“Downton Abbey Effect” Sees Uptick in Sales of U.K.-Made Lucile Lingerie
October 12, 2012 by admin
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DOWNTON EFFECT
Unlike the fictional Crawleys, Lucile is part of British history. Founded by Belle Epoque “It” girl Lady Lucy Duff Gordon over a decade before the doomed ocean liner set sail in 1912, the brand hit its stride in the 1920s, when Downton takes place. Recently revived by Duff Gordon’s great-great-granddaughter, Camilla Blois, the brand holds fast to its roots.
Recently revived by Duff-Gordon’s great-great-granddaughter, Camilla Bloi, the brand holds fast to its British roots.
“We are proud at Lucile, to have our British heritage at the very core of our brand, from our initial designing right through to our finished products, everything is carried out and sourced in the United Kingdom,” Blois says. “The fastenings, fabrics, trimmings are all hand-picked in Britain by the Lucile team, just like Lady Duff Gordon embraced her country and heritage.” Lucile will continue its founding precepts by working “continuously to find the best quality trimmings, the most luxurious fabrics, and the most skilled seamstresses to create beautiful, stunning lingerie pieces,” she adds.
Downton fans, it appears, can’t get enough. Lucile’s silk “Indescretions” gown (£715) has already sold out, while the “Duchess of Warwick” kimono (£499) has an sizable waiting list.
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[Via British Marie Claire]
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Lingerie Football League fans tussle in all-out brawl in the stands
October 12, 2012 by admin
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And you thought NFL fans can cause a scene.
A group of scrappy spectators stole the show during a Lingerie Football League match-up between the Saskatoon Sirens and Regina Rage in Canada — with a 25-second clip of the indoor football fisticuffs posted to YouTube on Wednesday.
It’s unclear what caused Saturday’s scuffle in the stands, but tensions were flaring as the hometown Sirens had to claw back against the Rage.
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Security tried to break up the brawl.
“When we were on commercial break, it got ugly in the stands,” one of the game’s commentators said in the video.
“These two cities hate each other, and it carried over into the crowd,” another commentator said. “It was a nasty fight.”
The footage shows women whacking one another and men’s shirts getting pulled off.
Normally, the action is on the field, where the scantily-clad female players wrestle over the pigskin.
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A player on the Saskatoon Sirens on the field as spectators scuffle in the stands.
In the end, the Rage rallied to win 26-20, although a rematch is set for Oct. 21.
According to local reports, the brawl was one of two that night. Eleven spectators got ejected, including two people who went streaking and disrupted the game.
“It is a younger, male crowd, it’s a Saturday night, people have a few drinks before they get to the event and they have another couple in the building,” Scott Ford, a spokesman for the Credit Union Centre, where the game was held, told The StarPhoenix newspaper.
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Members of the Regina Rage.
The Lingerie Football League’s American franchise was in the spotlight last month, when it was reported that controversial replacement refs used by the NFL were fired by the panty-wearing league because they were “not in line with our expectations.”
eortiz@nydailynews.com