It may be cold and gloomy outside but here at Plums Lingerie it’s time to start looking forward to spring and summer. Prima Donna are filling this season with a beautiful pastels, highlighted with a strong turquoise and coral from the first story to be delivered this season, Kolyma. After the deep dark colours of the winter Kolyma bursts through in vivid coral, bright turquoise and the obligatory seasonal white. This range will be a staple of the season due to the three bra shapes that it is available in. The traditional underwire full cup, the balcony bra and increasingly popular padded T-shirt bra. The padded T-shirt bra is available up to a G cup and combines practicality and design by incorporating lace up the side of the cups so it doesn’t show through when wearing close-fitting tops. The briefs in this story include italian briefs that originally started making an appearance with Marie Jo and have now crossed over to Prima Donna. The sheer embroidered back of these briefs gives it a flirty seductive look.
Prima Donna always include a timeless classic, this season is the Tamise. Available in both the natural ivory and the ever practical caffe latte. This range has included a new style of bra, a smooth cup that is not lacy nor padded. This is great for all the larger cup sizes because there is nothing else similar to this, however the fabric used is a shiny satin which I think many people will find old-fashioned. The padded spacer bra also makes an appearance and is available up to the G cup, it always proves popular in the cafe latte as it will be perfect for wearing under T-shirts. Along with the standard briefs available the Tamise also includes a corrective brief to give you a little bit of support around the tummy. The Tamise will appeal to those who have previously bought the Odeon or Constantinople in previous seasons.
The most decorative new fashion range for the season is the Amazone a luxury story with ornate floral motifs and a gorgeous firework embroidery. This range is available in a stunning electric flower which interplay’s lilacs and greens against the rich ivory background and pandora blue, a purply blue with crocus inspired lilac used in the embroidery. A striking as the underwire bra is it is the deep plunge that really shows off the design to full effect. A definite favourite the season and the perfect way to indulge yourself.
In every season Prima Donna takes some of its most popular designs and re-colours them. In line with a delicate summer feel the Stockholm from last autumn winter has been brought out in a soft delicate peach. The Stockholm sold-out exceptionally quickly in the autumn and due to the three different styles of bra are something for everyone. In addition, this season Prima Donna have introduced a little negligee to be worn with the bra. Perfect if you like your nightwear but still feel more comfortable with a bit of support. The Kensington also makes a reappearance, it comes in a rich cream with a beige, gold and natural coloured embroidery which gives all of the pieces a sparkle. This is also the only fashion range that includes a basque. Finally this brings us to the eternally popular Deauville, still available in white natural, cafe latte and black, the pretty crocus colour is being introduced for the summer.
The other two continuity stories are the Madison and the Perle. The Prima Donna Perle is the epitome of a lingerie basic with smooth cup bras in a multitude of styles and seamless corrective briefs. However the fit of the Perle bras are not consistent with the other Prima Donna bras so would always recommend trying a few different sizes on. The Madison however does not have this problem. And also being available in the new non-transparent underwire bra it is a great alternative for the larger cup ladies to wear under their T-shirts. If you like to add the colour to your summer Madison is available in scarlet as well as the other continuity colours white, natural, cafe latte and black.
There is a strong feeling of romance in the latest seasons collection soft pastels evoke thoughts of meadows and spring flowers. My tip for the must have this season is the Amazone, both colourings a flattering to a different skin tones and it manages to be bright and colourful without being garish.
After two weeks off, LingerieChat is back! The topic of this week’s lingerie chat was designer v. luxury lingerie. This post is a summary of everything we chatted about:
