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For this year’s LOVEBOMB we are getting naked... well metaphorically. We are stepping behind the independent lingerie brands to look at the women behind the brands.
Each day, starting from today, each brand will have a special promo and giveaway as we all introduce our fans to one another. For details of each brand's giveaway, make sure you check their facebooks!
This was started by Lorraine. She was way ahead of the curve when she started her business up for ladies with small backs and big busts. Being of those proportions herself she spotted a gap in the market and went for it. I like Lorraine’s no BS approach... when I asked the inspiration for the name – she said I was staying at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Vegas when I hatched the idea... hence Miss Mandalay. She also alternates being a business woman with motherhood.
Miss Mandalay are offering 30% off on their website for 24 hours with code LOVEBOMB2014
One of the nicest things about doing the LOVEBOMB this year was when all the ladies came to our studio at our office in London to do the photoshoot. It is so nice to speak with other women in business and see how they juggle all the commitments in their lives and discussing the trials and tribulations we all face as small independent female run brands.
One of the sad points of the day is that we didn’t have Velda Lauder who usually joined us for the LOVEBOMB due to her untimely passing last year. The inspiration she gave to us other female entrepreneurs was missed.
For this year’s LOVEBOMB we are getting naked... well metaphorically. We are stepping behind the independent lingerie brands to look at the women behind the brands.
Each day, starting from today, each brand will have a special promo and giveaway as we all introduce our fans to one another. For details of each brand's giveaway, make sure you check their facebooks!
It's our turn!
Well that is me and all the ladies that work on the brand. I created Playful Promises as I had a love for much more expensive pants and wanted to make them affordable. I also wanted to make them sexy. There is plenty of affordable every day lingerie but the seductive sexy lingerie like Myla and AP is just too expensive. I wanted to make something with design detail at an affordable price.
One of the nicest things about doing the LOVEBOMB this year was when all the ladies came to our studio at our office in London to do the photoshoot. It is so nice to speak with other women in business and see how they juggle all the commitments in their lives and discussing the trials and tribulations we all face as small independent female run brands.
One of the sad points of the day is that we didn’t have Velda Lauder who usually joined us for the LOVEBOMB due to her untimely passing last year. The inspiration she gave to us other female entrepreneurs was missed.
For this year’s LOVEBOMB we are getting naked... well metaphorically. We are stepping behind the independent lingerie brands to look at the women behind the brands.
Each day, starting from today, each brand will have a special promo and giveaway as we all introduce our fans to one another. For details of each brand's giveaway, make sure you check their facebooks!
Catherine is the lady behind retro inspired Kiss Me Deadly. She started this brand when she went in search of lingerie that matched her metal clipped suspender belts (if you are a true stocking wearer you will know the importance of this for keeping stockings up all day). Catherine also started the brand as she suffers from ME which meant that she was unable to continue in the career she was already established in, so needed to work from home and at hours around her illness.
Kiss Me Deadly are offering 20% off for 24 hours with code LOVEBOMB2014
One of the nicest things about doing the LOVEBOMB this year was when all the ladies came to our studio at our office in London to do the photoshoot. It is so nice to speak with other women in business and see how they juggle all the commitments in their lives and discussing the trials and tribulations we all face as small independent female run brands.
One of the sad points of the day is that we didn’t have Velda Lauder who usually joined us for the LOVEBOMB due to her untimely passing last year. The inspiration she gave to us other female entrepreneurs was missed.
After heading to Paris for the lingerie tradeshow, we had just one day in the office before we jetted off again to Copenhagen for the CIFF tradeshow!
Not impressed by this guy on all our passes and plastered all over the venue! We don't approve of sexual assault :(
Our booth!
Our flight was at midday on Wednesday the 29th, so we grabbed our bags and got a taxi to Gatwick at 9am. This time we had an extra full suitcase because we were taking both our lingerie AND all of our Whistle & Wolf clothing!
The flight was actually ok, considering both of us don’t like flying AT ALL. We even got to Copenhagen earlier than planned. What was not fun was the walk down off the plane in -4C - it was so cold! Luckily we had packed a lot of layers from our trip, but of course on the plane you aren’t always wrapped up warm.
We realised that the airport isn’t too far from the Bella Centre, where the tradeshow was being held. We managed to get there, set up, and go to our hotel fairly quickly. We were staying at the Phoenix Copenhagen, which was gorgeous! You have to love a hotel that has a fountain in the middle of the foyer with a rubber duckie on top.
Unfortunately it turns out that CIFF, or at least the section that we were in, was not right for our brand. We met a few new people, but in hindsight we feel we should have done a different tradeshow as the brands in CIFF seem to be targeted at an older market and a lot more expensive. From the brands here you’d also think that all scandinavians only like grey and black! This is all a learning curve for us, so next year we might scout out the trade shows before we commit to exhibiting.
On the plus side, Copenhagen is a wonderful city that would be even more wonderful in the Summer! Luckily for us the snow started to subside on Saturday, so it was a little less painful walking around.
I went for a walk to Rosenborg Castle, shortly before getting covered in snow!
Love the colours of these buildings along the canal
We ate twice in a restaurant called Ravage, which was REALLY tasty! We also managed to get a table at Geist, a fancy place that is said to be similar to Noma (one of the best restaurants in the world). We had some interesting dishes, including a sheet of avocado with caviar, raw beef with mussels, baked cauliflower (which was surprisingly good) and cod. For dessert, Emma tried the salted wasabi cream toffee and Anna tired the chocolate toast!
For this year’s LOVEBOMB we are getting naked... well metaphorically. We are stepping behind the independent lingerie brands to look at the women behind the brands.
Each day, starting from today, each brand will have a special promo and giveaway as we all introduce our fans to one another. For details of each brand's giveaway, make sure you check their facebooks!
Ayten is a St Martins graduate who started who silk line up as she wanted to create a line that drew on the rich heritage of textiles in the UK. All her goods are sewn in her studio in the UK and feature beautiful vintage lace that was made in England, often some time ago and is genuinely vintage lace. In between making beautiful pants she is also a Mum!
Ayten is offering 25% off everything on her website for 24 hours using code: LOVEBOMB2014
One of the nicest things about doing the LOVEBOMB this year was when all the ladies came to our studio at our office in London to do the photoshoot. It is so nice to speak with other women in business and see how they juggle all the commitments in their lives and discussing the trials and tribulations we all face as small independent female run brands.
One of the sad points of the day is that we didn’t have Velda Lauder who usually joined us for the LOVEBOMB due to her untimely passing last year. The inspiration she gave to us other female entrepreneurs was missed.
