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Floral Goes To The Dark Side

Floral prints have had a revamp! The soft romantic prints we all know and wore have been vamped up into a dark sultry look for the winter.

We are now seeing bursts of colour in mostly greens, pinks and creams creating a vintage vibe of floral prints, with contrasting black shades giving a gothic/edgy vibe.

 Showcasing these prints on the runway were designers such as Valentino (left) and Dolce & Gabbana (right) who kept their prints on a dark base and soft colours. Some designers chose to blend their prints in while others kept a strong contrast of print and panel.

 Celebrities who are also going dark in the trend include Lily Collins and Keira Knightley.

To carry your dark floral trend from outerwear to underwear, snap up our Tatiana (left) or Anastasia (right) sets! 

Little Mix & Our Anastasia Bra

Some of you eagle-eyed readers may have already spotted this, but our Anastasia bra makes an appearance in the new Little Mix video!

 

Perrie Edwards, of fab girl band Little Mix, has teamed our Anastasia bra with a textured navy suit. We love the way this masculine style has been given a feminine kick with our floral print bra.  

 

Check out the video below! 

Click left or right for more screenshots!

Getting Set For Autumn: Key Colours This Season

Image via Pantone.com

As the weather gets colder (all of a sudden in England's case) and pastels are gradually slipping out of the fashion consciousness, it's time to think warm thoughts!

When you look at our lingerie collections, you can always see a contrast between the Autumn and the Summer collections - this year's Spring/Summer trend saw vintage colours of purple, pink and green alongside delicate prints with the occasional dash of bright teal. In contrast, our new Autumn/Winter collection draws those same colours into deeper, richer shades with strong dark floral prints, fitting in nicely with the strong shapes of cage-strap detail and block bodies

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We design our lingerie with these trends in mind, focusing on how colour can work with shape and print to give an overall warm atmosphere to the collection! The stunning soft cup Margarita collection is available in both Emerald and Vivacious, while the base of the Peacock set matches Mykonos Blue. Anastasia's dark floral print has hints of Acai, Koi, and Vivacious, while Tatiana is infused in Samba red. 

Of course, you needn't follow the fashion rules (personally my idea of injecting colour into my wardrobe is dark red - can you guess which season I prefer?)! This is why we make sure we have colourful or pastel lingerie available all year round, alongside eye-catching swimwear for those that have found a warm haven to run off to during the winter. 

What's your favourite season?

Baroque Opulence: Inspiration Behind AW13

I know, I know, it's only JUST getting sunny, and we are already looking ahead to Autumn!

But we have an excuse, trust me. Our AW13 collection is pretty sumptuous! Inspired by Russian opulence, this collection is full of strong, deep colours and elaborate prints (and even a bit of gold chain!).

I could even see the below set (Anastasia) working for Summer-time too!

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View the full set of images of the AW13 collection on our facebook.

To get you in the mood for this opulent collection, here's a little bit of inspiration! These are the kind of images we looked at when designing the collection. 

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Russian Doll, the Playful Promises AW13 collection is arriving in July and September.