Mad Men Lingerie

Who knew that AMC's Emmy and Golden Globe winning show, Mad Men, would feature sexy lingerie that is still relevant today?!

The video clip below is a scene from Mad Men. Notice the beautiful 1960's era lingerie featured here. Those knickers would still be considered sexy today!

MAD MEN VIDEO

Images on this page are taken from the Mad Men show.

You can catch Mad Men season 3 on AMC, Sundays 10/9 central.

Enjoy, Lingeristas!

Vintage Lingerie Ads: Part 22

1902 WB "Erect Form" Corsets

Eve's Apples Celebrates 400th Post

Today marks the 400th post that we've published here at Eve's Apples!

Thanks to all of our dear Lingeristas, who have followed us all these years. And, if you're new to Eve's Apples, "Welcome!"

We love bringing you the latest lingerie, advice, tips, videos, fashion shows, images as well as lingerie retrospectives from the past, bringing it all together to help you look and feel your best. In other words, we love help you "Celebrate Your Inner Eve."

For the last couple of years, people have asked me, "What does it mean to 'Celebrate Your Inner Eve?'" Simply, it means "to embrace all aspects of being a woman, the sweet, the smart, the sassy, the savvy, and the seductive with confidence."

We look forward to bringing you more lingerie information, highlights, and tips!

Until then, stayed tuned as we get ready to launch our new online boutique this holiday season, specializing in gorgeous, fashionably functional lingerie for smaller breasted women.

http://www.evesappleslingerie.com/

Leçons de Séduction No. 46

Behind the Scenes: Part 3 ~ Stella McCartney Lingerie Video

Part 3 of our Eve's Apples "Behind the Scenes Series" gives our readers a further glimpse into the life of a lingerie model.

STELLA MCCARTNEY LINGERIE VIDEO: FALL & WINTER 2008


Stay tuned, we'll be adding our own Eve's Apples Behind the Scenes videos soon! Until then, enjoy the video featuring Stella McCartney lingerie.

Lingerie History: Part 1 ~ Chantelle

Chantelle, one of my favorite lingerie brands, has a long and illustrious history, starting in 1876 with lingerie corsetry.


On the official Chantelle website, the company states that it all began "when Mr. Gamichon made the first stretchable knits in his Romilli factory (Aube, France). Although the use of spandex had not been revolutionized, it was Mr. Gamichon's first technical innovations that improved the fabrics' elasticity in women's lingerie. He quickly joined forces with his nephew, the first representative of the Kretz family, which manages the family business turned international group to this day.


In 1902, the family started its corset-making activity and revolutionized the market with designs made from elastic fabric. The company's name was changed to "Chantelle" in 1949, when it established itself as a reference brand of body-shaping garments with the slogan, "Chantelle, the girdle that doesn't creep...." For the complete background, click on Chantelle History.


The 100 Years of Bra: Chantelle video, below, highlights the Chantelle journey and French details that make the Chantelle collection special.

100 YEARS OF BRA: CHANTELLE VIDEO



Images on this page are of the current Chantelle line, featuring the Basic Original (top image above), Rive Gauche (second image above), and C Chic (third image above).

If you like Chantelle lingerie, keep checking back with Eve's Apples, we'll be carrying this brand and bras (the Basic Original and Rive Gauche) when we launch our online lingerie boutique, specializing in smaller busted and petite women.

www.EvesApplesLingerie.com

Vintage Lingerie Ads: Part 21

1902 G~D Corsets

Aubade Video 2: Leçons de Séduction Compilation

In honor of the fabulous lingerie line, Aubade, we're bringing you a video compilation, highlighting the Leçons de Séduction ad campaign.

Enjoy!

Leçons de Séduction No. 45

Terms of Endowment

One woman learns breast implants aren’t a one-time plastic surgery deal.

When aspiring Manhattan actress Kristen was 27, she spent $5,000 to turn her God-given B cups to full C’s. She chose saline implants with a silicone core, a product that—along with all silicone falsies—was pulled off the market in 1991.

She knew to massage her breasts regularly to try to prevent too much scar tissue from forming around the implant, the natural result of any foreign object being placed inside the body. She knew to remain on the lookout for sudden deflation, which would have signified a rupture. She didn’t realize that, like the rest of her body, her brand-new breasts would wear out over time.

Eighteen years later: “From the front, they still looked kind of good,” Kristen says. “But from the side, they looked like a lot of my friends’ who’d breast-fed. They didn’t have any boost to them. They looked completely real! I went in for a mammogram and the technician said, ‘I thought you said you have implants?’ When I got them done, I didn’t know they had a shelf life. I don’t recall anyone telling me that.”

When Kristen had her breasts done in 1990, a boob job was still a major event. Not anymore. Breasts, like bad teeth or unruly eyebrows, have become something to “fix.” A new set still costs only around $5,000, the same price paid by Kristen when Bush Sr. was in office, some doctors need less than an hour to insert the implants, some workaholics take just a five-day weekend away from the office to recuperate. Breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery for women in 2007 (closely followed by lipo), according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). But many of this next generation of implantees, just like Kristen, assume their new breasts will stay perfect and perky even as the rest of their bodies inches toward the floor.

“Twenty-five years ago, women weren’t told that implants weren’t permanent,” says Foad Nahai, MD, a plastic surgeon in Atlanta and the current president of ASAPS. “But patients I see now are still surprised. The first thing I tell any new patients is, ‘Please understand, these won’t be your last pair."

Officially, implants themselves don’t have set expiration dates. “They last as long as they last. It could be six months, 10 years, or 20 years,” says David Rapaport, MD, a New York City plastic surgeon...

To read the entire article, please visit Elle.

Photo: Ritchie Maine