Cervin Stockings

images courtesy of Cervin

As we prepare for the arrival of Cervin stockings here at Faire Frou Frou we wanted to make mention of their handsome website and their blog which is dedicated entirely to beautiful hosiery. You might be surprised to see how often stockings show up in editorial, but it really appears to be the accessory of choice these days.
Cervin is a French company that creates hundreds of varieties of hosiery, and really has a great niche market with their back-seam thigh highs/stockings. Often times well-known lingerie labels (for instance Fifi Chachnil) will have Cervin create their private label hosiery collection. It's pretty easy to see why.
To learn more about Cervin check out their website, and for those stockings addicts out there (which we are discovering there's quite a few of you!), check out their blog too!

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Maria La Rosa Socks & Thigh Highs

images via here. Vogue China, May 2010. Natalia Vodianova by Paolo Roversi, Styled by Nicoletta Santoro

We've never posted about socks before, despite the fact that they fall into the hosiery (and therefore lingerie) category, but after seeing these images from Vogue China we felt the time has come! Look how beautiful the hosiery is in each picture. It adds just the right amount of texture and it's a layer that simply completes the ensemble. The lilac striped stockings are our favorite....it's sexy yet works incredibly well for a daytime look.
You really need the right style & attitude to pull off this look...just imaging ourselves in knee socks and high heels simply conjures a comical vision. But for those leggy Natalia Vodianova types, it is quite a fashion statement.
In most, if not all of the images, Vodianova is wearing socks/hosiery by Italian accessories designer Maria La Rosa.

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Stockings As You Have Never Seen Them

Philippe Matignon stockings over Miu Miu heels (shown in every picture)

Dolce & Gabbana bra (worn inside out) with Givenchy skirt

Sonia Rykiel dress, Dolce & Gabbana bra (the same bra in each pic)

pleated leather Balenciaga skirt

Miu Miu top & heels

pleated dress (worn as a skirt) by Versace

Prada dress

Burberry Prorsum silk top

Chanel dress, Dolce & Gabbana bra

embroidered floral Dolce & Gabbana corset worn over a Chloe dress
images via AnOther magazine. Photographer: Paolo Roversi, Model: Guinevere van Seenus, styled by Olivier Rizzo

These beautiful photographs by Paolo Roversi (who we have a tendency to stalk) showcase something quite new to us; a pair of customized stockings by Philippe Matignon worn in a very unusual or 'modern' way! The stockings and the undies are both designed by Matignon, with many of the pictures showing the stockings worn over the skirts and dresses as well as over the shoes! We love it! Now this is truly underwear as outerwear at its most fashion-forward.
We actually own a pair of Spanx tights that can be worn over the heel of your shoes, but it doesn't come close to being as chic as this! Stylist Olivier Rizzo did an amazing job putting the look together for these images.

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Time for Stockings!

images via Phil Poynter

Now that Fall is here, and October has begun, it's seriously time to start thinking about what stockings you will be wearing. After seeing these darling pictures by Phil Poynter, we want to wear nothing but stockings with every outfit! The shoes, the colors, the textures...breathtaking, and so ladylike!

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Stockings; as Interpreted by Katja Mayer

images courtesy of Katja Mayer, copyright 2009

The one common denominator in all of these photos is the standout stockings and hosiery. Photographer Katja Mayer has captured several models wearing decorative thigh highs, perhaps while each was practicing their stretches! Our favorite is the purple pair in the first picture, and of course we always love the vintage-looking seamed stockings. What's interesting is that stockings are such a simple item that make such a dramatic impact, particularly when it comes to fashion photography.
To see more of Katja's moody (in a good way), yet stricking work, visit her site.

What Better Way to Show Off Those Legs...

We are proud to introduce our latest line at Faire Frou Frou - FALKE hosiery! FALKE is a German company that has been producing fine hosiery since 1895 (and has since been run by 4 generations of the same family), and prides itself on its innovative designs and high quality products.

We have brought 8 new styles into our boutique, in an effort to find something classic, refined and high-fashion. Our favorite style is the Pure Matt 20 stockings (shown below as a Stay Up) - just a simple satin band around the thigh, and a matte transparent leg. This style works well because it doesn't compete with the lace/style of the garters and panties it is being matched with. Sometimes the simplest stockings are the best; they make a heck of an impact without overshadowing the lingerie.
As far as your legs go, the FALKE marketing campaign says: It's "FALKE or nothing".

the Falke Pure Matt 20 Stay Ups