Marios Schwab's Kallisti - His Debut Lingerie Line

The London-based fashion designer is set to launch his debut lingerie line with the help of ASOS which begins the launch this month. The collection consists of 40 pieces, 25 to be released this month exclusive to ASOS and the rest of the collection will drop in January.

Marios Schwab's designs are feminine and beautiful, and evidently the transformation from fashion design to lingerie design was smooth due to his fathers lingerie engineering expertise alongside his collections which are timeless and flattering to the female form. 

One of Marios Schwab's designs, very clearly lingerie inspired

Ways to Display Your Lingerie!

We all have those knickers and bras that we feel a little bit sad for when they get stuffed away in a drawer. They're just so beautiful! Especially when you have a gorgeous set that you might have grown out of or doesn't fit you and you just can't throw it away - these cute little display ideas are great for showing off those pieces you love and can't hide away, and it also injects a little bit of your lingerie addiction into your home.


1. On a Dress Stand

I'm in Love with Tallulah Love

'Dinner at the Ritz'

For a relatively new lingerie label - launched in January 2010 - Tallulah Love has a fair few achievements tucked under its belt (/suspender belt - too cheesy?). You don't get a 'Special Award for Success' (UK Trade and Investment) or a 'Newcomer of the Year' (North East Business Awards) for nothing, right? Well business-y awards don't mean an awful lot to me as a die-hard lingerie fanatic with next-to-no business knowledge but I do like a sassy newcomer. And Tallulah Love has definitely captured my attention.

Naughty Knickers Stocks Flirty French Brand, Maison Close

Another Saturday, another Kiss Me Deadly trunk show in the Marble Arch boutique. This time, I got up close and personal with French brand Maison Close. Up until recently Maison Close were pretty hard to come by in the UK but thanks to UK distributor and online lingerie boutique, Naughty Knickers, you can now purchase full Maison Close collections here in Britain.

Opinion - Why Don't We Talk About Lingerie for Guys?

You may remember our post back in May about male lingerie (read it here). Well, we're lucky enough to have a guest post all about undies for men from someone a lot more familiar with it than us. Today's post comes from Brent at Homme Mystere - a company that specialise in attractive, well-fitting lingerie for men. A big thank you to Brent and Christy for sharing with us their view on male lingerie and why it shouldn't be brushed under the carpet. We're big fans!

New Corset Brand, Ava Corsetry, Launch in London

BEWARE: Dodgy phone photos.

If you're a regular on the Kiss Me Deadly website, you've probably seen - or even purchased - corsets by Ava Corsetry and not even realised. With degrees and experience in fashion and period costuming, Danielle is the accomplished corset maker responsible for Kiss Me Deadly's corsets (which you can find here).
Now, as well as continuing her line of corsets for Toots & Booty's favourite UK lingerie brand, she has launched a brand of her own: Ava Corsetry.

Brand Love: Belle Et Bon Bon

As I was flicking through an old Vogue magazine looking for some fashion inspiration for my new little "Fashion Inspiration Journal" (a cute little book with photos from magazines to inspire me perhaps for a future outfit or to help inspire me for fashion oriented projects) and I always have a quick scan through the back sections of the advertisements and I stumbled across Belle Et Bon Bon. The name rang a "Belle" but I wasn't entirely sure where I'd seen it before and I really knew nothing about it (hopefully this isn't a huge lingerie faux-pas, although I have just realised now that they collaborated with Lascivious last year), so after jotting the name down I got round to checking out their website and I am truly blown away!

I've been gushing over their AW12 collection, it is absolutely phenomenal and I'm kicking myself for not having checked them out earlier. Imagine a slightly cheaper Agent Provocateur with a dash of La Perla but with the same exquisite design and sensuality for less dosh. I particularly love this above bodysuit in the most intricate white lace with little soft ruffles on the thighs and deep deep neckline.

What it Means to be a Newly Single Lingerie Lover

Bra and briefs by Myla. Girdle by Kiss Me Deadly

Warning - this is a highly self-indulgent, personal break up post! 
My boyfriend of 4 years and I decided to part ways recently. Almost my childhood sweetheart - we met when I was 16. Now, at the age of 20, I feel like I have a great journey of personal growth ahead of me and I'm feeling fragile, excited, upset, relieved, at a loss and invigorated all at once. You're probably reading this and thinking, 'what on earth has this got to do with me and my panties?!' I don't blame you and I promise I'm not usually one to air my smalls on the internet - well, the proverbial ones anyway - but I wanted to share this because it's actually so relevant to my love affair with lingerie. From the initial spark of, 'well I guess I'd better start buying big-girl panties now that I've got a boyfriend and all...' to the shocking realisation, 'oh my knickers, lingerie shopping is actually damn cool!', my private relationship with - let's just call him Handsome Boy - coincided perfectly with my relationship with undies.

I Heart Else

Wearing the Else Chevron Monochrome Bra

 Following on from my write up of the Lingerie Collective boutique last week (which you can read here), today I am going to review my purchase from the lovely London store - The Else Chevron Monochrome bra.

Lingerie at New York Fashion Week

So we have concluded the first week of Fashion Week, hosted by New York, and to mark and commemorate this, what better than to look through the lingerie-inspired pieces that NY had to offer? And guess what? Barely any florals! I'm incredibly excited about the things I've seen this Fashion Week myself and I can't wait to see what good old London has to offer. So check out these beautiful fashion-forward lingerie pieces (and okay I may have accidentally-on-purpose thrown in some swimwear but let's just pretend that's lingerie too?) that came from NYFW, and expect more next week...




Jason Wu

Leather bra and high waisted shorts - sleek and sexy,

Boutique Experience - The Lingerie Collective

 
 I never intended to do a write-up on my visit to The Lingerie Collective in Soho. I don't really like the idea of being a secret blogger/shopper and anyway, my visit wasn't planned. However, due to A) having had a lovely experience in The Lingerie Collective and B) having very little on here about London boutiques despite being London-based bloggers, I felt that my boutique experience should be shared.

Ayten Gasson - Sublime Silk for A/W12

Carla Kimono and Brief

Ayten Gasson have featured heavily on Toots & Booty because we just love their quintessentially British outlook on lingerie (Read their 'Made in the UK' article here). A brand that specialise in luxury silk pieces, we always expect the most elegant and ethical lingerie from them. A/W12's 'Carla', 'Stephanie' and 'Kelly' are truly beautiful.

Ouvert and Cupless - What's the deal?

Damaris

What is the point of lingerie? Is it functional, is it for covering up your boobs and bum, for support? Or is lingerie simply there for the point of being alluring, beautiful, and making you feel like a goddess? I'd like to think it was the latter but I suppose that when lingerie was first created they weren't as forward-thinking. It wasn't until the nineteenth century was lingerie was created as a visually appealing garment. So why do we have lingerie that purposefully doesn't cover nipples and genitals?! Well, here at Toots & Booty I'm all for the idea of being naked whilst also getting to wear the cutest and most beautiful lingerie pieces!

Frantic About Frances - Grown Up Lingerie for Pin Ups

Gazing at Gilda

Frantic About Frances are a fabulous retro brand that specialise not just in recreating authentic pin up lingerie but in making it fun, quirky and unique. We loved their 'It Takes Allsorts' bullet bra from last season and the new collection is set to be just as popular with Toots & Booty.

Nicole Gill - Seventies Sheek with New Collection for AW12

If you told me to think of the 70's, an array of images would circulate in my mind. I would think of glam rock, punk, flares bigger than your face, loose morals, Bagpuss... sophistication and elegance probably wouldn't be among this. Now, thanks to Nicole Gill lingerie, I can see the 70's in a whole new light.

Toots, Booty and Sean OMalley Combine Forces with Fabulous Boudoir Consequences

Back in June, Toots & Booty decided to embark on the sexy, scantily clad mission of shooting some imagery for our humble little blog. This is partly because we were sick of being faceless bloggers but also because, lingerie is made to be seen right? We just don't think it would be fair to parade images of ladies in their smalls around the place without getting involved! So this is us in all our scant glory - Toots is the blondie, Booty is the one with the irrationally large bottom! And this is what we wore...
(All images shot by Sean OMalley)

La Perla AW12 Collection: Oriental Suite

Luxury brand La Perla has released this new elegant collection inspired by the Orient, fans and cross-over with chic Italian style. With it's obi-belts, trompe-l'oeil effects and stunning stylised prints, it's no wonder this collection has me weak at the knees!

Made By Niki A/W 2012

Made By Niki are fashion-forward lingerie designers based in the English countryside. Most well known for their String collections that have been said to leave the skin tingling under the delicate string, they now are beginning to introduce to us their AW12 collection, and I have to say that it does not disappoint!

New Agent Provocateur - Do we show our true selves through lingerie?

Agent Provocateur - Whitney

It's a fabulous time in the world of lingerie right now as more and more designers are releasing their Autumn/Winter collections to the public. Agent Provocateur have just released their AW12 campaign complete with the usual raunchy video accompaniment. As ever, AP's collection is dark, sexy and fashion forward with some really exquisite pieces. What really captured my imagination is the campaign's tagline - "Show Your True Self".

Cocktail Lingerie

So lately I've been super busy and spending practically every day of my life surrounded by cocktails (which is not as glamourous as it might sound). Needless to say, cocktails have been on the mind for the last couple of weeks so naturally I thought, what better to match your knickers to your favourite cocktail? Also, I think sitting around in your undergarments in pretty lingerie and drinking pretty and yummy drinks sounds quite inviting, and whilst a giant Martini glass might be hard to come by and I'd love to see someone try to sexily dance around in a Hurricane or a Catalina, this is a pretty sweet alternative to cocktail loving lingerie.