Salon International de la Lingerie 2010

Harlette launched at Salon International de la Lingerie in Paris on the 23rd to 25th of January.

Diamonds are Forever Tie Me Up Tie Me Down Set with Harlette Diamonds are Forever Housecoat.

Rendezvous Renaissance lingerie set with Harlette Lady Lounge Kitten House Coat

Velvet Velveteen Vixen Strapless Catsuit with Black Magic Peacock & Goose Feather Skirt

Harlette Luxury Lingerie and the Harlette Platinum Lingerie was also featured in an article covering the Salon called El universo de la lencería seduce en París Por Agencia EFE – hace 4 días

http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5hbnnIRZYFX-NYl2Oe3XBtF28VgdQ

“He diseñado el porta-ligas más caro del mundo”, declara orgullosa a Efe la británica Naomi Mcgill, fundadora de la marca Harlette Luxury Lingerie, que muestra un clip revestido de diamantes que, en un set de cuatro unidades, supera los 11.000 euros (por encima de 16.000 dólares) y que asegura suelen regalar las madres a sus hijas para estrenar el día de su boda.

Boycotts Abound, Braconomics in Full Swing Again

Once again a trend around the world for lingerie boycotts is occurring in different parts of the world at the same time on the same product.

Braconomics is in full swing in Saudi Arabia, Israel and India, all targeting lingerie yet each targeting a different angle of the industry.

In Israel a model’s behaviour has stirred a senior official of the Israeli defence force to boycott the Passionata lingerie brand and all its product as a result of  Bar Refaeli avoiding military service and applying for non-resident status in her native Israel so she can pay less tax.

In Saudi Arabia, the creator of  the KSA lingerie campaign  Reem Asaad is celebrating the 1st year anniversary of the campaign with another boycott of stores that still have all male staff selling women’s intimate apparel. For more details of the second boycott please see the Lingerie KSA Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=20469931029&ref=mf

In India, there is a threat of a lingerie bonfire will held Monday 18th if hard-line hindu activists do not get their demands met for lingerie advertising and lingerie items will taken down and no longer visible by passers-by.

According to AFP  reported 1 day ago in BHOPAL, India , A right-wing Hindu group in a central Indian city has given shopkeepers an ultimatum to remove raunchy lingerie advertisements and mannequins that display underwear in public.

 Activists of the Sanskriti Bachao Manch (Save the Culture Forum), a hardline Hindu organisation in Madhya Pradesh’s capital city, Bhopal, have threatened to seize and burn any visible knickers or bras on Monday.

 ”Three days from now if undergarments are still hanging outside, we will light a bonfire of the lingerie,” No hanging of underwear in public,  the forum’s leader Chandra Shekhar Tiwar told AFP on Friday.

 The group said in its first warning to shopkeepers on Wednesday that they should keep lingerie in boxes and only show this to customers when they asked.

 On Thursday, members of the group tore down posters advertising coffee-flavoured condoms and sexual-dysfunction therapy centres as part of their campaign to protect “traditional Indian values.”

So again the Braconomic boycott’s are a mix of agenda’s in Israel a model’s behaviour and transfer to a lingerie product’s  misalignment with the nation’s national defence policy. 

In Saudi Arabia  the fight continues to gain more ground for women for economic and political freedom. See what Reem Asaad has to say to Radio New Zealand on the topic of women and Saudi Arabia.

In India, the nations dignity is supposedly being protected with the burning of the bra to protect against indecent ideology enforced from Western advertising  campaigns.

We as the world will just have to keep watching this space as the story of Braconomics continues to unfold.

Spend the New Year with Harlette

 

Happy New Year

Here at Harlette we invite you to spend the New Year with us and to celebrate we are launching Harlette Homme.

http://www.harlettehomme.com

  Harlette Homme is a luxury underwear line for the men, so no one has to miss out. With New Year in mind a red velvet boxer has been created to follow Spanish New Year tradition. For to give your lover or another a pair of red underwear is said to give you lover or another receiving the red underwear good luck..

Trends for 2010

Looking back over 2009

Vouge

boldly made the statement that it would be the year of the pussy cat

( a tad early in our opinion as 2010 is the year of the tiger)

In 2010

Vouge

Are asking us all to get into the Swarovski Crystallized elements

 

Either way for the real Rock Hounds

Here at Harlette we think its a signal to get the diamonds back out

and remember

Red Knickers & Boxers galore will be given around the world tonight

Harlette Takes Over a Tall Ship

Harlette Luxury Lingerie photo shoot on board the historic ‘James Craig’ barque in Sydney on December 12, 2009.

As you may know already the line of luxury lingerie will feature at the Salon International de la Lingerie in Paris on January 23-25, 2010. Made from lavish fabrics and trimmings, with inspiration from Hollywood, Royalty, the Tudor and Baroque periods and anything French of course.

Harlette’s extravagant designs have been created for the discerning lingerie-lover. With the current popularity in vintage styling, Harlette’s latest range includes fabrics and adornments in embellished crystal- beaded French lace, silks, Italian jewel-encrusted tulle, velvets and, of course, marabou, ostrich and peacock feathers.

Working one-to-one with clients to make their dreams come true, every piece is handmade so it becomes the client’s own signature piece.  Harlette is expanding, has clients from all over the world including Saudi Arabia, UK, USA, and Malaysia and will be launching a retail range in Paris the Salon International de la Lingerie in Paris on January 23-25, 2010.

The shoot was covered by AFP and has been featured on CNN, Wall St Journal, Hindustan Times, AFPBB Japan, AFPBB Korea, La Stampa  in Italy and NDTV in India

To keep up with Harlette Luxury Lingerie’s travels, follow them on Twitter www.twitter.com/harlette or join them on their Facebook page Harlette.

Behind the scenes shots.

Bloggers in Italy & Japan have had this to say about Harlette

According to an Italian style blog  www.styleosophy.it when it viewed recent pictures of the women’s collection

Roughly Translated from Italian to English

http://www.stylosophy.it/articolo/harlette-sfilata-di-lingerie-di-lusso/12693/

“intimate garments aimed at the ladies who love to wear luxury fashion and traditional, classic and sexy at the same time and the fascinating “  The fashion brand has a target Harlette very high, with heads intimate luxury, ranging worn on special occasions, under clothes precious. For a lingerie there repeats the traditional canons of fashion without exaggerating too much detail too pompous. Luxury si’, ma senza per questo essere troppo invadenti o difficili da indossare. Luxury is’, but without being too intrusive or difficult to wear.. 

Il marchio di moda, infatti, ha portato in passerella a Sidney , in Australia, una sua The fashion brand, in fact, led the catwalk in Sydney, Australia its collection of lingerie for women is classic and classy  The models of Harlette leading for the woman of a certain class that wants to seduce with style and class. Per una moda tradizionale, che ci propone la classicita’, che, a dire il vero, ha la capacita’ di non passare mai di moda .For a traditional fashion, which gives us the classics, which indeed, has the ability not to go out of style.

In Japan.

In Japan a blogger who also saw pictures of the recent photoshoot in preparation for the launch of the Harlette Collection at Salon International De La Lingerie 2010 said this.

http://www.actiblog.com/going/123401

What celebrity lingerie for ladies. I would feel like lingerie news ♪ There are 10 picture cards. どのランジェリーも素敵です♪ Lingerie which is also nice ♪ Sukesuke of a beautiful gown and even inspired me like a princess ♪ Systems have a lot of love and light pink, it is exciting just to have a photo ♪

Absolutely Fabulous RIP Lacroix – Its not a Designers Job to Fix the Economy

Harlette was featured in the Couture Designer shoot Past Present and Future for Modern Wedding Vol 45 this week.

  

 

Speaking of Couture Designers the Marc Jacob’s quote springs to mind especially this week with the news of bankruptcy of Christian Lacroix. “Its not a designers job to fix the economy its our job to provide creativity and inspiration to decorate and adorn to aspire to something more” and with that sad we are feeling very sad over Lacroix

We need the investment banking industry to invest in Haute Couture as a longtail strategy. Equity and VC’s should avoid the rush on short gains on ready to wear for without Haute Couture there is no diffusion to High Street..

If we starve Haute Couture & all that is created with it, in the end we starve the industry, the consumer & then Fashion is indeed dead…

The 10 year payback plan at the expense of the Haute Couture arm of Lacroix is a sad time for the fashion industry.

Why did Lacroix fail, for it was top of mind in shows such as absolutely fabulous and the song with the same title by the petshop boys

Christian Lacroix, the designer, started out at the French high fashion house Hermes in 1978 and moved on to Jean Patou, the creator of the so-called designer tie, in 1981. His ostentatious creations caught the eye of Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of the luxury retail conglomerate LVMH.

Mr Arnault, a mentor to Mr Lacroix, set up the fashion house with the financial backing of LVMH in 1987 with high hopes that it would replicate the success of many other nouveau ateliers around the world, such as Italy’s Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace, and the Japanese minimalist Yohji Yamamoto.

While Mr Lacroix might not agree, perhaps the low point of his career came when he formed a partnership with Avon to launch a new scent, Christian Lacroix Rouge for women and Christian Lacroix Noir for men, complete with body lotion, shower gel and after shave

Lingerie was also on the list of turn around strategies for the company and even this did not bring the success that the company ultimately deserved. We leave you with the final Haute Couture show from Christian Lacroix…

A Week of Guilty Pleasures, So Nice, So LV

So the scene in Nice for the last few days has been all about Louis Vuitton, and the trophy cup. It was won by the team Azzurra the Italian team that did battle with the New Zealand Emirates Team for the title, with the Russians bringing up the rear to come third. A Maximus Effort……..

Azzurra (ITA) Francesco Bruni (ITA), 11-5

Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) Dean Barker (NZL), 11-4

Synergy Russia Sailing Team (RUS) Karol Jablonski (POL), 8-6

TeamOrigin (GBR) Ben Ainslie (GBR), 9-6

All4One (FRA/GER) Jochen Schumann (GER), 5-8

BMW Oracle Racing (USA) Hamish Pepper (NZL), 5-8

Artemis (SWE) Paul Cayard (USA), 5-7

TFS – PagesJaunes (FRA) Bertrand Pacé (FRA), 1-11

Harlett’s Limited edition Tie Me UP Tie Me Down set was featured in Guilty Pleasures this week, which was a total suprise.  Thanks to their article we only have a few of the sets left.

These handmade TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN sets with Italian beaded tulle, silk, lace and featuring marabou feathers. Just heaven. You will be prancing about with your partner in the little number..

Only 20 of these are being released to so be quick…The Tie ME Up Tie Me Down Set is only available via the VIP list for Harlette email harlette@harlette.com for one of the limited edition Northen Lights Tie Me Up Tie Me Down sets.

Also subscirbers to the Harlette inner circle will have received an official announcement by Harlette Luxury Lingerie  We have also now made available to everyone, via twitter and facebook http://www.aweber.com/b/1uwBs.

The show that was expected to be held in London by Fashion Mode  UK that was to feature Harlette Luxury Lingerie’s has been postponed indefinately by the show’s organsiers Fashion Mode Limited no future dates are available at this stage.

Harlette Luxury Lingerie are happy to confirm that we will be now showing at

 

23rd to 25th January 2010

If you want to get on the Harlette Luxury Lingerie inner circle mailing list just visit the Harlette website and enter your details on this page  http://www.harlette.com/page/couture_limited_edition_ranges.html

 

Mystery Illusion and Desire – Tie Me Up Tie Me Down Belle Bubble Burst

Well this week the bubble burst on Belle London’s most famous courtesan she of course decided to burst the bubble herself which is slighlty sad and coming out to her public enemy number one India Knight.

So this week the world went from thinking Belle

to knowing Belle is PHD holding scientist that looks like this

We are all a little miffed at the office, all the illusion, the mystery and  ‘Brand Belle is gone in a second 

 Ndubz using the lyrics my hearts on Belle in their new single need you is now not so hot..

According to the Times  last week Magnanti contacted one of Belle’s sternest critics, India Knight, the Sunday Times columnist, saying she  The scientist, a petite 34-year-old, has no regrets about her 14 months as a prostitute. “I’ve felt worse about my writing than I ever have about sex for money,” she said. Anonymity had become “no fun”, however: “I couldn’t even go to my own book launch party.”

I guess its hard to really understand, why one would need much more, having achieved a mutli book deal with the publishers, syndicated rights to a hit TV series and a successful blog.. It hard to believe this coming out was about not being able to go to a book launch party and getting acknowledged for ’”Walking the Boards” of the hotel lobbies in Mayfair for what a whole “14 months”. £££££££££ ???????????

Most women that work in Mayfair go their whole lives avoiding the mere thought of anyone knowing, let alone newspapers, publishers and TV stations. This story has so many holes in it, pardon the pun,  that one could be tempted to question the legitimacy of this coming out on so many levels that it is prudent for me to remember that if you cannot say something nice then best not to say anything at all. £££££££££ ???????????

The mind boggles really maybe its just the modern day version of a Harlot’s Progression aka (William Hogarth) etches.

So I think its safe to say that Hard Core Secret Diary of Call Girl fans will always want to  remember Belle played by Billie Piper

 

Now for the gentle reminder about how you could feel a touch of the secret diary of a call girl in the comfort of your own home.

These handmade TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN sets with Italian beaded tulle, silk, lace and featuring marabou feathers. Just heaven. You will be prancing about with your partner in the little number..

Only 20 of these are being released to so be quick…The Tie ME Up Tie Me Down Set is only available via the VIP list for Harlette email harlette@harlette.com for one of the limited edition Northen Lights Tie Me Up Tie Me Down sets.

Aphrodisiacs and Aphrodite

Aphrodisiac is a word that congers all sorts of things in the mind, witchcraft, lovers, potions, pills, fruits, fantasies and TROUBLE with a CAPITAL T…and the sound of bottle of pink champagne popping its cork.

The word is always associated with the love goddess Aphrodite of course the passion and the desire that aphrodisiac creates are surely out of this world. Throughout history, many foods, drinks, and behaviours have had a reputation for making sex more attainable and/or pleasurable.

It not just women that use fruits, to entice and delight,  Modern Man likes to call upon the sympathetic magic of oysters on a date ( because of their shape), and of course well matched with a glass of champagne. Also the art of bringing chocolates to the one that the love all increase little chemicals in the brain that help the pleasure centers associate good feeling towards the person that brought them..

The theme of Aphrosdisiacs are not new in the circles of artisans, courtesans, royalty,  lingerie companies, designers, movie makers and musicians. They all seem to draw inspiration from the same theme.

Lets look at the movie Marie Antoinette was released in 2006 and the song Aphrodisiac by BOW WOW WOW.

Fast forward to 2009 and interestingly enough a campaign for some very normal knickers called cotton tails by an Australian company called Bonds features Sarah Murdoch

Now for all you Bently and Art Buffs  boodling about in London…

The Bentley Styling and Design Art Project is starting now  and the aim of the project is to auction pieces of art created by the Bentley Styling and Design Team to raise money for The Christie, a specialist cancer centre which treats 40,000 patients a year and is an international centre for cancer research.

 Consisting of over 40 pieces, the collection of sculptures, paintings, digital art and photography has been created by 22 artists who are the talent and creative force behind the Bentley Styling and Design team.

Advance auction at www.bentleydesignpassion.com  In addition to being able to view each piece and the artists

profile, you will also be able to place a bid online. 

 Selected items from the collection will also be on display in the Jack Barclay showroom Mayfair

towards the end of November.

The final auction will take place at Bonhams, London on Tuesday 1st December. There are limited places

available for interested bidders at this exclusive event. email Design.Passion@Bentley.co.uk with your full details.

Almost forgot the VIP list for Harlette is open email harlette@harlette.com for one of the limited edition Northen Lights sets. 

These handmade  TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN sets with Italian beaded tulle, silk, lace  and featuring marabou feathers. Just heaven. You will be prancing about with your partner in the little number..

Only 20 of these are being released to so be quick…

Shocking Odds To Win although the best news is Harlette’s VIP List is Now Open

Well with a horse named shocking that grabbed the media headlines with winning the Melbourne Cup, what is left to write about, but horses, behaviour, lingerie styles, seeing Barry Humphries in his bathrobe or my broken toe…

Here goes, a horse called shocking with odds of 10 won the Melbourne Cup, of course insiders do agree that the best horse won on the day and Crime Scene of course came second and Mourilyan third.  The theme of yesterday was so aptly set by the GIGI, that it continued well on into the night.

When I was sauntering home and discovered Barry Humphries in his bathrobe in a place that will be undisclosed to protect all parties..  Of course Dame Edna was no where to be seen when I rushed past and realised that it was Mr Humphries himself

Of course  it was extremely shocking when I broke my toe last night, long story but I was wearing Bunny Ears and Swarovski Crystal high heels. Still shocking one day later is the pain and having to write this without the aid of an icepack and all attempts of elevation have been thwarted.. Yet in the feeble attempts of practicing weightlessness in the bath, I got to thinking about lingerie, women and men.

Women we are crazy creatures we need the stars, the moon, the planets all to line up for us to feel well sexy desirable and gorgeous. From my understanding of feedback from my customers husbands, boyfriends and lovers, men are quite the opposite, romance does not require much at all…..

So why are we so different and how do we meet in the middle at all if we hold such different view points. Like a bolt of thunder and a strike of lightning, clique as it may seem, that a lingerie blogger would come to this conclusion, that lingerie does bridge a big gap in fascilitating the meeting of the middle of the minds of man and woman.

Woman’s need for sensuality, sensory tactile overload  is compensated by mans need to be visually stimulated, So woman when they select lingerie select for reasons of covering up and enhancing, while all the while waving a red flag to a bull . Lingerie is the red flag, man is the bull and woman must be the bolero wearing  matador singing I am lover not a fighter.

Anyway this weeks blog I promised was going to brief, so brief that its going to finish up on the final note about Harlette’s VIP list. 20 lucky people are able to get a limited edition set of TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN Italian beaded tulle and lace set featuring marabou feathers. Just heaven..

Email harlette@harlette.com if you want at set,

Be quick we are at 14 places left already and its only been open a day…after this there will be none left..

Remember get your hands on Harlette before someone else does!!!

Harlette’s Hot Tips for Hotel’s and the NEW VS £2 Million Diamond Bra Launched

The one question I get asked the most is people asking where they should stay? The thrill of new lingerie is perfectly complemented with a little rendezvous.  The one tip I always like to remind people of  is remember if you are short on time hotels are happy to give you half day rates especially in Paris.

Now if your mind instantly thinks Paris, Luxe Hotel, Crillion and you are thinking booking the Crillion next month remember that La Bal  will be held this year on the 28th of November. 

Each year on thanks giving weekend 24 girls from prestigious families from 12 countries will be formally presented to around 300 guests and the media. The event is also to raise money for charity and each new debutante wears haute couture and couture gowns and jewellery from Adler, who is the jeweller to the ball. http://www.lebal.fr/

Try my favourite hotel in Paris, its low-key, in the 16th district, 6 avenue Fremiet, 75016 Paris, France and has the most amazing baths wow, rain showers over king size round tubs in slate grotto’s with snipets of  a view of the Eiffle Tower. The best room is on the top floor, and on the ground floor it boasts the first champagne bar of its kind in Paris, sponsored by Veuve Cliquot.

The whole point of a rendezvous is to escape reality for a few hours, a night, a day or a whole weekend, its time for you and your partner to recharge and indulge in some recharging your power source just like recharging your ipod or mobile phone.

So if you thinking the Amsterdam is just Hardcore and for Boys trips to escorts think again. The Dylan is one of Amsterdam’s best kept secrets well almost they won the Netherlands leading hotel in 2008. A boutique hotel with themed rooms. We personally tried out the Klassbols

Now finding a hotel in London that fits the sensuality factor can sometimes be difficult, most people head for the Park Lane strip in Mayfair, especially the Dorchester or the Metropolitan, but for those that want something discreet romantic and not full of escorts and business men,  you have to head to Kensington 

Harlette’s  hot tip is The Gore, especially as it has the same appeal as the Milestone but just a little lighter on the budget. The Lady Blessington  room is a tradition with a twist.

Of course the big news this week is Victoria Secrets release of their diamond bra. This year the budget has been cut, to reflect the times and the bra is valued at £2million pounds.

The Harlequin Fantasy Bra worn by Victoria Secrets Angel Marisa Miller features a very rare, 16-carat heart-shaped champagne diamond pendant. “Surrounding this beautiful jewel are more than 2,350 brilliant-cut white, champagne and cognac-coloured diamonds.

The “Harlequin Fantasy Bra,” as it has been named, was designed by Italian jewelry house Damiani and manufactured at the brand’s workshop in Valenza, Italy.

A team of 15 artisans labored for more than 800 hours to produce the bra’s gold framework and hand-set its nearly 150 carats of diamonds. Each link of the bra’s intertwining gold frame, as well as all of the feather-like gold elements that line the bra, were mounted individually and move independently.

After the diamonds were set, the artisans set to burnishing the gold, protecting each stone with an enamel solution before submerging the piece in a rhodium bath. The final result: a striking contrast between the sparkle of the diamonds and the darkened gold.

Of course it’s not just Victoria Secrets that work with diamond’s Harlette Luxury Lingerie have their own Luxury Objet D’art that is patented and is an invitation only exclusive service that supplied had crafted limited edition pieces to purveyors of luxury lingerie that is world-class. http://www.harletteplatinumlingerie.com