Whether or not you are having one of our fabulous bridal outfits, then your thoughts have to focus on what you are going to wear under your dress. Do you want to wear a corset, a basque, bustier, torsolette or just a longline bra? You do want to look good all day for your partner!

Perhaps a basque like the one shown above left, which nips in the waist and lifts up the bosom and comes complete with detachable, multi-way straps should you need that extra support. Or alternatively, a longline strapless bra like the one shown above right. The most cleavage without straps. Featuring concealed boning, for a smooth look, and detachable push-up pads. Just perfect for gowns with lower bustlines and lower backs.

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And if you have a fuller figure, then a strapless torsolette, shown above left, with moderate push up effect, low back and a deep décolleté is an option.

Corsets of course, are what FairyGothMother is famous for, and we have a great collection of beautiful corsets like the one above left, to suit you. If you want a slightly lower back, or perhaps the extra support of a halter or straps, we have a style that is probably perfect for you.

And finally, if you are on a tight budget, we also have some bridal corsets, bustiers, basques and long line strapless bras in the Bridal section of the FairyGothMother Last Chance to Buy sale.

Whenever the big day is, we’re always happy to answer any questions you may have in your planning. Just call or email us. Alternatively, if you’d like to visit us in person at our London boutique to discuss an outfit or corset for the big day, we would ask that you contact us to arrange an appointment. Thank you.

Our London shop’s 2013 New Year Sale has started, offering great reductions for personal shoppers on some of our most popular pieces, as well as some items we do not sell online, such as the blouse pictured below.

Our opening times and directions to our shop can be found here. We’re only 5 minutes away from both Aldgate East and Liverpool Street underground stations.

London Fashion week is over for another season, and to make room for our new Autumn and Winter collections we have added some fabulous items to our Last Chance to Buy department.

You have the chance to purchase some sumptious Ayten Gasson silk lingerie like the Rebecca bodysuit below for an amazing £60 or her Annabel cami. also below, at just £35.

They are mainly one-off pieces, so if you like, don’t be slow to order, as at these prices we’re sure they’ll go very quickly!

We also have some amazing corset savings in the Last Chance to Buy too. Like the lingerie pieces, many are one-offs, like the pink underbust on the left below…

Our Last Chance to Buy can be accessed under Special Offers on our website navigation bar, or by clicking here and then selecting Lingerie or Corsets for the Category Search.

Our Weekly Specials this week are focused on corsets!

To start with we have a real bargain! Our best-selling, high-quality overbust corset, designed by us especially to meet your demands for a perfect hourglass silhouette is now available in Ivory and at just £75! If you are an upcoming bride, this overbust would look gorgeous as part of your wedding outfit in church or on honeymoon!
We also have two of our satin underbust corsets on Special, one available in red and the other ivory(see left and right below). You could wear as outerwear, or for a more alluring look when at leisure!
Finally, what can we say about our final special for this week. We have sold literally thousands of these frilly knickers over the past couple of years. With enough colours available to wear a different colour every day, and still have two left! There’s also a dark blue available too (not shown in image). Now’s the time to maybe buy a few, or all, of the colours you like at a very special price of just £6 each. Click on image to order! Remember, these offers are only available for one week from today!

With Summer defintely coming to a close here in the UK, we see our customers turning their attention to buying outfits for Autumn weddings, student fresher balls and even planning for Christmas ones! So if you are looking for a new outfit for a wedding, ball or just something you want, we’ve got a great Special Offer for you.

Buy any corset and get a skirt at half price! Yes, get a skirt of your choice for half price (conditions apply – see below).

Just order your corset and skirt online and we will manually adjust your order total before we charge. All our orders are reviewed before we make any charge.

Limited time offer – offer ends midnight UK time on 12th September, 2011!

Offer Conditions

• Offer is only available to orders placed online.
• Offer excludes Sale, Clearance and any other Offer corsets and skirts.
• Your chosen skirt cannot be more expensive than the corset.

Sorry, the offer has now ended.
 

For Personal Shoppers We’ve moved! Our London boutique has moved to 72 Commercial Street in historic Spitalfields. You can now find us at the corner of Commercial Street and Fashion Street, the latter being the London home of the world renowned fashion school, the Istituto Marangoni. We’re only about 300 yards from our old Lamb Street premises. Nearest underground stations are Aldgate East and Liverpool Street. You can find directions here. If you can get into visit us we have some exciting opening offers for personal shoppers… A free corset keyring with every purchase (while stocks last). Our in-shop Summer Lingerie and Corsetry Sale. 15% discount on all full-price lingerie when you quote code 15272. Offers valid only in our London shop

For Online Shoppers We’d love to see you in our new shop, and give you the chance take up our personal shopper offers, but we know many of you are just too far away. So we have decided to give our online customers a great offer too. We’re calling it Summer Madness… All orders of £100 or over will receive an automatic 15% discount (Sale, Clearance and Special Offer items do not qualify) Offer is valid for online orders only. OFFER ENDS 31st AUGUST, 2011 Our Online Shopper’s offer has ended, but keep checking regularly here and on the website for upcoming offers. Why not subscribe to the FairyGothMother / Lulu and Lush enmail newsletter? A link can be found at the bottom of all our web pages, or subscribe now.

We like to chat with our customers, so we tend to know what people are buying for. Obviously, in November and December it’s Christmas parties, and in February it’s Valentines (in January it’s in despair), so what happens in the Summer months? Weddings, apparently! Also Ascot, and slightly drizzly barbeques . . . we can’t help with the barbeques, but for everything else, we firmly believe there’s a suitable corset. So one Bank Holiday Monday we assembled at the shop to demonstrate some of them, aided by the lovely Annette.

The easiest way to make a corset outfit suitable for the Summer months is to pick a pastel shade. Obviously, it would be risky to go for white or ivory if it’s a wedding you are thinking of, but this pale pink outfit (above) is light without causing drama – always remember not to have a bigger train than the bride! The minute floral sprigs on the corset add a clear seasonal air to the outfit, and as it is cotton lined, and the skirt is silk, the fabrics are light and airy. The relatively demure cut of the corset means you won’t worry the ministers delicate sensibilities, but if you are worried about the bare shoulders and decolletage, add a shrug, stole or scarf to cover up. As with many corsets, this really doesn’t need any jewellery, but a clutch and perhaps a small fascinator would be sensible for the day.

This outfit is easily recognisable as a Dior-esque, New Look silhouette – always a classic for a glamorous event, or anything with a retro theme. The bold florals on the corset (above) bring the seasonal element but are strongly hued enough to manage being paired with black without losing their impact. A halter neck gives the impression of modesty, whilst the full circle skirt over a petticoat will have you twirling with enthusiasm!

If you are going to an event with fans of the 40′s and 50′s, wear the above with seamed hosiery and classic heels. For a more contemporary look – perhaps for a daytime wedding – try bare legs or sheer, skin toned hosiery, and perhapsa more modern heel that picks up on a colour in the corset.

This is the same skirt, this time styled for Ascot! This outfit means you can enter the Royal Enclosure – here in the UK there are some interesting rule about being near royalty, and the end result is modest necklines and big hats. For the Royal Enclosure, you must be wearing shoulder straps of not less than one inch, and you must have a hat, or a “substantial fascinator”. We’re not entirely sure which this is – somewhere in between perhaps!

This outfit (above)is very classic, almost red carpet with the hair down, with a trained skirt and bold contrast panelling, but with the red and black colourway would be bit much for the average daytime Summer Wedding. For the evening though, its a fairly simple and stylish option. Again, if the bare shoulders would upset a more conservative audience, a cover up is always a useful option. One of our ex-staff members is addressing a large group of bankers next week, and will be adding a fairly extensive shrug to her corset outfit!

Alternatively, for a more cocktail party look, pair a pencil skirt with a paler colour of corset. If you wanted to make this more daytime, lose the black hosiery, and add a hair flower. In this case, we kept the skirt in a nice quality of cotton, which is great for warmer times, and tones down the overall level of formality.

Last, but not least, two outfits that are great if you’re off to an evening party and really love your lingerie! A high waisted skirt is a fantastic addition to your wardrobe if you have a slight addiction to lingerie that’s so good you want to show it off. On the left, we’ve paired a Cadolle high waisted satin shapewear skirt (which has a beautiful corset-laced effect back) with an Ayten Gasson silk teddy. Ayten’s styles are perfect for a fun, flirty show and are perfectly respectable over a bra and under a skirt. Her laid back frills both complement and contrast with the sleeker skirt that would look more formal with other styles, and she often shoots her styles in a Summer garden setting.

On the right, we’ve put a Kiss Me Deadly bra with a high waisted cotton skirt and a waterfall style chiffon shrug – as you can see, a shrug really does make an outfit look very different, and with a detailed midi or longline bra and no skin showing, it simply looks like an unusual dress. With the feathers ( is this substantial enough?) and the black and red colour scheme, this would be great for a glamorous evening party – or perhaps a show or dinner club.

Of course, many of you have no doubt done this better than us by now – so why not send in your pictures? Just send them in to us…corsets @ luluandlush.com

There’s nothing nicer than opening an email from one of our customers and finding they have attached an image of themselves wearing their FairyGothMother / Lulu and Lush outfit.

Some of you may already be aware of our Customer Gallery, but if you are not, why not take a look? We’ve images from customers showing all sorts of outfits, from their pride and joy corset, to their prom outfit, their wedding day ensembles or just having fun all dressed up!

With prom time swiftly approaching, festivals, graduation days and that summer wedding, why not send us an image(s) of yourself in your FairyGothMother / Lulu and Lush finery as we’d love to see. Please send your images to corsets at luluandlush dot com and we’ll add you to our growing Gallery.

Our video below has Chrys Columbine trying on some of out latest designs for Spring at our London boutique.

If you like what you see, why not take a look our latest additions gallery and see even more of what we have available for you this Spring and Summer.

Playful and exquisite, Lulu and Lush’s Alice collection captures the essence of the elegant and curious little girl, who finds herself drawn down a rabbit hole and into her own Wonderland. The sumptuous powder blue satin, delicate spotted mesh, luxuriously soft tulle and twinkling charms delight the eye whilst spiral steel boning and powermesh provide structure and shape.

The collection features an underwired plunge bra, a corset, a longline powermesh girdle, a bustle, a unique waterfall bed jacket, calf and ankle-length tulle skirts and two matching briefs.

L-R: Alice in Wonderland plunge bra, 32B-34D, £29. Alice mesh and heart cut-out knickers, S-XL, £18. Alice mesh and frill knickers, S-XL, £18.

With padded heart-shaped satin cups, the underwired plunge bra is both flattering and functional. The ruched white straps are adjustable and elasticated, guaranteeing a perfect fit. The bra features sheer sides in baby blue spotted mesh, and closes at the back with a hook-and-eye fastening. Complete the set with either the matching soft mesh and satin heart knickers, or sheer frilled brief.

In floaty, spotted mesh, the collared bed jacket with gathered frill detailing is as perfect on the beach as it is in the boudoir, and adds extra glamour to the lingerie set.

Alice in Wonderland bed jacket, S-L, £45. Worn over Alice plunge bra and heart knickers, as above.

The corset in powder blue satin is fully steel boned to comfortably reduce the waist by 4″ whilst shaping the hips and emphasising the bust. With a front metal busk closure and fully adjustable back lacing over a modesty panel, the corset is available in sizes 20″-30″ (suitable for 24″-34″ natural waists) and is trimmed with matching blue spotted mesh and tiny heart-shaped charms which catch the light beautifully.

Designed with curves in mind, the Alice girdle sits just under the bust and comes down over the hips to create a smooth hourglass silhouette. Created from powermesh and stretch satin, the girdle features a spotted mesh overlay and satin inserts on either side of the centre pannel to draw the eye to the narrowest part of the waist. Four detachable white suspender straps are provided to keep stockings in place, and the girdle is finished off with a satin ruffle and adorable ribbon bows.

L-R: Alice powermesh girdle, S-XL, £49. Girdle worn over plunge bra, as above. Alice overbust corset with heart trim, 20″-30″, £210, suitable for natural waists from 24″-36″.

The powder blue prom skirt reaches just below the knee whilst the pure white ballet skirt flares out to the ankle, emphasising the waist and picking out the satin bow detail of the corset. Both skirts feature layers of soft tulle netting lined with satin, a hidden zip and a satin waistband which enable the skirts to sit perfectly when worn with the matching corset.

L-R: Alice tulle prom skirt, UK 8-18, £150. Alice ankle-length ballet skirt, UK 8-18, £160 , also available in ivory and black. Worn with Alice corset, as above.

The full bustle gives Alice a burlesque twist, featuring lashings of hand-draped, beautifully soft satin and mesh. With front ribbon ties, the bustle can either be worn around the waist or lower on the hip and tucked underneath the corset.

L-R: Hand-draped Alice bustle, S-XL, £155. Worn with Alice corset and heart cut-out knickers, as above.

The collection was exclusively previewed on the catwalk during Old Spitalfields Market Fashion Week and at the Corset & Diamonds party in May where classically trained pianist and international burlesque starlet Chrys Columbine debuted the collection with a piano-playing striptease act.

Chrys Columbine performing at Corset & Diamonds

The girdle, bra and knickers are in stock and available for immediate dispatch, whereas the bustle, corset and skirts are made to order and take between three and eight weeks. Please see the individual item pages for further details.