Love Bomb 2013: Miss Mandalay

 

It's that time of the year again, and after last year's successful Love Bomb, we are doing it all again!

The Love Bomb is a celebration of independent lingerie and swimwear designers in the run up to Valentine's Day. Each of the brands taking part in the Love Bomb is run by a handful of people (and in some cases, even one!), standing up against the mega-corporations to bring you innovative, quirky and unique knickers!  

Unlike the big spenders we are in this game for the knickers – like you, we can’t get enough of them! Many a day is spent lusting after other brands’ lacy wonders and structured glories, so we thought what better way to encourage support for indie lingerie than to gather together for a big, sloppy Valentine’s love bomb!

Each day, one independent lingerie brand will be offering a giveaway or competition, while the other 7 brands will be shouting a lot about it! We even put together a sumptuous photoshoot for it, which will accompany the Love In!

(Photography by Anna Swiczeniuk, Model Miss Miranda, Bra and Brief by Miss Mandalay, Girdle by Kiss Me Deadly)

Day 7: Miss Mandalay



Miss Mandalay will be giving away a £100 voucher to spend at their website on a choice of lingerie and/or swimwear, plus 2 runners up will win a pair of leopard print shorties!

Winners will be selected randomly from fans who tweet 'I want to win lingerie @missmandalay #lingerielovebomb'

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who share their lovebomb post to their facebook.  Visit their facebook for more information.

Love Bomb: Miss Mandalay

Miss Mandalay, Velda Lauder, Playful Promises and Pearls and Swine modelled by Tessa Kuragi. Photo by Anna Swiczeniuk, MUA by Cheyenne Raymond.

One of the biggest heart-aches among lingerie lovers of the world is the inability for each and every brand to cater to all sizes. Contrary to popular opinion, this isn’t because we favour one size over another, but purely because, as independent lingerie brands, we just can’t afford it! Catherine from Kiss Me Deadly wrote an incredibly in depth, mathematical blog post on this subject, for those that are interested. 

When most of us cater to “standard” sizing, this leaves more of a niche for brands such as Miss Mandalay to produce gorgeous lingerie for harder-to-buy-for sizes. It was exactly this problem that led Lorraine Morton to create Miss Mandalay, launching the brand in 2005.

There are a growing number of lingerie brands focusing on larger cup and smaller band sizing; however it wasn’t long ago when these ranges were designed for comfort and support, with no thought about how glamorous they made women feel. In the words of Lorraine, “Miss Mandalay is every fashion conscious woman with big boobs who’s always wanted to wear sexy & luxurious lingerie that actually fits!” They offer directional, attractive styles in 28” D – G and 30” – 38” B – GG.

Gigi

Imagine my despair when I realised this wasn’t available in my size! See, it works both ways :P Despite not fitting me, I still lust over the Gigi flame red balcony bra. The shape and colour screams Bettie Page!

Mia

Another sultry little gem that sadly isn’t available in my size – I love the sheer lace and velvet trim. 

To win the beautiful Vava set in Miss Mandalay's giveaway, answer this easy-peasy question to be instantly entered (in doing so you will also be signing up to their mailing list). 5 runners up will also receive a pair of Mia briefs! Keep an eye on their facebook, Twitter and News Page for further details.