| Wolford
sets the tone when it comes to High Quality Stockings, Leggings,
Knee Highs and Capri's. With prices ranging from 50.00 to
350.00 and higher. Only a certain type of woman can afford
to wear these handcrafted nylons. Usually the woman is sophisticated,
highly educated with a sense of style power and grace that flows
from her naturally. This woman breathes an air of confidence
and is not one to easily be trifled with. And the Wolford
brand is just a very elegant exclamation mark, subtly reaffirming
to the world how fucking awesome she is!
Wolford
is a celebration of the modern woman and a celebration of the
female figure. Handcrafted nylons of the most meticulous
quality... You would swear that the creators are nylon fetishists.
Wearing Wolford's is the same status symbol to sensuality as the
hood ornament of a Mercedes-Benz is to quality
The
two Wolford pioneers were extraordinary characters. The
industrialist Reinhold Wolff from Vorarlberg and the retail businessman
Walter Palmers from Vienna. In 1949, they founded the company
Wolff & Co. KG in Bregenz am Bodensee. With their own dye
works and moulding shop, they also took up the manufacture of
nylon stockings in the same year that nylon made its entrance
in Europe. A year later – 1950 – the Wolford brand
was registered for the first time as a protected trademark.
|
Born
to a Czech father and a Spanish mother and born and raised in
the Canary Islands (Spain), Blahnik
graduated from the University of Geneva in 1965 and studied art
in Paris. He moved to London in 1968 to work at fashion boutique
"Zapata" and write for Vogue Italia. After showing his
portfolio of fashions and set designs to Diana Vreeland, she told
him that he should design only footwear.
In
1972, Ossie Clark invited him to create shoes for his runway show.
With a loan of £2,000, Blahnik bought Zapata from its owner
and opened his own boutique.
Manolo Blahnik's flagship store remains to date in Old Church
Street, Chelsea London.
With
prices for these shoes ranging from 400.00 to thousands of dollars,
each one of these pairs of shoes are handcrafted and designed
by Manolo
himself. Such a passion for the female foot. I thought
it fitting that the Worlds Best Shoe Designer should be right
next to the Worlds Best Stocking Designer. I really love
this man for his gifts that he has brought into the world.
If the female foot is such a vision of beauty. Consider
a pair of handcrafted Manolo's to be it's Top Hat.
“I
like women with style: actresses like Uma Thurman, icons like
Audrey Hepburn. I like women with style to wear my shoes.”
he revealed to VOGUE.COM. I am sure that any woman would
be honored to wear these masterpieces. |
Ah,
the intricate beauty of the simple corset. ...Although nothing
is simple about Meschantes
Corsetry. I love the designs of these corsets.
Both elegant and classical at the same time. You know, corsets
have a very long and sorted history in society, both as a point
of eroticism and fashion.
The
word corset is derived from the Old French word cors, the diminutive
of body, which itself derives from corpus - Latin for body. The
craft of corset construction is known as corsetry, as is the general
wearing of them. Someone who makes corsets is a corsetier or corsetière
(French terms for a man and for a woman, respectively), or sometimes
simply a corsetmaker. (The word corsetry is sometimes also used
as a collective plural form of corset.)
The word corset came into general use in the English language
in 1785. The word was used in The Ladies Magazine to describe
a "quilted waistcoat" called un corset by the French.
The word was used to differentiate the lighter corset from the
heavier stays of the period. The most common and well-known
use of corsets is to slim the body and make it conform to a fashionable
silhouette. For women this most frequently emphasizes a curvy
figure, by reducing the waist, and thereby exaggerating the bust
and hips. However, in some periods, corsets have been worn to
achieve a tubular straight-up-and-down shape, which involves minimizing
the bust and hips. |
From
the runway to the silver screen, Syren has set the standard for
excellence in handcrafted, contemporary latex wear. One of the
premier manufacturers of latex clothing, latex fashion, and custom
latex/rubber originals, Syren
Fetish Fashion designs range from basic latex fetish wear
to fashionable latex dresses, rubber evening gowns, and formal
latex military uniforms.
Not only is the company a well-recognized brand to fetish fashion
enthusiasts, they also service the needs of the film industry
with Syren Couture.
Expanding on the Syren Fashion aesthetic, and catering to their
growing cinema clientele, Syren Couture focuses on providing studio
services. Known for the unparalleled caliber of its designs and
craftsmanship, all Syren Couture garments are handcrafted by skilled
artisans using only the highest quality materials. Signature Syren
Couture creations have been featured in major films from the Watchmen,
Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Men in Black II to Mr. &
Mrs. Smith, on popular television shows such as Ugly Betty and
CSI Miami, and in the music videos of Gwen Stefani and Eve.
In 2006 Syren resident designers J. Mysterioso and Jeff of L.A.
refreshed and refined the Syren line, and October 2007 saw the
re-launch of the Syren retail store, now teamed with Stockroom.com,
resulting in a stunningly revamped interior decor in its new brick
and mortar location. |