Almeida

Our latest addition is Almeida, the fetish girl’s new lingerie staples! Almeida work of former model & Pam Hogg Assistant, Tamara Bell, has seen great reviews in the market, despite only being launched this year. Lucky timing for the fetish inspired & fashion led label as the 50 Shades phenomenon has taken the world by storm & bringing erotica to the fore. Madame Bordello has selected her favourite pieces to bring you a new and exciting fetish brand.

Mimi Toujours

Surfing around Lingerie & Google the other day, we were surprised to see that one of the biggest search terms is still Bra Fitting. Yes, it appears despite all the help & guides out there, ladies still have trouble finding a good fitting bra.

We know fittings make a difference as our many customers do testify. But if you have no time to book an appointment in our Showroom, allow us to let you into a little secret. Our best fit bra brand, available from A to G, from 28 to 38. Yes its Mimi Holliday!! With a range of plunge bras, balconette bras, for small cups or larger cup sizes, you will be sure to find something beautiful to fit.

With 10 years in the market place, its no wonder luxury designer brand Mimi Holliday has a superior bra fit & with its fun sexy designs it is hands down our best selling lingerie brand at Bordello. We have cherry picked a few stunners to keep you going this autumn and yes, we do have a range of sizes from small bras to the dd plus bra styles.
 

With the bridal season getting longer & longer, (it would seem marriage just doesn’t go out of fashion) we have a beautiful sensual collection that is Bisous Bisous Brulee. Think ivory scallop eyelash lace & silk satin sheens of caramel, champagne, ivory, and crème brulee. It oozes luxury hotel suites, gowns, romance & bridal nights. I hear our chic sisters in Paris have adopted Mimi as their lingerie du jour  - well they do like a little champagne & elegance en France, so I’m inclined to agree!

Bisou Bisou Brulee Luxury Lace Slip

As fashions current love affair with neon continues Mimi’s Elferine is a fluro azure lace on a moss green silk, set off with little pink bows. It’s an electric combo for any fashion forward elfettes & pixies who like to flash a hint of colour under their autumn attire.

Elferine Padded Bra & Thong

Confetti Bomb is a Mimi classic, pink silk satin with bold cherry red polkadots offered in balconette bras, classic brief, suspender belts & teddies. Its bold, its cheeky, its fresh, its Burlesque. It’s the kind of lingerie that will put a skip in your step & a twinkle in your eye!

Silk Satin Polka Dot Balcony Bra

And last, one for the boys! Luna Belle is a more grown up seductive collection featuring black lace paired with crisp white silk detail. Classic & smart but there’s also something just a little naughty about the white ribbon corset tie features on the bra & brief that we love.

Luna Belle Padded Bra & Knicker

Yes, I think that’s a Mimi for Tous Les Jours alors  x

If you need help with your bra measuring, would like a Bordello Bra Fitting Guide or would like to book an appointment with Madame Bordello in our Bethnal Green Showroom please do get in touch either at info@bordello-london.com or call on  0845 519 5721.

Vintage styled shapewear

I came across some luxurious pieces of lingerie in the Bordello showroom today and couldn't resist trying them on and sharing it all with you!

The first was the Catherine rose girdle dress, by Fifi Chachnil. This quintessential French lingerie designer needs no introduction, as any lingerie lover can spot a Chachnil design like a pair of red soled Louboutin in a sea of shoes. 

I tried on the rose pink girdle dress with the matching briefs. Both have been designed and finished with pretty white lace and cute turquoise bows. The center panels on the girdle dress are made of silk satin, with the side panels in a contrasting soft pink mesh; allowing the sweet bows on the brief to peek through.The minute I slipped into the girdle dress, I felt really feminine and found it to be very flattering. It's just a very beautiful piece of lingerie to wear with a strong vintage feel. The fabric is quality and feels gorgeous on the skin. It also comes in black, which I'm rather excited about!

Fifi Chachnil

I also tried the corselette by What Katie Did which is a combination of both a bra and a girdle, in other words, a damn sexy piece of vintage shapewear! This I tried underneath my little black dress, helping me to achieve the perfect vintage glamour silhouette and it made a big difference! Holding me firmly in all the right places, the power mesh was lifting, tucking and ultimately making me feel incredible. Best thing is, it was impossible to tell I was wearing the corselette under my dress, with the smooth finishing and tight fit. Wearing stockings was made easy with the six garter straps and meant not having to mess about with a suspender belt or girdle. 

Corselette by What Katie Did

Now knickers or no knickers that is the question! It's really open for you to decide (pardon the pun) as corselettes are long enough to cover the bottom, finishing just at the top of the thigh. Since Bordello stocks the vintage style panty girdle to match I gave it a try. These are  high waisted brief made from sculpting power mesh with a glamorous satin front panel. We also stock the vintage style french knickers, which are excitedly completely sheer with a satin rim on the waist.These have always been a good seller at Bordello apparently. I can see why, they do make you feel very naughty!

Vintage panty girdle

Vintage french knickers

I enjoyed my vintage morning. Madame Bordello really knows how to make a girl feel as if  she's stepped back in time!  Who knew trying on shapewear was so much fun!

Be Lascivious

I’m reviving the Fashion Lingerie Bordello blog, to once again tease you with all the latest goodies we have coming in: selling out and of course my long lusting list of favourite things. The Bordello showroom is newly set up in a secret East London location, Madame Bordello, is busy taking private appointments and filling the showroom with beautiful selective lingerie and toys, all for your pleasure and mine.

With it now officially being Summer, I’ve found the perfect range of lingerie to wear; the Kitty and Simone raspberry, designed by luxury British brand Lascivious.

Simone & Kitty

Standing in front of a mirror, dressed in the Kitty set with my derriere exposed through the ouvert briefs, suspenders firmly stretched across my thighs, and my breasts bearing all through the perfectly cut cupless bra. My reflection screamed serial tease, I could feel my playful side coming out. I thought this Kitty lingerie set was designed for me to have a lot of fun with.

The bright pink kitty set is flirty, fun and sexy. I like the layering of the soft tulle ruffles on the briefs and on the bra. The suspender belts additional darts help to enhance my small frame, and the silk binding and taffeta bows are the perfect finishing touch.

 Kitty Raspberry Peekaboo Bra

A second favourite, is the eye-catching Simone raspberry range with its balcony bra. I found it to be really comfortable, flattering with underwire support; giving me a generous cleavage. The neon pop of pink silk against the black tulle is a beautiful contrast, and this summer's hot new trend. Which I absolutely love. Wearing the matching briefs and suspender belt, my reflection this time whispered provocatively sexy and in control. 

Raspberry Simone this summer's must have bra

I've bought both sets of lingerie, with the Kitty hanging in my wardrobe, and the Raspberry Simone I'm wearing out tonight. (underneath my dress of course!)

Dear Damaris...

Dear Damaris...

i have been a very naughty girl & deserve only the best luxurious lingerie from Bordello Boutique to fill my christmas stocking this year. Heres a little list of the Damaris that i hope will be waiting under my Christmas tree for me...

The first item on my wish list is the beautiful Midnight blue silk bra. I fell in love with the incredibly smooth silk & the deep plunge shape. I must say when i tried it on i was surprised... i have never experienced underwear that could really make your eye colour pop but this bra did just that! The colour is the perfect deep shade of navy blue & feels as smooth  against your skin as it looks. I also love the combination of the contrasting velvet fabric back strap with horseshoe.

Or maybe your black lace corset which would perfectly shape up my winter wardrobe.  The black chain lace make this piece fantastically empowering and provocatively luxurious. Worn with the black lace detailed cut out back briefs. This season it has been all about our beautiful bottoms but this pair of panties take it to a new level with the panels of chain lace.

The last thing on my Damaris wish list is the black lace tie bandeau bra & matching thong with double side strap. As a thong fanatic (i wear a lot of tight jeans!) i find it hard to come across good  thin strapped thongs but this skinny black thong has hit the nail on the head. The double thin ruched side straps add a quirky twist to the incredibly delicate black lace detailing & everything about the thong screams sexy! The black bandeau itself is all about the intricate lace detailing & the sheerness of the lace. The combination of the super soft sheer lace fabric that exposes your nipples & the lace up tie back transforms this bandeau into a very sexy piece. Not just your ordinary black Bandeau & Thong...

Wishin You A Merry Dani Christmas

 As cliched as this may sound, every day is like Christmas at Bordello Boutique. When the postman comes bounding through our double red doors i know that in that big box held between his strong tanned & toned ( i wish...) arms is a whole new set of beautiful lingerie waiting to be explored. Ironically I am not a fan of receiving presents at Christmas although giving is a whole different story. But I’m not writing about my Christmas receiving dilemma; rather about last weeks new Dani Read delivery...
I hope that by now you are all well aware of our new favorite New York girl Dani Read & her Fuck You Industries attitude. Although she may be new onto the London scene, we are embracing her bad girl lingerie with arms wide open, so when our jolly postman popped in last week with the new Dani Read parcel we were like kids in a candy store as we hurriedly opened up the box of Bordello exclusive goodies. Yes, EXCLUSIVE ! Excited, well that would be a complete understatement..
This Winter 2011 Dani Read has created exclusive cherry red silk Gun Knickers just for us. We have affectionately named them The Hoxton Brief, and frankly she's gonna have to make some more!  These knickers are so foxy & there is something dangerously sexy about the double printed hand guns printed across the arse! Yes, the Hoxton Briefs are here to stay .. havent got yours yet well?  you better put your name on the waiting list for next year or run to store quick as these will sell out. 
If that wasnt enough, the Dani Read Leg Harness, made of soft oxblood red (yes thats right, RED!) leather is to die for ! hahaha! these gun holster belts could be worn as both underwear or outerwear as we discovered whilst playing with them in the shop. All i can say is that i am definitely writing Father Christmas a very big letter this year...




I hope you've been naughty this year because all the city bad girls will be sporting out Dani Read’s exclusives this christmas....

My Week With What Katie Did Lingerie...

It seems everywhere i look that the newspapers have been full of praising reviews of the latest film ‘My week with Marilyn’...  I'm not here to give you a film review as i am sure the papers can do a better job at that! although I do have to say Michelle Williams did capture Marilyn Monroe's character with extraordinary likeness! But  rather it's the 1950’s clothing  & beautiful What Kate Did lingerie,  which filled the big screen, that has grabbed my attention. The style team turned to the signature 1950’s lingerie company ‘What Katie Did’ for the 1950s iconic styles such as the spiral stitch, bullet bras & body-shaping corselettes which both featured in the film.

At Bordello, we agree that, the right lingerie is an essential part of getting an authentic 1950s look. The popular Bullet bras were worn to push the breasts into a conical shape and no respectable woman would go without her girdle. What Katie Did, founded by designer Katie Halford, have been manufacturing vintage style lingerie since 1999 & their pieces are frequently used in retro movie & television projects as well as cutting edge fashion magazines.

Admittedly i have always been slightly skeptical of the 1950’s style Bullet Bras, however my opinion is being swayed with the amount of happy customers, drawn into the shop by the Marilyn Monroe inspired window display, strutting out of the Bordello fitting room with a big grin on their face & a Bullet bra in hand!

So if your a die hard Monroe fan, or just a 50's girl, head down to Bordello Boutique & glam yourself from head to toe in our What Kate Did Harlow Bullet bra & Glamour Corselette to our seamed back stockings...