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Candy Baker wish you a Happy valentines day 14th Feb, 2012
The Winners
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Amazing 10 days Love Boom Valentines giveaway is now finished. We love to say thanks for everyone who join this competition, your lovely comments & support.
Big thanks to What Katie Did, Miss Mandalay, Kiss Me Deadly, Fräulein Kink, Kriss Soonik Loungerie, Ayten Gassson, Velda Lauder, Playful Promises, Paolita for the Valentines Love Bomb! Inspiring Designers, thanks so much.
We are pleased to annouce the winners of our Lingerie Love Bomb event are ……………
1/ Jacqueline Wilton (from our website)
2/Hannah Platt (from our facebook)
The following lucky Winners have won Our Classic Crystal Collection/ Black Seam .
We will contact you by email & post this lovely Cystal tights to you within this week.
You deserve a Sparkling Moments
Congratulation!!
Candy Baker London xxxx
♥ Love Boom Day 10 ♥ Paolita ♥ Prize ♥
Its so much fun to look at Paolita beachwear collection, I can imagine myself with lot of different cocktail, forget about the snow, fall in love with my beachwear, enjoy life & holiday. London based beachwear designer with her signature colourful prints & beautiful cut beachwear, I really want one!!! be prepare your next dream holiday!! The Prize is here now!!
How to Enter?
Send us an email at lovebomb@paolita.co.uk with your first name and last name AND like our Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/
The first winner will get to come to our boutique in Central London to meet Paolita’s designer and pick out a bikini or swimsuit from the 2012 collection (not yet in stores!). The second and third winners will win a lace hoodie in blush or baby blue.
The winner will be announced on February 17th on our Facebook page and will be contacted through email. If you are not able to visit the boutique, no worries Paolita will post your gift worldwide!
Good Luck!!
♥ Love Boom Day 9 ♥ Playful Promise ♥ Prize ♥
Playful promise First fashioned by Emma Parker in 2004. The London designed brand which mixes quirky, directional design with all things playful, flirty and even a little bit dirty. Time to win today's giveaway.
What is the Prize?
Playful Promise will be running 2 giveaways, which will give each person 4 chances of
winning if they do the whole lot.
2 prizes of Etti set with Underbust black corset
How To enter:
1. Sign up to their newsletter which is on the front page of the website
www.playfulpromises.com
AND/OR
2. Reblog Playful Promise giveaway entry on tumblr (for 1 entry), comment on Playful Promise
giveaway status on facebook (for 1 entry) or tweet about @playfulpromises
lovebomb giveaway (for 1 entry)
♥ Love Boom Day 8 ♥ Velda Lauder Corsetiere ♥ Prize ♥
2 weeks ago it was Candy Bakers first time showing in Paris. Velda was my neighbour and I got chance to understand more about Corsets. Even if you know about corsets or not, no one could take their eyes off Velda's collection & her model in the show. She is the Corset Queen, her book will tell you all you need to know. I read it and just simply admire her work & passion in Corsets. Join Love boom giveaway this week, see below.
How to Enter?
Candy Baker Love Boom giveaway: to celebrate, we giveaway 2X Black Seam Crystal tights for 2 lucky winners. Leave your comments to our contact pages/ facebook or Check out this blog below.
♥ Love Boom Day 7 ♥ Ayten Gasson Lingerie ♥ Prize ♥
Knowing the designer from my last London trade fair, Ayten began her fashion career from Central St.Martin and launched her first collection in the Summer of 2005, many years of hard work and standing her beliefs, the brand remains a firm commitment to producing in the UK and any eye to ethical & sustainable, Ayten Gassson beautiful vintage inspired silk lingerie, nightwear and Giftwear trimmed with vintage Nottingham lace. They also produce every single piece all hand made in the UK. I think you would like to know more about Ayten Gassson story, and see today the Love boom prize, and check out how to win. See below.
Giving away two Lara silk bralet and knicker sets as our main prize in
lemon or lime, s/m/l http://www.kissmedeadly.co.uk/
up to AytenGasson mailing list on our home page http://www.aytengasson.com/ AytenGasson
will be giving away three runner up prizes which will be a pair of cerise
LOVE BOMB silk knickers.
Just RT tweets Ayten Gasson on Tweeter between now and the 11th February for a
chance of winning these Cerise silk knickers.
https://twitter.com/
All draws will be made on the 11th February and each winner will be
contacted by the end of the day to arrange delivery.
Blog http://www.aytengasson.com/
on Monday morning to Ayten Gasson mailing list.
♥ Love Boom Day 6 ♥ fräulein kink ♥ Prize ♥
Love Boom giveaway day 6 today
One week to go to Valentines day 2012!, want to try something fun & naughty, look at Miss Nicole's Fraulein Kink, a designer from New York who moved to Berlin and started her indie naughty erotic accessories brand. I remember the first time I meet Miss Nicole last summer in London, we were both launching our collection. I just fall in love with her blindfold, the way she use the fringe idea it feel like its dancing on your face and look very pretty. This love boom event giving more people a good chance to discover about indie lingerer designer brands in 10 days. Another amazing talent on Love Boom.
Here is the Prize.
Free Gift to 1 Lucky Winner: Free Justine Fringe Blindfold and special 50% off discount code on any item on webshop!
How to Enter:
Answer this question: What is your favorite thing about Fraulein Kink?
Post answers on Facebook page, Twitter, or Email Direct.
Winner will be selected on Tuesday Feb 7th.
email missnicole@frauleinkink.com
facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/
twitter https://twitter.com/#!/
♥ Love Boom Day 5 ♥ Kiss Me Deadly ♥ Prize ♥
Love Boom ♥ Kiss Me Deadly ♥ Day 5 ♥ Prize ♥
♥ Kiss Me Deadly ♥ will be giving away a Fifi set (see photo) picked rom people who comment on facebook/twitter/our blog and a £100 voucher picked from people on the
mailing list.
http://www.kissmedeadly.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/
Everyone know about Kiss Me Deadly specialists in Vintage inspired lingerie suspender belts and girdles, also one of the lingerie industries most respected brand. Their vintage inspired retro lingerie brand is designed for femme fatales; glamorous, sensual and intelligent women with just a hint of danger.
Know more about Love Boom giveaway http://www.candybaker.co.uk/
Each day from 30th January until the 10th February 1 different Independent designers is featured and will be giving away amazing free gifts!
♥ Love Boom Day 4 ♥ Kriss Soonik Loungerie ♥ Prize ♥
How to Enter?
Sign up to our newsletter, share the link and/or tweet about @krisssoonik giveaway to get a chance to win our iconic Kristel Turtle Neck Suspender Top with 3/4 Sleeves!( http://www.kriss-soonik.com/products-page/product-category/kristel-turtle-neck/ )
More to know about Kriss Soonik Loungerie
//Kriss Soonik [son-ik] launched her first collection in 2008 introducing her signature talent for giving the “underwear as outerwear” concept a fresh and modern twist. When the traditional approach has been about corsets as eveningwear Kriss Soonik has started a new wave – wearing velour gowns to a chic Sunday brunch.//
Visit website: http://www.kriss-soonik.com/category/blog/
Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kriss-Soonik-Loungerie/135838919680?ref=ts
♥ Love Boom Day 3 ♥ Miss Mandalay ♥
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Mandalay/
VAVA lingerie set, brown leopard. 5 runners up prizes of our Mia knickers, worn under the suspender. Just what you see here ♥
How to Enter?
To enter our giveaway you will have to refer a friend to Miss
Mandalay website below. Once you refer you are automatically
entered into the giveaway and in doing so will be signing up to our
mailing list* (*so please mention).
http://www.missmandalay.com/
♥ Miss Mandalay ♥ is every fashion conscious women with big boobs who's always wanted to wear sexy & luxurious lingerie & swimwear that actually fits!
Check out more Miss Mandalay
http://www.missmandalay.com/comp.aspx
♥ Love Boom Day 2 ♥ Candy Baker London ♥
We hope you already check out our Blog about Love Boom.
Candy Baker Love Boom ♥♥♥ Prizes ♥♥♥
2 X Backseam (Size: S/M or M/L) Classic Crystal 50 Den Hosiery £33
Classic Crystal Hosiery Collection – by Candy Baker London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol4iFhM5iDA&feature=youtu.be
How to Enter ?
from 31th January- 10th Feb, 2012.
Leave your email + comment at our Contact pages OR Facebook Pages.
2 lucky winners will be received our email or facebook message on 12th February, 2012
♥ we will announce 2 lucky winners name on our facebook pages on 12th Feb, 2012/ https://www.facebook.com/CandyBakerLondon ♥
All drawers will be made on the 12th February and each winner will be contacted by the end of the day to arrange delivery.
Good luck everyone!! xx
♥ Love Boom Day 1 ♥ What katie did ♥
Lovebomb giveaway: to celebrate we’re giving away a complete Valentine’s outfit of Cabaret Torsolette, Kate Knickers and your choice of Retro Seamed Stockings (as seen below). 10 runners up will also receive a pair of our Retro Contrast Seamed Opaque Stockings or Tights. To enter the draw simply sign up to our mailing list at Salon What Katie Did. The winners will be chosen on Friday 10th February – just in time for the big day!
First on the bill for the Big Love-in is vintage-style brand What Katie Did, specialising in 1940s and 50s style lingerie and corsetry, leading the way in the recent retro trend.
Founded by Katie Halford in 1999, What Katie Did initially began by selling just stockings, particularly the fully-fashioned stockings that have remained popular to this day. Katie’s love affair with 1940s and 50s fashion started in her mid-teens and led her on a hunt for the perfect vintage wardrobe. She soon found that while vintage clothing was easy to come by, underwear was deeming tricky.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Valentine’s Lovebomb give away♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
from 31th January- 10th Feb, 2012.
Leave your email + comment at our Contact pages OR Facebook Pages.
♥♥♥ Prizes ♥♥♥
2 X Backseam (Size: S/M or M/L) Classic Crystal 50 Den Hosiery £33
Classic Crystal Hosiery Collection – by Candy Baker London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol4iFhM5iDA&feature=youtu.be
2 lucky winners will be received our email or facebook message on 12th February, 2012
♥ we will announce 2 lucky winners name on our facebook pages on 12th Feb, 2012/ https://www.facebook.com/CandyBakerLondon ♥
All drawers will be made on the 12th February and each winner will be contacted by the end of the day to arrange delivery.
Good luck everyone!! xx
Valentine’s Lovebomb!
We’ve teamed up with 9 other independent lingerie brands to bring you a
http://www.thelingerieaddict.com/2012/01/whats-an-independent-lingerie-brand-anyway.html
What’s an ‘Independent Lingerie Brand’ Anyway? (Plus a Major Valentine’s Day Lingerie Event!)
Catherine (from Kiss Me Deadly) and I have been doing a lot of chatting lately, and one of the things we’ve realized is that while she’s the head of an independent lingerie brand and I’m blogger who supports independent lingerie brands, we’ve never exactly talked about what an independent lingerie brand is or why they matter in the multibillion dollar economic machine that is the mainstream lingerie industry.
Since I’m currently on a plane across the Atlantic (and soon to cope with another stretch of jetlag once I’m safely back stateside), this seemed like the perfect opportunity to have that conversation…especially since I just spent significant portion of the Salon International de la Lingerie talking with independent lingerie brands. Also, this blog post kicks off a major indie lingerie brand event that starts in just a few days (on January 30th). I’ve heard there’s going to be tons of free knickers involved so definitely keep your eyes peeled.
By: Catherine
Valentine’s Day…a time of love and outpourings of affection and people saying nice things to each other and loads of other stuff I’m really bad at! But it does have lingerie, and I do really like lingerie. So it seemed like a great time not just to talk about our lingerie, but about all the nice knickers I spend time with.
If you read much about the industry, you’ll hear us talking about being independent or boutique brands – but I’m not sure how many people know what that means. Boutique brands are usually the quirky designer brands that you find in the small shops and the department stores rather than mainstream shopping centre. You can get some very large companies running a boutique brand – for example Little Minx is owned by a large Australian corporation. Independent means something a bit different – it means that the brand does not have a corporation bankrolling it. That doesn’t always mean there’s not someone with money behind it, or that we aren’t also legally companies, but it means the huge corporate megastructure that exists behind mainstream brands isn’t there.
Indie lingerie brands can be anything from one person companies making their own items up to companies that have quite a few employees but have grown up all on their own – in the UK you don’t count as a large company here until you are making multimillions a year in turnover, so we’re all safe for that for a while I think! We all end up in the same section at trade shows and the assumption tends to be that we’re competitors, as if lingerie customers were like music fans or mainstream fashion buyers, where there are groups of people who specifically buy from indie brands or groups. After some research we did last year though, we’re pretty certain that’s not true, and that in fact indie lingerie brands compete with the high street!
But what does it mean from your point of view? Mostly that we produce more interesting things than the mainstream brands! If you have to justify your sales to a board, you tend to get a bit cautious – just look at how long it too Marks and Spencers to start doing things that weren’t beige, for heaven’s sake. Whereas indie brands make their name on innovative, niche and/or quirky designs. As with mainstream fashion, it’s pretty clear that in lingerie, lots of trends originate with small brands playing about and taking risks, and then getting co-opted by the mainstream once they’ve shown it can sell, so if you want to avoid a blandly walmart-ised industry, you want us to stick around.
Of course the downside is that small companies don’t have the resources or purchasing power of big ones, so we tend to be more expensive; but the world would be so much more boring without us, and quite often, when you support us, you can see where your money goes – often into more local circles.
You’d also be surprised how often you are talking directly to the person that designs the stuff, runs the company or makes the garments when you get in touch with an indie brand. That’s not an opportunity you’re going to get with a corporation, no matter how friendly their facebook might be, and it means there’s a far more dirct relationship between things you say and what comes out in . . . well this is fashion so it’s a years time, but still, you take my point.
So, want to support independent lingerie brands then? Good! Because this year 10 of us have got together and everyday one of us will be offering a giveaway or competition while the rest of us will be telling you what we love about them! With hosiery, swimwear, silk, full bust, shapewear and corsetry in the mix, none of us are anticipating this being difficult – especially as we also pulled together an awesome photoshoot for it.
Keep your eyes peeled online from the 30th January until the 10th February, for plenty of blog content and offers; we hope you’ll all join us in this celebration of this vibrant and creative sector of the market.
Brands joining the Love-In:
What Katie Did –faux vintage lingerie, corsetry and swim
Candy Baker - glamourous diamante embellished hosiery
Miss Mandalay – B-HH cups in trend-led bra sets and bikinis.
Kriss Soonik – edgy loungerie with signature motifs.
Kiss Me Deadly – femme fatale stocking and suspender sets
Fraulein Kink – Sensual accessories to inspire adventure, lust and sexual exploration.
Ayten Gasson – vintage inspired silk lingerie, nightwear and giftwear trimmed with vintage Nottingham lace
Playful Promises – fun and flirty trend led lingerie, swimwear and giftwear
Paolita – high end beachwear with that celebrate individuality and vitality
Velda Lauder Corsetiere – Couture and ready to wear corsetry and lingerie.
Credits for the images:
Venue – Cirque Du Soir, Soho
Photographer – Anna Swiczeniuk
Models – Jessica Louise Abidde , Tessa Kuragi, Miranda Barrie
MUA – Cheyenne Raymond
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