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Years ago, I managed to pick up a genuinely vintage robe on eBay. It was sold as 1950′s, but I suspect it’s earlier. It was sheer, made from rayon, with a pleated bust, twisted ribbon...
Back at the end of 2016 we did a kickstarter, and we managed to get most of the items involved out within a few months. The top pledge, a corset outfit, took considerably longer, as did...
Poppy took the bait and plunged into wearable electronics, and I suspect may now throttle me if she gets hold of me again! Turns out they are very difficult to sew in. Silver glitter paint,...
Catwalk model: DitzyHair & makeup: Sammm Agnew and team using Face LaceJewellery: ProngOutfit: Pink Silk Cherie Teddy & Elle Robe The Cherie teddy was another lacy thorn in our side that turned out to be...
Thanks to the generosity and enthusiasm of Karolina Laskowska, for the last few years increasing numbers of us tiny indie lingerie brands have been playing a Secret Santa game. Each year we check who wants...
I'm running a writing competition at the moment - just a line, paragraph, however much you want, on what makes KMD special for you. Here's Meg's answer (not their real name): "I'm a girl....
The Lingerie Secret Santa started off as a fun and friendly project and now has around 30 brands in it, needs a committee to run it and has the potential to cause epic fallings...
I'm running a writing competition at the moment - just a line, paragraph, however much you want, on what makes KMD special for you. Here's Elle's answer (not their real name) - and her illustration!...
The illustrated guide to where are all the things are, for the forward planning KMD fans! Quite a few of you have been asking what it coming into stock , when and where, so here's...
We were truly overwhelmed by the number of applications we received for our catwalk. Honestly. We knew we thought it was a great idea but we didn't realise quite how many of you would, too!...
“I just don’t understand why products I see at the show sometimes never turn up or are really late”, said a retailer on one of the online lingerie professional groups a while back. After I...
I thought I should probably explain a few of the things that are happening this week for people who are new around here! 1) Free gifts. We don’t do sales. Seriously. You know when there’s...
I'm running a writing competition at the moment - just a line, paragraph, however much you want, on what makes KMD special for you. Here's Janet's answer (not their real name): 'Kiss Me Deadly...
Trade shows! Both way more boring than people imagine and yet way more surreal! We have no explanation These shows are for people working in the industry; for brands, they are a chance to show...
Have you noticed the £2500 pledge option on our Kickstarter? Been wondering what that was about? And that I've said we'll do knicker tutorials, plus if we hit 30K we'll give away an underbust corset...
Wow. Last week I though, oh no, we don’t have many swimwear pictures from fans! And spent an evening emailing some of you to see if you would help (I’m very boring), but it turns...
Meet some of the styles we produce almost every month: Most months, we make Van Doren 6 strap, 8 straps, and boned suspender belts, plus the Vargas longline girdle, roll on girdle and panty...
Updating in 2017; according to our traffic stats this is a heavily linked to and read blog! Apparently, plenty of folks are looking at the made in the UK issue. But time moves on - I've...
So, tradeshows! As with everything in the fashion industry, not as glam as they're sold. "Is this it?!" said Betty, looking round what's essentially a gigantic concrete and corrugated iron shed, full of workers rolling...
Over the last few months, I’ve noticed quite a few people responding to posts about swimsuits and bikinis with assertions that it looks great on the model but it wouldn’t work on anyone over a...
At the start of the year we knew there'd be some major changes coming, so here's an update on The Plan! For years we've been struggling with the large MOQ (minimum order quantity) of the...