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti lace detail silk dress. Both at net-a-porter.com.
Animal instinct? A classic, at right: Dolce & Gabbana's Eva leopard chemise, at Bergdorf Goodman.
Query: Do these remind anyone of the Friends episode in which Rachel wore a nightgown to dinner with her boyfriend’s parents? CC can barely tell whether these frothy filaments are slips or dresses!
Bodacious Bras
Runway inspiration: Prada
CC adooooores a pretty bra that can be "exposed", SATC-style!
Deals of the Day: Forever 21 aqua ruffled mesh bandeau (right) and pinstripe corset bra (above).

Stella McCartney bra and slip, featured in vmagazine.com (left)and Mona Blinking floral bra (right, at net-a-porter.com).
So tell me, darlings, who are your favorite lingerie purveyors?

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