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Lingerie solutions in the US press today, starting with Freya in Ladies' Home Journal. A real customer favourite, the Freya Rio bra is shown here in fuchsia and still available on the site in beige, black and white. It's LHJ's recommendation as a minimizing bra.
Meanwhile, over at WeightWatchers they were recommending balconette style bras. The Panache bra pictured is in the figleaves.com sale - there are still a few left at $38.40.
Now that Barack Obama is safely ensconced in the White House, America is gripped by a new debate: to thong or not to thong? Agony aunty Dear Abby (aka Abigail Van Buren, whose mother Pauline Phillips founded the syndicated column) has received thousands of replies ever since she published a letter from a "San Diego Sinner" whose mother thinks that wearing thongs is sinful.
Abby's postbag included a rousing "thongs up" from an ordained minister, you will be relieved to hear. And while thongs have lost out to boy shorts in the fashion stakes recently, they're still mighty popular - especially at this time of year. Sexy and practical (no risk of VPL when you're wearing a thong, after all) - what's not to love? Right: a new arrival from Odille.
It's never too early to start talking about swimwear, particularly now that the February half term holiday is not too far away. So let's take a look at some of our favourite figure fixers, starting today with the longer torso. If you are long in the body, finding a one-piece can be something of a trial: it's tempting to go up a size in order to get the length, but this often results in a swimsuit that's too baggy on top - not a flattering look and one with a real risk of an embarrassing swimwear malfunction. Solution? Seaspray is well known for its longer length one-pieces that come up true to size. Here are a couple of new arrivals in the colour of the season - coral.
We love a celeb lingerie designer who's still game when it comes to modelling her own collections. Good old Caprice is in The Sun today, showing off her new spring/summer sets just in time for Valentines. By happy coincidence, this cherry print set is new on the site: bra £20, briefs £12, and there's a camisole too for £25.
News just in from the Paris menswear shows: it looks like we'll all be stepping out in our pyjamas next season thanks to Yohji Yamamoto, who showed his deluxe pyjamas for day on the catwalk yesterday. "I was looking for the very most luxurious moment and I found it's before sleeping," Yamamoto told The Associated Press.
And women needn't feel left out - in fact, we can get a head start on the trend thanks to Dolce & Gabbana, who showed glam silk pjs for spring/summer 09. Jessica Alba has already been spotted on the red carpet in hers. Anyway, here are some pjs to get you in the mood. Below, Figleaves silk/satin pyjama set £60.
There's a very important anniversary this year - yes, Barbie is fifty years old. Can it be a coincidence that the spring/summer collections (both in lingerie and ready-to-wear) are an explosion of candy pink? Here are a couple of new arrivals in the fashion world's new favourite colour to indulge your inner Barbie girl. Left: Made by Niki bra £79, suspender £49, and thong £39. Right: for DD+, Elixir de Lingerie by Lejaby bra £53 and thong £29.
Speedo's in the news today - according to The Daily Telegraph, double Olympic gold medal winner and Jimmy Choo fan Rebecca Adlington is set to be unveiled as the new face of the brand on Thursday. Well, Speedo's LZR racer suit certainly worked for her. Even if you're not aiming for 2012, this is still the month to rev up your fitness routine: enter SPEEDO at checkout to get two swimsuits for the price of one at figleaves.com.
Revolutionary Road news today - here's Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the UK premiere in London last night. Now you might think that this is our cue to recommend a good style of bra if, like Kate, you're wearing some kind of crossover-style frock. Fact is, we're stumped - lots of fashion tape, perhaps? Anyway, the real lingerie news concerns Kathy Bates, who also appears in the film. How did she get into character? "Kathy Bates listened to her bra," says The Kansas City Star. It all starts with the clothes, apparently, and it was Bates' Fifties-style brassiere that told her all about the character.
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