LOS ANGELES—The silk is cadmium red light; I identify this detail from my oil painting days, though the designer calls it “spice.” The $200 Vannina Vesperini triangle bra is creamy smooth to the touch and alluring with its contrasting black lace that tastefully trims the edges of its vibrant shade. It is sumptuous to eye and skin alike.
Europeans seem to me to have traditionally had the lead in matters of beauty. Incorporating beauty into all aspects of life is a principle to live by, rather than use for a particular occasion, a ploy for sales, or for goal-oriented gain.
Whether food, architecture, or apparel, the basic tenets of quality, craftsmanship, and aesthetics all come into play to create ample opportunities to appreciate and savor flavors, textures, and visuals. This certainly holds true for European lingerie.
A number of venues provide American women access to specialty high-end luxurious European lingerie offering refinement and grace over simple function or sexuality.
Faire Frou Frou is an enchanting boutique in the Los Angeles area owned by a mother and daughter team, Gail and Alison Rubke. They distinguish their boutique from mainstream lingerie stores with a unique selection of items you cannot find anywhere else in Los Angeles.
“Anyone can make a design,“ says Gail Rubke. ”It’s the execution of that design that sets a brand apart.” She continues to explain that the U.S. does not have manufacturers with the same skill and craftsmanship to produce lingerie at the same standard as in Europe. “It’s a lost trade in America,” she says. It’s a lost trade that the Rubkes have tried to impart to their patrons.
Europeans seem to me to have traditionally had the lead in matters of beauty. Incorporating beauty into all aspects of life is a principle to live by, rather than use for a particular occasion, a ploy for sales, or for goal-oriented gain.
Whether food, architecture, or apparel, the basic tenets of quality, craftsmanship, and aesthetics all come into play to create ample opportunities to appreciate and savor flavors, textures, and visuals. This certainly holds true for European lingerie.
A number of venues provide American women access to specialty high-end luxurious European lingerie offering refinement and grace over simple function or sexuality.
Faire Frou Frou is an enchanting boutique in the Los Angeles area owned by a mother and daughter team, Gail and Alison Rubke. They distinguish their boutique from mainstream lingerie stores with a unique selection of items you cannot find anywhere else in Los Angeles.
“Anyone can make a design,“ says Gail Rubke. ”It’s the execution of that design that sets a brand apart.” She continues to explain that the U.S. does not have manufacturers with the same skill and craftsmanship to produce lingerie at the same standard as in Europe. “It’s a lost trade in America,” she says. It’s a lost trade that the Rubkes have tried to impart to their patrons.
