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.
Change
A long awaited day off, in underwear form.
Dita Von Teese Lingerie (via Glamuse)
Femme fatale foundations from our gothic glam Mother.
Dottie’s Delights
A little Marilyn, a little Morticia.
Flash You & Me
Turning heads—starting with your own.
Forest Ink
Haunted coquette.
God Save Queens
The "how does she always look so put together?" impossibly comfy and wearable pair.
Hellflower
Main-character basics.
Highly Liquid
Soft launch your villain era.
Hopeless Lingerie
Made for the wearer, not the gaze—and all the more captivating because of it.
Solstice Lingerie
Cool girl balletcore—with a decidedly darker dress code. If you were an American Apparel girlie, this is your stop.
Thistle & Spire
Lilith would approve.
Videnoir
Peak bat behaviour.
Wickedly Divine
For those who prefer their intimates sharp, strappy and liable to start rumours.
Like perfume, lipstick or jewellery, the right lingerie has a way of changing how you carry yourself.
Whether you gravitate toward playful pin-up silhouettes, gothic romance or everyday black essentials, each of these brands offers its own interpretation of dark feminine confidence.
Which will you shop first?
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