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Black Heart Lingerie, a brand founded in 2025 by model and designer Brennah Black, will be exhibiting at the Evolution show in New York, Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1. The new brand was “born from a desire to create elegant, empowering pieces that blend bold femininity with quiet luxury,” and includes a small array of bras, panties, garter belts and hose. “We specialize in comfortable lingerie that feels indulgent yet wearable, designed to move with you from boa

CLO intimo will present its new season and new collection, Salento, at the upcoming Evolution Concept show in New York, January 31 and February. This is CLO’s 22nd year in business and 44th collection. “Our new selections are inspired by the town of Salento Colombia; a beautiful, picturesque, colonial town surrounded by spectacular greenery, rolling hills and home to the vast collection of colorful flowers and birds,” explained designer and founder Claudia Ochoa. “For those w

Items from Scandale's new Rococo collection. 20 year old Maison Close announced the acquisition of the Scandale brand from Hop Lun earlier this month, arguing that the “iconic French lingerie brand founded in 1932” was a “pioneer of the modern girdle, whose inventiveness profoundly transformed the way women wore lingerie.” It added that as “a symbol of boldness and freedom, Scandale was the first to introduce innovative underwear, softer, lighter, breaking with the restrictiv

Images from businesses acquired by Hop Lun: P.H. Garment lingerie and swim items from 2024 (left); and from the company’s Dorina lookbook, shortly after it acquired the brand in 2015. According to multiple new reports today, Platinum Equity has been exploring the sale Hop Lun, the lingerie and swim producer, a majority stake of which it acquired in 2022.  Hop Lun was founded in 1992 by Erik Ryd, who, at the time of that sale, was indicated to retain “a significant stake in Ho