We just love the the Ayten Gasson collection newly arrived, and we’re sure you will too. Her creations, made in the United Kingdom, are renowned for her use of silk and Nottngham lace, making exquisite to the eye and sensual to the touch lingerie and nightwear. Having said that, some of her pieces, like the Hamma kimono could easily be worn over a top with jeans!

Gorgeous aren’t they!

If you love Ayten’s work, and you also love a bargain, we have one-off pieces remaining from previous collections in our Last Chance to Buy Sale Lingerie section too.

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.

Now’s the time to visit our London shop!

All the crowds are at the sporting events, so why not enjoy the shops of London, and of course, the FairyGothMother / Lulu and Lush shop? We have some great in-store bargains just waiting for you. Lingerie, dresses, corsets and skirts, in fact, something for everyone!

Click here to see our summer opening hours, and directions, if you have not visited us before.

A Summer of Bargains!

Have you looked at our Last Chance to Buy sale? In it you”ll find some stunning corsets, prom and eveing gowns and lingerie. Many are one-off items, so they really are last chance to buy and you can get them at a greatly reduced price. We need the space for our new collections.

A few examples of these true bargains…

This exquisite corset reduced from £325 to £165	Save £70 on this classic sweetheart corset
This pretty pink prom dress was £199 now £135	This velvet gown now just £45
This gorgeous corset was very popular and a limited edition now £95	This longline underbust now £99. A saving of 40%
Knickers reduced by over 50%	Last renaining sizes of our skirted bustier at just £12

We have something for everyone, so why not take a look? But don’t forget many of the items available are one-offs.

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!

Long gone are the days of the unsexy foundation garment, in fact, today’s shapewear is not just glamorous, it’s downright sexy! Our latest collection shows exactly that.

Check out the rest of the collection here.

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.

So, after visiting the Kiss Me Deadly stand at the Paris trade show, Sam asked me if we’d do a special feature window in the Lulu and Lush boutique for Valentines. If you go and look now it’s all black, white and red, with feathers (Morgana is banned from the shop for two weeks, due to an unfortunate feather allergy), dark red roses, poems and glittering diamonds. Well, ok, not real diamonds, that would be silly. But I promise they are very sparkly.

Anyway; much as we enjoy handling the series of deeply confused looking men coming into the shop, the rush of returns shortly after is so much less fun. Plus, I’m never one for taking things too seriously, and I truly loathe those soppy poems that come in cards. So if you look a bit more closely at those poems, they’re actually limericks. Yes, this year, we’re doing our gift guide with limericks, and we want you to join in!

After careful scientific research, otherwise known as asking people on Facebook, we’ve established several key problems areas that men face buying for women at Valentines.

Sizing

There was a man tried to get the size right
Of a bra to wear valentines night
His lover caught him snooping,
Her language needed blooping,
And their relationship suffered a blight!

I have, on occasion, suggested that the best way to make sure the size is right, is not to walk into a shop, and say that your girlfriend is the same size as several of the staff members (all of whom are completely different sizes), but to look at the labels on what she already owns. Sadly, that can come across as a bit stalkerish; so maybe stick to only doing that for women you know really, really well. And live with.

Otherwise, here are a few key pointers:

Do not get something custom made without getting her measurements. You can’t return custom made items and if you get it wrong it will make your life very difficult.
The bras size is the most difficult thing, so if you can’t figure it out, stick to the more easily guess at Small- Extra large sized items, like suspender belts, teddies, and bralets.
For corsets, you’ll need to know whether they are used to them. A brand new corset wearer is much less likely to be able to take one that’s 6 inches smaller than their waist!

One size garments, on the other hand, are generally a dreadful idea. They generally don’t really fit anyone terribly well.

There was a young man from Hedley
Bought his wife gifts from Kiss Me Deadly
But when trying for fit,
She said this won’t work a bit,
A voucher would have had him blushing less redly!

If you get really stuck, get a voucher, a really beautiful card, and something nice that doesn’t need a size – jewellery, for example.

Colour and style

Is Valentines really the time to start introducing your lover to something completely new, whether that be crotchless knickers or low cost sex toys? No. As with all gifts, it should be something about their tastes, not yours. So think about what they normally wear, and don’t go on a massive diversion. A minor tangent, maybe.

A man buying gifts for valentine
Can find themselves stepping on a land-mine
Avoid neon pink,
Or she’ll kick up a stink,
With her wardrobe you should be in line!

There was a fad for neon pink lingerie on the high street last year. It lasted about a month. If she didn’t buy one then, chances are high that she doesn’t want one. I exclude Barbie fanatics, certain types of club goers, and my little pony enthusiast women from this.

Red is a vexed issue. Bright red, which tends to be orange toned, seems to be something lots of men love. Lots of women don’t agree. So there are several shades of red in the window at the moment, and none of them are at the orange end of the spectrum.

Remember always to think,
Not all girls like to wear pink.
You may think sex means red,
But you could find yourself cut dead
So don’t just pick for your kink!

Last but not least . . . unless you do something very clever for a very sophisticated sense of humour, the chances of a comedy lingerie gift being appreciated if its the only or main part of your gift are pretty much zero. That’s because it looks like a daft, flyaway gesture without any effort put in.

There was a young man from Tunney
Thought Valentines gifts should be funny
His lover disagreed,
So now he is freed,
He really should have just spent more money!

Now for the fun bit. We want to test your writing skills, so:

Write your own valentines limerick
Post it on the net somewhere with a link back to here.
Comment on this post with a link to your limerick on our Facebook.

We’ll put the best in the window, and the very best will win a full set of the Kiss Me Deadly Red Jolie set plus the matching Lulu and Lush underbust corset. Anyone who writes one that makes me snort with laughter, I’ll probably send you a voucher.

If you want them in the window, try and keep it clean. Or you know, only just a little bit grubby.