SS13 Design Competition

We are offering you a tantalising chance to feature one of your lingerie designs in the Playful Promises SS13 lingerie collection ‘Paradise’.

Think 2030 meets 1950 – future retro... break down re-create. Think about the emergence of the East for exotic infusions and to really get the brain in gear think of the poem ‘Paradise Lost’ – innocence Vs sin and above  all - think about flirty fun as most of all we design collections that are pretty, eye catching but always fun to wear.

So from briefs to bras via basques, suspenders and corsets...

...Push-up bra,  demi bra, longline bra, soft-cup bra, underwired bra, strapless bra, strappy bras or even no bra? Low waist briefs, high waist briefs, peek-a-boo briefs and crotchless briefs, thongs, boy shorts, tangas, and Brazilians what will you choose?

Don’t forget suspender belts, longline girdles, cinchers, waspies, corsets, garter dresses, basques, and garter skirts, nipple tassles, merquins and all!

We’re looking for an original, signature design to represent the Playful Promises brand. Think bold colours, unique patterns with a bang-on trend print. Look at trends, colour palettes and shades, nature, graphics and geo-prints.

Consider texture, digital printing and fabric weight.

The colour palette will be nudes and blush pinks with acid yellows with dashes of apricot and magenta pink. Stolen glances of teal and lime green.

About Playful Promises

Playful Promises is a London Based lingerie brand designing and making lingerie, swimwear, gifting and clothing collections. Playful Promises prides itself on being flirty and even a little bit dirty.

Our lingerie collection comes out twice a year. It’s a heavily anticipated collection by UK stores and further afield. It’s important that the lingerie design fits with the brand and previous collections, understated sensuality with a sense of quirky, flirtaceous tempatation.

How to Enter

Send in your designs to Delphine@playfulpromises.com

Accepted formats include;

Hand drawn designs (please scan in)

CAD designs in JPG format

(max 2mb per email)

One entry per person

Competition Closing date; March 30th 2012

Prize

1. The winning design mass-manufactured and sold in stores across the UK including Playful Promises Boutique and online store

2. Their design featured in press across the UK and further abroad

3. The winning design sent to them in their size

4. £100 gift voucher to spend online or in store on Playful Promises Goodies

 Any questions, don't hesitate to contact us!

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Christmas gift review: Frilly Knickers

Stylist, fashion PR and Clo Clo’s Closet editor, Chloe Pierre reviews our frilly briefs!

Firm friend & insanely loyal fan of The Playful Promises Boutique, I had the pleasure to review the gorgeous Frilly Knickers range, which is temptingly affordable at a simple price of £10 a pair.

Initially I was skeptical of the Frilly Knickers set as I am a self-proclaimed ‘big panties’ kind of girl, who is usually averse in the luck of wearing frilly lingerie and feeling seductive in them, but honestly, these knickers didn’t even allow a hint of that dreaded feeling to flash back.

The knickers were extremely agreeable on, had a great amount of elasticity, which allowed enough space to fit my voluptuous rear without any strangulation of the waist or thighs and being so close to my intimates did not give one inch of irritation or leave me feeling uncomfortable.

With the heavy adorned frilling going right around the brief and the beautiful oversized bows at each side made my ample hips look very tantalizing if my boyfriend and I, say so ourselves.

With him being a French knickers junkie, per say, he made me model each one, whilst eventually deciding on the Magenta pair, identifying them as ‘keepers’.

Now be under no illusion that this type of underwear is produced to work underneath jeans or your tight LBD as for obvious reasons, the detailing will either show through most fabrics under jeans, is free for movement and will ultimately damage the experience of wearing such a luxurious product. My best bet is to either wear under a very loose garment or keep for a special occasion within the boudoir. 

This is definitely something every woman should have on their Christmas Wish List and pairs up as a great gift solution and stocking filler too.

I will definitely purchase at least two pairs for each my gorgeous and varied framed, girlfriends in the constructive colours that I instantly fell in love with, Black & Peach.

Three words that sum up the frilly knickers in my opinion are practical (wink), undoubtedly rapturousand exquisitely opulent. 

GIVEAWAY: 15 knickers, 15 winners

Want to get your hands on our pants? We are giving away a pair of knickers to 15 lucky winners chosen at random from the entrants! 

It couldn't be easier to enter, just like/reblog/share/tweet/show your love for us!

+1 entry for reblogging this post on tumblr

+1 entry for sharing THIS LINK on facebook (click share just below our facebook link to post to your page)

+1 entry for tweeting this post on twitter (must include @playfulpromises)

+3 entries for blogging (not on tumblr) about this give-away (post link to blog below)

Rules:

- Only one entry per platform, multiple tweets or reblogs will not gain entries.

- Give-away only available in the UK

- Competition closes and winners will be drawn on Monday 9.30am

Good luck!

Ode to an eyelash

When Kiss Me Deadly posted this gorgeous photo of Jess in their Gio Peach Stockings and Van Doren Suspender belt, we noticed a few people lusting after our bra and brief that KMD borrowed for this shoot! The black lace and peach mesh makes a perfect match with their stockings and suspender belt, and has previous only been available in our London boutiques.

Until now.

Last week we shot our AW12 lookbook and, as I seem to have the knack of shooting very quickly, we decided to get some shots of eyelash on our model Hannah. 

Eyelash has a similar colour palette to Margot, fitting in perfectly with the rest of our SS12 collection (which will be available in January), which is inspired by Film Noir and vintage glamour. 

The eyelash brief is certainly a little bit naughty.... The light peach colour feigns innocence, while the sheer mesh behind begs for a closer look (however not revealing enough to put Jess off from posing in the middle of the street with a Pussy Wagon...).

Personally, I'm not a girly girl, but the Eyelash set has just enough quirkiness for me to fall in love with it. I'm definitely going to be combining it with a black suspender belt and black Cervin stockings! 

Christmas gift review: Margot

My name is Kitty and I am a self-professed lingerie addict. I created my blog, Undercover Lingerista, as a way of exploring the many lingerie and swimwear brands on the market - from long established names to individual designers. One of my key focuses is discovering brands that offer that extra ‘je-ne-sais quoi’ and promote the beauty of femininity in all its forms. I strongly believe that the ideal underwear set should empower the wearer and make her feel truly special.

To find out more, visit: www.undercoverlingerista.blogspot.com

I am very much a fan of vintage and pin-up inspired lingerie, so when I came across the delights of Playful Promises, I knew that I had found something special. With everything from corsets, to swimwear, to clothes, to nipple pasties, Playful Promises offers sumptuous and seductive treats a-plenty, to bring out the temptress in you!

With Christmas fast approaching, what better way to treat a special lady, than to buy her a luxuriously elegant set of lingerie? 

One of my favourite Playful Promises sets is the stunning ‘Margot’ in blush pink. Inspired by the femme fatales of Film Noir, this soft cup bra and brief are the ultimate in classic 40’s glamour and are sure to seduce anyone lucky enough to catch a glimpse! 

The ‘Margot’ is a classic set with a twist, playing beautifully on the timeless lace trend, whilst adding a touch of the risqué, with its daring cut and sheer nude mesh. The colour palette of peach-nude and dramatic black adds to the ‘Margot’s sophisticated appeal.

Made predominantly from semi-sheer mesh, the ‘Margot’ bra gives a hint of flesh, whilst the plunging ‘V’ cut draws emphasis to your assets. This triangle bra is soft to the touch and comfortable to wear, thanks to its elastic non-wired under band, practical hook and eye fastening and fully adjustable straps.

The peachy mesh of the ‘Margot’ is complimented by an overlay of black eyelash lace, which boasts beautiful floral detailing. Delicate zig-zag stitching along the edges and girly bow motif adornments add to this set’s vintage charm, making the ‘Margot’ ooze glamour!

The ‘Margot’ briefs are extremely flattering and very cheeky...in more than one way! The ‘pièce de résistance’ is definitely the sheer back, which gives a tantalising flash of your derrière!

Playful Promises makes life a lot easier for gift-buyers, who only need to pick between three sizes (S, M and L) in both the bra and briefs! At just £20 for the bra and £15 for the knickers, the ‘Margot’ set is great value, as well as looking and feeling luxurious.

To transform yourself into the ultimate Hollywood starlet, complete the look by teaming the ‘Margot’ with the ‘Cervin blush and black nylon seamed stockings’ (£15), ‘Black enamel rose hair grips’ (£6) and ‘Pin Up Couture Noir Starlet shoes’ (£45):

The ‘Margot’ is a fabulous bedroom set that would be perfect for elegant ladies who have a mischievous streak! For a Christmas that promises to be extra special, let your show-stopping Playful Promises lingerie do the talking!

Fancy winning a set of the super sultry Margot? Head over to Kitty's blog to enter into a prize draw to help fill your knicker drawers!