The Unmentionables: 13 Dark Feminine Lingerie Brands to Shop for National Underwear Day
Whether you're building your first collection or refreshing an old favourite, these beautifully crafted brands belong beneath every wardrobe
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Intimates are aptly named. They're the pieces we wear closest, often for our eyes only.
They're the garments we choose for ourselves first, not because anyone else will see them, but because of how they make us feel. Whether your confidence comes wrapped in delicate lace or your favourite cotton essentials, the right pair becomes the underpinning of the day ahead.
In celebration of National Underwear Day (August 5), we've rounded up 13 dark feminine lingerie brands that make the first layer every bit as considered as the last.
In the Atelier with Videnoir: Gothic Lingerie as Living Art
Darkly inspired designs created to be worn, and impossible not to photograph
By: Amanda Albert
Videnoir’s distinctly gothic visual language draws from a lifelong affinity for the dark, shaped by film, history, art, and architecture. This foundation is reinforced by more than fifteen years of dressmaking experience and a lineage rooted in corsetry and atelier work, carried forward through study and practice.
The design house moves with a near-devotional focus on precise pattern making and refined fit. Construction is approached with equal care, balancing comfort with a strong visual point of view. Each decision is made in close proximity to the body it is intended to shape.
In our conversation with Alice, Videnoir’s co-founder, we step inside the technical architecture behind each piece. She reflects on the references that inform the work, as well as the collections still to come.