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Word Play: How Lingerie Came to America - Literally

Back when your great great grandmother was wearing bloomers, American women flocked to France to buy lingerie. This was in the 1800s when the word itself didn’t really exist in the American vocabulary. We Anglo-Saxons incorporated it into our English language as a stand-in for frilly, naughty undergarments (like we did with other French words too sexy or sassy for our Puritan ways.)

October 08, 2015

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Chantelle Supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In 1980, Janelle Hail was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 34. With little information about the disease and few resources at her disposal, Hail embarked on a mission to educate herself and overcome breast cancer. Years later, she launched the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) to help women learn about what has become a national health crisis.

October 07, 2015

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Your Secret Power Suit: Don't Leave Home Without It

To match or not to match? That is the question...

August 25, 2015

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Calais Lace: Centuries of French Craftsmanship Thread by Thread

We are very lucky to be women, so even if we're wearing trousers, I always wear them with some lace underwear or a very feminine bra - I like that. - Carine Roitfeld, former editor-in-chief, French Vogue
Calais is a small French port town on the English Channel where, on a clear day, you can see the Strait of Dover. This simple geographic detail had a huge historical impact on the world of textiles that prevails to this day.

August 19, 2015

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Keeping abreast is serious business

It’s hard to imagine that eighty-percent of women are wearing the wrong size bra, but that’s what statistics suggest: The majority of us have gotten comfortable being uncomfortable.

July 25, 2015

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Behind the Scenes at Chantelle

Chantelle is one of the best known French brands in the U.S., and it has always been ahead of the game: When women were bound up in tightly-laced corsets over 200 years ago, Chantelle invented the first girdle in elasticized fabric so that women could move and breath.

September 23, 2015

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Empreinte: How One French Man Changed the World for Full-Busted Women

Desperately seeking a D cup - and beyond...
Empreinte was inspired by the French song: “Je ne peux effacer l’empreinte du passé…”, a French turn-of-phrase which means “I cannot erase the trace of the past.”

August 21, 2015

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Lingerie Lore: Chantelle's deep French roots rock the world

This history of Chantelle is a sweeping panorama of industry-changing lingerie innovations and revolutions. It's one of the best-known French lingerie brands in the U.S., and yet Chantelle has deep roots in France that go back centuries.

August 16, 2015