Get Ready to Rethink What You Expect a Lingerie Model to Look Like
October 31, 2014 by admin
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In case you missed it, Lingerie Fashion Week just concluded in New York City. While the runways were chockablock with pretty, sexy underpinnings, I was thrilled to see the array of body types of the models: women of all shapes and sizes paraded the runway. And you know what? They looked beautiful in their remarkably regular-looking bods (so not the willowy, long, and lean physiques that typically stalk down the runway).

“From the beginning we envisioned it as a platform to embrace and celebrate a wide range of intimate apparel brands and, therefore, body types, from petite to full bust to full figure to maternity,” Lauren Rich, founder and organizer of the official event explained to me. “Lingerie is not one-size-fits-all, and neither are the women who wear it, whether on or off the runway.”
We just talked about the plus-size runway show staged during London Fashion Week, and you guys loved it. It felt refreshing and realistic to see women closer to the average national size up there strutting it and looking gorgeous. Please know that I’m not saying these women are all plus-size. Rather, they all just feel authentic and realistic to me. I’m hoping it’s the start of a nice trend that we’ll see happen more and more, without a big to-do because, hey, it’s just a normal thing.

“Every model I have ever worked with has a realistic body image, and I think it is so important, especially to the brand,” Andrée Ciccarelli, who designed the above, told me. “The industry is finally starting to change, but for the longest time, every model in every ad and photo had a body type that’s unattainable and unrealistic. From the beginning, I made a promise to myself to work with real women and to accentuate the figures they have, and I have kept to it. The feedback from customers has been phenomenal.”


The above models are wearing styles from the various lines shown over the two-day span, including Harlow Fox, Affinitas Parfait, Tia Lyn, and Andrée Ciccarelli.
Are you as thrilled as I am to see more varied shapes and sizes on the runway? Think it’s something we’ll start to see more of?
PS: Harlow Fox designer Leanna Williams gave us these super tips about how curvy girls can find the best-fitting lingerie.
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Abbey Clancy gives fans face mask selfie after sexy lingerie picture
October 29, 2014 by admin
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On Monday she set pulses racing by sharing a sizzling Twitter picture of herself in sexy lingerie.
But Abbey Clancy’s followers will have been less happy by her Tuesday morning snap, which showed the shapely model covering her pretty features with a face mask.
User @Davis4Allison wrote: ‘@OfficialClancy Bloomin eck! No offence, checked phone in dark; too near to Halloween for this lol!’ while @kev1065 simply tweeted: ‘@OfficialClancy: ‘It is Halloween.’
However, there was no disguising the 28-year-old star’s beauty in the selfie she snapped from her bed.
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What a difference a day makes: On Monday she set pulses racing by sharing a sizzling picture of herself in sexy lingerie, but Abbey Clancy’s followers will have been less happy by Tuesday’s face mask selfie
‘Having fun’: Abbey Clancy showcased her famous svelte figure in Agent Provocateur lingerie during her day of raising awareness at the London store for Breast Cancer Awareness month
Abbey’s picture came the day after she helped to Breast Cancer Awareness month by attending a promotional event at the Agent Provocateur store and later posted the sultry picture of herself wearing items from the lingerie brand’s range.
In the revealing shot, the model covers her face with her blonde tresses, as she stands against the wall, showing off her famous figure in the tiny items.
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‘Having fun trying on anouska bra with Alina from the @TheMissAP classics rage,’ [sic] she wrote along with the sultry snap on the social networking site.
In the image, she sports a cropped bra-style sheer top with extra strap details, a skirted pair of briefs and thigh-high stockings that showed off her seemingly endless legs.
Earlier in the day, Abbey took herself along to the brand’s London store on Broadwick Street on Monday, as she donned the lingerie store’s iconic housecoat, worn by the in-store assistants, teamed with sexy thigh-high stockings for the occasion.
VIP Agent: Abbey Clancy did her bit for charity by donning the Agent Provocateur housecoat when she visited their Broadwick Street branch in London in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Leggy look: Abbey elongated her legs with a pair of slip-on black heels with pom pom detailing
Wearing her luscious blonde locks loose in waves, she looked effortlessly beautiful, with her lips painted in a complementary pale pink to finish the look.
She wore on her feet black slip-on heels with racy pom pom details on the front, adding to the sex appeal of the entire ensemble.
After rocking the housecoat, the model – who has a young daughter called Sophia with husband Peter Crouch – changed her outfit for a striking deep olive green Cheongsam-style dress.
She pouted for the cameras, demonstrating her model good-looks in the figure-hugging and stylish Chinese dress.
Her new outfit featured a flattering cut-out detail on the chest, which showed off her ample cleavage.
All change: Later on, Abbey changed into a deep olive green patterned Cheongsam dress with a revealing cut-out over her ample cleavage
Sneak peek: The beautiful Brit showed off her enviable slender curves in the figure-hugging Chinese dress
Will Peter like this? Abbey browsed a variety of different designs, which her husband of three years will no doubt be delighted with

During her day at the store, Abbey tried on several items from the lingerie brand’s collection, causing quite the stir outside.
She tweeted ahead of the charity event: ‘So excited to be working in the @TheMissAP store tomorrow wearing the iconic pink dress for #breastcancerawearness’.
The star previously commented: ‘It’s a dream of mine to be working with Agent Provocateur. Most importantly I want to help raise as much money as possible for Breast Cancer Awareness.’
Abbey is in good company as she follows in the footsteps of Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue and Kate Winslet, who have all donned the pink housecoat in the past.
In her element: The star found fame as a lingerie model so posing with the undergarments came naturally
Sitting pretty: Abbey donned sheer stockings before striking a pose on a pink chair
Getting it off her chest: Abbey recently admitted she didn’t wear a bra until she was 16
And, although she has one of the most famous figures in the business, Abbey recently admitted she was a late starter when it came to buying grown-up underwear.
She told Grazia: ‘I only got my first bra when I was about 16 – I was still in thermal vests up until then, I was completely flat chested. Then all of a sudden I grew these humongous breasts.
‘I’ve got a long relationship with underwear – I’d go so far as to say I’ve got a lingerie fetish. I think it’s the first thing – the key thing – to make you feel good.’
Jet-setter: The mother-of-one recently returned from a romantic trip to Italy with her husband Peter
Lingerie lover: The model claims she has a ‘fetish’ for underwear because it makes her feel good about herself
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