Lingerie Francaise Presents 8 Prestigious French Brands at Central Park Boathouse in New York City

Promincor – Lingerie Française, the Association for the Promotion of the Corsetry Industry, and DEFI, the Committee for the Development and Promotion of French Clothing, invited buyers, media and industry professionals to the “French Lingerie Event” on August 5th, 2024, held at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.

For lingerie market week in New York, 8 brands were brought together to present spring/summer ‘25 collections at the Central Park Boathouse on Monday evening. The eight prestigious brands presented included: ANTIGEL, AUBADE, CHANTELLE, CHANTELLE X, EMPREINTE, LISE CHARMEL, LOUISA BRACQ and SIMONE PÉRÈLE.

The French Lingerie Event brought together a close-up look at the heritage, savoir-faire, creativity and innovation of 8 iconic French brands that excel in design and traditional manufacturing practices. United by the lingerie profession’s shared values and traditions, the brands came together with a shared message, celebrating freedom, diversity, and self-confidence for a booming market. The presented collections featured both swimwear and lingerie collections.

ANTIGEL

Established in 1998 by Maison Lise Charmel in France, Antigel offers an extensive range of fashion corsetry, including sleepwear, loungewear, ready-to-wear and swimwear creating a distinctive look with irresistibly attractive sets in pastel and vibrant colors, original patterns, and ultra-comfortable, high quality materials, at attractive price point. Drawing creative inspiration from Paris, Milan, and New York, Antigel favors humorous touches and unconventional ensembles, allowing the brand to resonate with the latest trends of dessous-dessus and ensuring a full wardrobe offer.

Antigel carefully sources its fabrics, ensuring environmental respect and incorporating a wide range of recycled materials. This approach allows the brand to continue its sustainability efforts in an ever-evolving ecosystem. With a unique stylistic vision and growing popularity, Antigel ensures every woman can find what she desires, making it accessible to a broad audience.

AUBADE

Since 1958, Aubade has been creating lingerie collections with a French DNA. Its vision is to become the leader in lifestyle seduction, embodying French chic and offering a premium client experience. The brand mission is to allow women to feel more confident, fulfilled, and desirable. With Aubade, women will dare to express their seduction, free their desire, and be themselves.

Aubade represents desirable French chic, embodying a love for beautiful, well-made styles that flatter the female figure without compromising on quality or comfort. Its easy-to-recognize style is rooted in good taste and the inimitable talent of the French to combine sexiness with spontaneity and classicism with an element of surprise and always with discretion.

CHANTELLE & CHANTELLE X

Chantelle is an international family-owned company and a Paris-based creative studio designing lingerie since 1876. Its multifaceted brand encapsulates femininity and contemporary relevance, with an expanded portfolio to answer consumers’ demands (Chantelle Lab, Chantelle X, Chantelle EasyFeel, Chantelle Pulp).

Chantelle aims to inspire and elevate the everyday through exceptional lingerie that perfectly balances aesthetics, functionality, and innovation. It exists to set new standards in the industry with visually impressive designs and through dedication to craftsmanship, comfort, and societal impact. Its mission is to empower women by providing them with garments that support them and enhance their confidence at every stage of life.

Chantelle stands as a testament to the power of thoughtful design, creating pieces that are not just worn but experienced, empowering women to feel their best. Chantelle is the definitive brand in lingerie. Combining its heritage of innovation with a strong design expertise and contemporary taste, the brand is inspired by the multifaceted woman of today and the strength of combined differences.

Chantelle X is a seductive high-end fashion label. Going against the grain of traditional codes, the brand embodies a fearless creative spirit and a contemporary take on lingerie.

EMPREINTE

Empriente creates high-end lingerie and swimwear while validating and reinventing the codes of a generous beauty. Being extremely complicit with women’s intimacy, Empreinte is internationally known for its unique fit and high quality products. A far cry from fast fashion, its creations are masterfully crafted and exclusively use high-performance, European materials. From its founding, Empreinte has been committed to high standards and innovation to best accompany women who wear C to H cups and seek both aesthetics and comfort.

At Empreinte, fashion comes alive in many ways. Every season, the brand enchants with ultra trendy colors: orchid pink, passion red, terracotta orange, flax flower blue, menthol green and more. These shades boost confidence and will energize any wardrobe while embodying a French-style chic.

With Empreinte’s unique support and absolute comfort, women can rediscover their sometimes forgotten self-confidence. This sense of well-being gives rise to a desire to feel like oneself and reclaim one’s femininity, making lingerie a fashion statement. Empreinte plays with trends! Jewel-enhanced lingerie, invisible pieces and limited editions, everything is there for each woman to reveal herself in Empreinte!

LISE CHARMEL

Lise Charmel sets the standard in luxury lingerie, elevating the elegance of women. Renowned globally for its haute couture spirit, Lise Charmel epitomizes French Luxury Lingerie. Established in the 1950s, in the heart of Lyon’s silk district, Lise Charmel was born out of a relentless pursuit of beauty and unparalleled comfort. From the outset, the focus was on crafting the finest quality bras, meticulously tailored to meet the needs of the most discerning customers. This dedication has led to a unique expertise in creating well-fitting models in both standard and larger sizes. The brand combines exceptional craftsmanship, rooted in a strong tradition of artistry, with the implementation of the most advanced technologies. This unique approach creates a refined and tasteful feminine aesthetic. Moreover, special attention is given to environmental considerations, both in the selection of materials and the durability of the products crafted.

With a complimentary offer of exclusive ready to wear pieces to better showcase its corsetry, Lise Charmel creates contemporary looks that go from day to night. With 24 annual deliveries in corsetry, Lise Charmel’s collections are purposefully aligned with the Haute Couture Fashion calendar. The brand aims to synchronize each collection with global runway trends. Seen as works of art, discerning women invest in Lise Charmel to enhance the value of their personal lingerie portfolios.

Leveraging its corset-making expertise, Lise Charmel also offers swimwear and cover-ups with the same technicality, support, and comfort developed inhouse. Exclusive Graphic, exotic, pattern or in color block, Lise Charmle swimsuits are distinguished each summer by the modernity of their colors, patterns and cuts. Available up to the G-cup, they provide the perfect fitting for a magnified silhouette on the beach offering 13 new lines each year.

LOUISA BRACQ

Louisa Bracq combines comfort and seduction, fit and aesthetics in all sizes: cup sizes A to K, band sizes 30 to 50, and bottoms 8 to 28. The brand designs, develops and produces its embroidery autonomously, in its studios in Fontaine-Au-Pire, in the North of France.

In keeping with demand and evolving with modern life, Louisa Bracq’s designs to keep up with a contemporary style, taking its inspiration from urban culture and interprets these references in a conceptual way.

SIMONE PÉRÈLE

The mission of Simone Pérèle, a pioneer of French lingerie, is to make women feel beautiful and confident at all times by offering them the right balance between French style and caring for their body. Founded by a visionary lingerie-maker who had her finger on the pulse of her era, she revolutionized the lingerie landscape by liberating bodies through avant-garde techniques and daring creations.

Choosing Simone Pérèle lingerie every morning means finding the perfect alliance between the assurance of a refined piece, a style that matches your state of mind, and 75 years of know-how to bring you the well-being and confidence you deserve. At a time when women have regained full control over their bodies, their desires and their femininity, the brand puts all its expertise at the service of a lingerie wardrobe with an assertive style that reflects multiple desires for sensuality, color, freedom, transparency, and always with elegance.

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