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.