Event Recap: Lingerie Fashion Week #SS15 @LingerieFW #LFWNY

On October 24th & 25th at Center548 in Manhattan’s gallery district, an army of empowered breast cancer survivors, pregnant fembots, plus size models, female skateboarders, dominatrices, burlesque artists, men’s underwear and more took the stage at the SS15 season of Lingerie Fashion Week® last weekend in New York. The pioneering event’s fourth consecutive season showcased 25 designers total from around the globe, joining the stage from Istanbul to Poland, Chile to Japan, the UK to the U.S.

Pink Chose Me (Breast Cancer Survivor Show)

You! Maternity

THE SUITE debuted at Lingerie Fashion Week® SS15, a Holiday + Spring Press Preview housed on-site and running concurrent with the two days of shows. Brands living #thesuitelife included Fruit of the Loom, who showcased a selection of its ladies’ underwear offerings including its first lace panty and the popular seamless boy short. The brand gifted samples of both, encouraging all attendees to Start Happy with the first thing they put on in the morning.Other brands in THE SUITE included Affinitas & Parfait, Andrée Ciccarelli, GemPicket, Harlow & Fox, Layneau, Lola Haze, NaïS, Nevaeh Intimates, Play Out Underwear, Secrets in Lace, Soak Wash, Suzy Black, The Giving Bride, Tia Lyn, Toru & Naoko and You! Lingerie.

The Suite

Presented by The Lingerie Journal, a dedicated Ones to Watch Special Exhibition Viewing and Cocktail Reception kicked off the two days of shows on Friday. Ones to Watch showcased emerging designers from around the globe including Bella Petite (U.S.), Bunny Blanc (Poland), Suzy Black (U.S.), The Lilith Collection by Olivia Danielle (U.S.) and Toru & Naoko (Chile); while the sister Ones to Watch: BRITISH INVASION Exhibition exposed emerging UK labels JANAY Intimates, Kocolala and StephieAnn.

Ones To Watch Special Exhibition

Returning for a second season, pin-up powerhouse Secrets in Lace took to the runway Friday evening, showcasing Secrets in Lace Lingerie & Stockings as well as Dita Von Teese Stockings by Secrets in Lace. A showstopping runway performance was set to the live sounds of famed jazz musician Brain Newman (a regular collaborator of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett), joined by burlesque sensation Angie Pontani.

Secrets in Lace

Returning for a third consecutive season, BRADELIS NEW YORK closed the evening on Friday with a Runway Show followed by a Presentation and Cocktail Reception. Currently counting three New York storefronts including Soho & Madison Ave, the brand offers luxury lingerie for everyday wear; combining the best of American function with Japanese craftsmanship.

Bradelis NEW YORK

A multi-designer Made in the USA Runway Show opened day two, exposing independent designers Andreé Ciccarelli (New York), Lola Haze (New York) and The Giving Bride (New York/Chicago). Bring on the baby bumps – fellow Lingerie Fashion Week veteran You! Lingerie stormed the runway with an army of Fifth Element inspired pregnant models-turned-fembot warriors, showcasing the brand’s fashion-forward maternity lingerie and loungewear.

Andrée Ciccarelli

Lola Haze 

The Giving Bride

Counting a cult following of Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Kesha and Taylor Momsen, to name a few, designer Stephanie Paterek of NYC Sex Trash debuted lingerie-as-RTW concept Love Cage: via a BDSM-inspired Presentation including models-as-dominatrices, a plethora of bondage props, and a masked voyeur.

Love Cage

Victor Victoria: gender neutral underwear brand Play Out took the stage Saturday evening, showcasing their signature women’s line as well as a highly anticipated men’s underwear debut in an androgynous, gender-bending Runway Show – kicked off with an extreme sports performance by All Girl Skate Jam, the first and original skateboarding brand encouraging women to break into the male-dominated skateboard industry.

Play Out Underwear

All shows were privy to hair & makeup provided by the talented artists of SS15 Backstage Beauty Teams The Temple, a Paul Mitchell Partner School and MAKEUP FOR EVER Academy, along with fashion styling services courtesy of Official Styling Agency Accessory2. The season was further joined by Industry Media Partners The Lingerie Journal and The Best of Intima, leading boutique London tradeshow The Lingerie Edit, Non-Profit Partner PinkChoseMe Foundation and Official Spirits Partners Cayrum and VEEV® Spirits. Guests of the SS15 season were also privy to delicious garden-grown light bites from leading sustainable protein brand gardein, the Official Goodness of Lingerie Fashion Week, as well as beverages from Neuro Drinks, offering guests best-selling flavors BLISS White Raspberry, SONIC Super Fruit Infusion and DAILY Tangerine Citrus.