Photography by Chuck St. John
Model: Claire Valentine with Red Models
Makeup: Lita Sheri Peer
All garments from The Lingerie Shoppe in Mountain Brook Village
The origins of lingerie trace back to 3000 BC in Egypt, but the term - derived from the French word “linge” meaning “linen” - was not frequently used until the late 1850’s. Since then, this category of clothing has taken on many forms and functions, from those perhaps not as commonly known: to protect the body, to show piety, to indicate wealth…to those more associated with the delicate garments: to shape, to sleep, to seduce. I believe one of lingerie’s most powerful aspects is its ability to evoke a secret, inner glamour within the wearer that inspires women to feel even more beautiful in their clothes or state of leisure.
In Bloom by Jonquil chiffon racerback chemise ($48) & robe ($68)
Hanky Panky boy short ($29); Mad Mac rose print mesh chemise ($92), made in Dallas and designed by women.
“Lingerie is the maximum expression of a woman’s femininity.”
Natori "Forbidden City" gown/robe set ($300)
Natori chemise ($160) & robe ($120); Jacques Levine bedroom shoe ($96)
“Without proper foundations there can be no fashion.”
Wacoal "Embrace Lace" bra ($50) & panty ($27); Oscar de la Renta flutter-sleeve wrap robe $58
* As published in B-Metro Magazine, February 2017.