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Salon International de la Lingerie & Interfeliere Paris: тренды, технологии и новые имена в бельевой индустрии

Salon International de la Lingerie & Interfilière Paris: Trends, Technologies, and Emerging Names in the Lingerie Industry

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

From January 17 to 19, 2026, Paris will host the combined event Salon International de la Lingerie and Interfilière Paris at Hall 7, Porte de Versailles — the industry’s premier trade show where professionals from across the global lingerie sector come together.

The exhibition will gather around 300 exhibitors, including established lingerie brands, exciting newcomers presenting their collections for the first time, as well as suppliers of fabrics, lace, trims, and innovative technical solutions that form the foundation of future collections. Special attention will be drawn to the curated Exposed zone—a showcase of the season’s finest lingerie pieces, where craftsmanship, innovation, and aesthetic vision converge.

You can explore the full list of this season’s exhibitors here.

The event is trade-only and open exclusively to industry professionals—designers, buyers, editors, and manufacturers working in lingerie, loungewear, swimwear, and nightwear.

We will be closely following new collections, materials, and creative approaches to bring you, in our upcoming publications, the key trends, breakthrough technologies, and fresh talents shaping the direction of the lingerie industry in the new season.

What’s Next in Lace: Trends for the New Season

What’s Next in Lace: Trends for the New Season

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

Lace is everywhere again—from lingerie to outerwear, from mass-market to luxury catwalks. Yet it’s ubiquity presents a new challenge: the more prevalent lace becomes, the harder it is to stand out.

Industry observation across key fashion weeks—Paris, London, Copenhagen—and emerging brand collections reveals 6 defining directions that will shape lace’s relevance through 2026 and beyond. Read More

Why I’d Never Buy Lingerie 
from Mass-Market Stores

Why I’d Never Buy Lingerie 
from Mass-Market Stores

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

Today isn’t about everyday cotton underwear (you can buy those anywhere). This is about lingerie that has design, meaning, and attention to detail—pieces we no longer consider “disposable.”

I stopped buying this kind 
of lingerie from mass-market stores a long time ago.

Not because they’re “bad”— it simply doesn’t stay with me for long. Read More

Cultural Code: The Renaissance of the Kimono in Contemporary Life

Cultural Code: The Renaissance of the Kimono in Contemporary Life

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

In the classical sense, the ritual of dressing in a kimono — with all its layers, accessories, and obi sash — has largely vanished from everyday life in Japan, surviving only in narrow ceremonial contexts: weddings, tea ceremonies, festivals. But the era of the kimono has not ended — neither at home nor on the street. If we look inside Japanese homes, we find that the kimono has simply shifted context. Today, it lives on in nagagi, yōsōzori, and yukata — house robes and nightwear that continue the tradition of wrapping, bodily freedom, and the ritual of self-care. Meanwhile, Japanese youth and people around the world wear both vintage kimonos and modern reinterpretations in a free, personal manner.

The kimono is not experiencing a revival. It has entered a new phase of existence — not as a costume, but as a cultural code woven into the fabric of modernity.

This code is simple: wrapping, not shaping; space, not form; ritual, not function. And today, it resonates louder than ever. Read More

Color, Season, and Symbolism: How the Kimono “Speaks” Without Words

Color, Season, and Symbolism: How the Kimono “Speaks” Without Words

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

“A woman, in particular, was judged less by her appearance than by her clothing. This is evident in visual depictions, where it is the detailed rendering of the kimono — not the face — that conveys a sense of the wearer’s identity. … The question of what to buy and what to wear was of utmost importance and carefully considered.”
— Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, p. 98

The kimono is not merely clothing. It is a visual code that reveals the wearer’s age, status, season, and even mood. In Japan, choosing a kimono is a ritual that demands knowledge, tact, and respect for tradition. Every element — from hue to the smallest motif — carries meaning. While Western fashion often proclaims, “Look at me!”, the kimono speaks of identity with nuance: “I know where I am, and who I am.” Read More

Wrapping, Not Shaping: The Philosophy of the Body in Japanese Dress

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

The kimono is more than Japan’s national dress — it is a cultural code, woven into the folds of fabric, the ritual of tying the obi, the quiet prohibition on haste. Its form — six rectangular panels stitched together — may seem archaic in an age of tailored silhouettes. But this is its essence: the kimono does not follow Western logic, where clothing seeks to accentuate the body. It seeks to create space around it.

Why has Japanese dress, for centuries, avoided darts, corsets, and shaping? Because it operates from a different philosophy: not to mold the body, but to frame it. This is not clothing for speed, but for slowness, mindfulness, stillness. And let us be honest — this is precisely what the modern world lacks. All the more compelling, then, to delve into the world of the kimono and Japanese aesthetics. Read More

A Brief History of the Kimono: Origins and Evolution

A Brief History of the Kimono: Origins and Evolution

Published by Tatyana Koycheva

The kimono is a traditional form of Japanese clothing — a defining element of Japanese culture and one of the first images that come to mind when we think of the Land of the Rising Sun. It is also a powerful example of how historical dress can transform, survive, and thrive in the modern world, gaining popularity far beyond its country of origin.

Today, we take you on an engaging journey through the world of the kimono — one that will help you distinguish a furisode from a tomesode, understand how colours and patterns once reflected social status, discover what jūnihitoe is, and perhaps fall in love with this traditional garment as deeply as we have. Read More