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Harlette Epigenetic Experience

Posted in Fashion, Lifestyle, Fashion Design, Fashion Manufacturing, 10 Downing St, Norway, London, Los Angeles, Fashion Illustration, Harlette, Paris, Lingerie, Oscars, Hollywood, Movies, Fashion Week, New York, Academic Research, Womens Empowerment with tags , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2024 by harlette

Can Epigenetics Shine a Light On Fat

I found some photos of when I started my PhD in Space Telecommunications, its been on pause for some time just like these photos. I have been deep diving into the world of Epigenetics and that word that is like Kryptonite to many in the fashion world let alone the movie business. Its all ok until you start gaining weight or God forbid actually let yourself go and become Fat.

Epigenetics is about shining the light of what drives your fat genes in conditions that can be changed eg your either on or your off. Lots of environmental factors can determine them

What happens if you get Fat from factors outside your control like a course of antibiotics or getting sick. Some data suggestes that infections can actually turn your fat epigenetic on. Interesting

There are 11 types of Female Body Archetypes

There is 56% of female archetypes that have more fat than 44% of other female archetypes

16% of these 56% have the most amount of fat of all the female archetypes

Yet the fashion industry only cut their patterns for 1 of 11 female body archetypes what happens to the other 10 female body archtypes.

Like Joan from Mad Men

and The Presidents Wife in Scandal

This is really interesting stuff, men have less body fat than women and women have 11 different body types and need really 11 different patterns to be made for clothes to really fit them.

Its a jungle out there in the change rooms and the bedrooms at home all these female body archetypes trying to fit into something that is cut for 32 24 32 when they are 36 28 42 how does that work.

Environmental variables such as nutrition and lifestyle may contribute to this tendency. These variables have the ability to change gene expression without affecting the DNA sequence, which is a phenomenon known as epigenetics.

Harlette Highlights – Harlette Heartlette & Made in UK

Posted in 10 Downing St, Art, Australia, Beachwear, BIKINI, Caribbean, Couture, Couture Lingerie, Cruisewear, Design, Diamonds, Elite Traveller, Fabric, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Manufacturing, Fashion Week, Feathers, Film, France, Harlette, Haute Couture, House of Commons, Jewellery, Lace, Lifestyle, Lingerie, Lingerie Models, London, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Swim, Luxury Underwear, Mayfair, Paris, Patent, Pearls, Platinum Lingerie, POLITICS, Sydney, Tall Ships, Underwear, United Kingdom on September 17, 2020 by harlette

Harlette have released two new highlights in the #ITGIRLLINGERIETV show series

The first Harlette Highlight is Harlette Heartlette

Take the journey from Sydney to Paris to London and follow the creation of the Heartlettes that get launched in Paris and then make it a TV show called the Next Big Thing and invited to a magazine shoot in London

The second Harlette Highlight released today is Made in UK a look at the collection of Luxury Lingerie made in London for the pilot Catwalk for IT Girl Lingerie TV show and set to backdrop of video in London you might recognise someone in this video

Enjoy & Have a Great Day

Are we still British if we didn’t Brexit today?

Posted in 10 Downing St, boxers, briefs, Couture Lingerie, Design, Fabric, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Manufacturing, Fashion Week, Film, Harlette, Haute Couture, House of Commons, Lingerie, London, London Buses, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Swim, Mayfair, POLITICS, United Kingdom with tags on October 31, 2019 by harlette

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Today was supposed to be the biggest day in British history since well maybe March.

Not sure about you but there comes a time in £££~~#33# $$$$$ global girl or guys life when all this digital disruption from Brexit just gets in the way of what to pack in your suitcase

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Do you have to fly back to vote? Do you have to fly back to be there to watch Big Ben strike midnight on the Day we become more British than British.

Seriously I am asking myself what happens if all this debating about Scotland becoming independent does to Brand British or Brand Britain. Are we at the point that it could be considered less British if you voted remain or now your more British if you voted leave?

Back in 1707 before the acts of Union the commonwealth flag looked a little like this not exactly the easiest design for Austin Powers to have on his knickers

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The election on 12th of December could make things a little difficult for Austin Powers

So as an emerging trend for Spring Summer 2022 and Autumn Winter 2023 do we plan for a new British flag lingerie & swim collections

Or as part of the Brexit divorce England and the amendments to the Withdrawal Bill London & England gets to keep the Flag ??

Think all the iconic images of British Pop, art, film fashion what happens if it becomes vintage overnight?

Cashmere by Harlette 1st Look

Posted in Fabric, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Week, Film, France, Harlette, Hollywood, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Underwear, Mens Underwear, Oscar Style Suite, Oscars, Paris, United Kingdom with tags on May 15, 2019 by harlette

Harlette are getting ready to celebrate 10 years. Can you believe that the launch of our 1st Catwalk in Paris was almost one decade ago.

What a better way to celebrate this, Harlette got inspiration on plane from London to Hollywood and decided to create something so luxury, so soft and something to keep the special one in your life warm when you cant be with them.

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Harlette released the 1st look of the new design in Cashmere this week via twitter

It is – a cashmere wrap with Cities that Harlette launched their catwalk

The 1st look has Paris and Hollywood for those of you that know the story and those of you that are just discovering the heritage of Harlette.

The very 1st catwalk was in Paris at Salon International de la Lingerie and only a few weeks later the collection was invited to showcase as part of an Oscar’s style lounge in Hollywood.

These are just 2 of the cities featured on this new piece by Harlette.

The piece is custom hand made and takes a couple of weeks to have it hand stitched with the cities.

The wait for this piece is exquisite and when you touch it for the first time its like nothing on this planet.

Its a dream come true, this new design just added to the collection.

 

 

Stop Press: The Queen @ LFW, Paris Lingerie Show, throwback to Worlds First Bikini Debut & George Osborne talks Graphene

Posted in 10 Downing St, Beachwear, BIKINI, China, Couture Lingerie, Fashion Week, France, Harlette, London, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Swim, Luxury Underwear, POLITICS, Royal Family, Sweden, SWIMMING, Swimwear, Underwear, United Kingdom, United States of America with tags , , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2018 by harlette

Yesterday the Queen sat front row at London Fashion Week only a few weeks after the Paris Lingerie show.

The headlines showed the Queen relaxed and smiling. Her Majesty viewed Richard Quinn’s runway show alongside Dame Anna Wintour.  Richard is the first recipient of The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design

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Earlier on in the day I discovered on my mums computer two things that my grandfather had received a #distinguishedorderofservice by the King in 1941 in the UK and the letter that was sent confirming that Harlette selected for costume as part of the secret diary of a call girl show.

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Only a few weeks ago I was front row in Paris at the Lingerie Show, using a Microsoft phone and Microsoft Surface I have uploaded some video’s on twitter of the view from front row.

I  also visited the place where the very first bikini made its 1st debut in the world in 1946 at the art deco pool in Paris and filmed during the evening and the morning

Before the end of the year I also I had the opportunity to meet George Osborne and hear his most amazing story on Graphene and how he helped the UK be very forward thinking. George then made a bold move with nobel peace prize winners, to establish a National Centre for Graphene in Manchester and inviting the Chinese president Xi Jinping to UK to Manchester. What an amazing story

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More on this later as you know Harlette is testing this amazing material in Sweden, thanks  to some amazing people in Texas to develop new products for the company combining tech with fashion.

Pacifique Swim Collection Catwalk by Harlette

Posted in Australia, Beachwear, BIKINI, Cruisewear, Elite Traveller, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Manufacturing, Fashion Week, France, Harlette, Lifestyle, London, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Swim, Luxury Underwear, One Piece, SWIMMING, Swimwear, Sydney, Uncategorized on July 9, 2016 by harlette

Harlette Swim debuted their 2nd Swim collection, in the Caribbean on the island of Curacao as part of international Swim Fashion Week. Included a 100% made in France luxury bikini called Jet Set. The jet set bikini features iconic Paris, and 100% made in Britain Velvet which is 1st in the world design by Harlette.

The Harlette Swim collection was launched in the Caribbean on the island of Curacao, as part of International Swim Fashion Week Harlette were the only British Brand to be invited to showcase the collection. The Collection includes Bikinis, Plunge One Pieces Harlette’s Signature Design Bikini. Featuring exotic prints from Tahiti, to Atacama Desert to Arrive in Paris. This inspiration behind the collection is the journey of the Black Pearl and the trip it travelled from Tahiti to make the first show in Paris.

 

The British brand, rated by the Economic Times as the 5th most unique company to supply services globally and as seen on Billie Piper in the 4th and final series of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Harlette have moved production back o UK, Harlette are the only company in the world to hold a patent for a diamond and platinum suspender clips and the first company in the world to make a luxury south sea pearl lingerie set. Harlette have a couture lingerie service in London 100% made in Britain.

The concierge on demand bespoke service is available for delivery globally. Appointments are made when you arrive in London. You make your selection & Design and Construction of your garment will then follow and can be shipped to your home or holiday destination if you leave London.

Onshoring – Harlette

Posted in Beachwear, BIKINI, Caribbean, Couture, Couture Lingerie, Cruisewear, Diamonds, Elite Traveller, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Manufacturing, Fashion Week, France, Harlette, Lingerie, Lingerie Models, London, Luxury Lingerie, Luxury Swim, Luxury Underwear, Patent, Pearls, Platinum Lingerie, Silk, SWIMMING, Swimwear, Sydney, Underwear, United Kingdom with tags , , , , , , , , , , on April 7, 2016 by harlette

The media is awash with the news of offshore investments Panama Gate, resignations of Iceland’s Prime Minister, but something that caught my attention was an article in the guardian on sweat shops in Myanmar.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/bill-nighy/global-pverty-hope-for-myanmar_b_9612852.html

All this talk of Offshoring got me thinking about Onshoring.  Since 2009 Harlette have been practitioners of Onshoring, beginning with designing & manufacturing in Australia.

This is an example of Australian Design and Manufacturing recently on Catwalk in Caribbean on the island of Curacao as part of International Swim Fashion Week.

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Kia Archer, from Elite Miami models Riviera Rouge 100% Silk & French Lace

Harlette expanded the Onshoring activities for Luxury Lingerie Manufacturing to UK in 2015 this is 100% made in London with a collection of 8 to 12 styles available in 10 days.

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Sharon Fonseca from Ford, model’s Harlette couture Cleopatra ShowPiece

on Catwalk in Caribbean, ISFWCuracao.

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Holly Baratta from Elite Miami models

100% made in London showpiece

Featuring 100% UK Linton Tweed made into luxury lingerie

Harlette in 2016 have expanded Onshoring Manufacturing to France last month. To produce this luxury bikini, first run 10 days from fabric selection manufacture to final finish.

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Cassandra Ross wears 100% made in France Jet Set Bikini

on ISFWCuracao Catwalk in Caribbean

Harlette approach to limited edition Luxury is unique in the world just as you are unique.

If your discovering Harlette for the first time, our consistent approach to sourcing luxury fabrics and French lace quality sees our collections selected by stylists, TV shows and magazines.

Harlette onshore all luxury design, manufacturing in three countries Australia, Britain & France globally. Including the only luxury company in world to have a patent for platinum & diamonds suspenders and worlds first south sea pearl luxury lingerie set.

The Economic Times listed Harlette company as the 5th most unique company to provide services globally

Harlette provides you with 100% certainty where your luxury garments are made and manufactured and Harlette delivers to you anywhere in the world.

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Hannah Flattery models couture Baby Doll

100% made in London on ISFWCuracao Catwalk in Caribbean

 

 

Harpers Bazaar Malaysia – Harlette Swim

Posted in Beachwear, BIKINI, Caribbean, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Week, Harlette, Lace, Lifestyle, Luxury Swim, SWIMMING, Swimwear with tags , , , , , on March 29, 2016 by harlette

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had this to say on the new Harlette Swim collection

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Deep blue sea meets the landscape of an islandic skyline | Harlette Swim

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Contemporary spin on animal prints, bringing to life the merge of Safari and Swim | Harlette Swim

To see the article click here

BAZAAR EXCLUSIVE: Best Styles from International Swim Fashion Week 2016

 

 

 

 

The Luxury Jetset Bikini by Harlette

Posted in Beachwear, BIKINI, Cruisewear, Dubai, Elite Traveller, Fashion, Fashion Week, France, Harlette, Hollywood, Japan, Jewellery, London, Los Angeles, Luxury Swim, Malaysia, Private Island, SWIMMING, Swimwear, Uncategorized with tags on March 15, 2016 by harlette

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100% Made in France

Jetset Luxury Bikini by Harlette began life in France just a few days ago, it took just 5 day to make. The bikini left France Monday, arrived in London Tuesday, passed through Miami Friday, to arrive in the Caribbean Saturday to be the star in a sizzling hot beach shoot on the island of Curacao.

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The bikini, then crescendo’s as the final closing Showpiece for Harlette catwalk in the Caribbean on Saturday night 12th March as part of the opening show Day 2 International Swim Fashion Week Curacao at Papagayo Resort as mentioned by Harpers Bazar Malaysia http://harpersbazaar.my/fashion/international-swim-fashion-week-2016-set-in-curacao-caribbean/

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Harlette, already has received orders back in London the day after the show for Jetset Luxury Bikini to be Show, Click & Buy.

This Bikini travels just as much as you.

So if your in London or New York and want it delivered to you in Monaco, Dubai, Tokyo or Caribbean,

Harlette will deliver to you any where in the world.

Pre Order 100% Made in France JetSet Bikini here and experience a complete certain luxury experience with every detail designed for you especially the jewellery features.

http://www.harlette.com/luxury-lingerie/swim-curacao/jetset-bikini/

After the show, people said they really enjoyed the music.

The Harlette Swim Parade 2016 ~#isfwcuracao track list

The Show opened with

Track 1: 2012·Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie / Cara Mia (1977) RCA Victor https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VSQjx79dR8s

Track 2: Tape Five – La Passifleur https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti-fnubP73g

Track 3: Chic – Le Freak https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h1qQ1SKNlgY

Track 4: David Bowie – Lets Dance https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N4d7Wp9kKjA

Track 5: Inxs  – Need You Tonight https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w-rv2BQa2OU

This show closed with

Track 6: Kylie – All the Lovers https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=frv6FOt1BNI
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#NormCom Revolution Paris Nana’s in Knickers

Posted in Fashion Week, France, Lingerie, Lingerie Models, Paris, Underwear, Womens Empowerment with tags , , , on January 26, 2016 by harlette

Imagine the catwalk bursting into life and colour as the first lingerie silhouettes take flight and sounds fill the air like hungry ghosts reminding you, I don’t think about you anymore but I don’t think about you any less

There is acrobatic ribbon dancing and a sweet serenade between lovers embracing and climbing on each other as the show intensifies.

Then, arrives without warning, a moment when you scratch your head, and ask really is this what people want?

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Well in Paris on the 25th of January 2016, that is what the crowd clapped and cheered for. In the Garden of Eden, enchantment surrounded, elegance and the best succulent designs from around the globe were not cheered, were not celebrated they were treated as the expected, the mundane, the average and the same.

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In a moment of frenzy, what you see in every house around the world in basic traditional colours. Erupted a reaction that one can only describe as Incredible.

Claps and Cheers for “Nana’s in Knickers” as they skipped and sauntered their way through Lingerie Paris catwalk on a Sunday afternoon.

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There is a movement of people #JOMO (joy of missing out) and celebrating disconnecting from it all, going to bed at 10pm and getting up a 4am doing life like our grandparents did.

Now with what was on the catwalk in Paris are we going to be looking to our grandparents to be style icons?

Will the ROMCom all white t shirt, blue jeans, white tennis shoes stars from friends be replaced with NormCom, and Nana’s and styles to be defined by normal hair shades, normal colour palettes.

Is this what society craves right now, Normal?

Or is it something more delicious than this?

That Femininity of all ages is timeless, that no age group is going to be left out. That the catwalk is no longer something exclusive for a younger female form.

Big Questions

Is there a revolution starting in Paris that will permeate the annuals of Fashion?

At the Paris Opera, there was a live band, playing The Specials Message to Rudy

Stop your messing around (ah-ah-ah)
Better think of your future (ah-ah-ah)
Time you straighten right out (ah-ah-ah)
Creating problems in town (ah-ah-ah)

The song permeated what was going on the catwalks, at the core of life, right now its about basics, settling down, accepting what is. The future is very much unknown, but we are going to need the strength and wisdom of all our family, friends, and all age groups to get where we all need to go to in 2016.

Its all about celebration of #NormCore from Paris, with the Designer of the Year being Hanro.

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Is this the year 2016 of Reality Lingerie?