If you were watching the ‘Flattering Lingerie’ feature on This Morning on ITV last Tuesday, you may have spotted one of the latest additions to our ever-expanding lingerie range, the ‘Katie’ balconette bra and boy short set by Miss Mandalay. Especially designed for larger busts (30D to 36G), the Katie bra provides great support without compromising the aesthetic, and features light padding to retain shape, baby pink bows and playful ruffles, whilst the matching boy short flatters curves. From ITV1: “A new study has found that…a staggering 73% of women are embarrassed by their wobbly bits when they strip off in the bedroom. Our style guru Jason Gardiner shows us the best underwear available on the high street for all those voluptuous areas of big boobs, small boobs, bellies and bums.” Click here to watch our ‘This Morning’ feature in full, on the ITV1 website.

Smaller busted ladies, fear not – we have comfortable cotton lingerie for you too! Perfect for the summer are the Hello Sailor and Polka set by Love Baby Grand. Hand-made in the UK, the soft-cup Polka set is available in red cotton flecked with white polka dots, whilst the Hello Sailor bandeau bra with halter tie is made in blue and white nautical stripes, with frills and contrast red bows.

Black gingham Katie D+ balconette bra and boyshort set by Miss Mandalay. 30D-36GG. Bra £42, brief £25.	Blue and white striped Hello Sailor bandeau halter bra and frilled brief set by Love Baby Grand. S/M/L. £69 for the set.	Red and white Polka bandeau halter bra and frilled brief set by Love Baby Grand S/M/L. £69 for the set.

Checked fabrics are hot this spring (thanks to Christopher Kane’s S/S 2010 collection, featured here in Vogue) and if you put a burlesque spin on the current trend, try our baby pink gingham overbust corset. Team with a full white tulle skirt to go out or white frilly knickers to stay in, unless you’re feeling daring! If you prefer underbust corsets, wear Vollers‘ black and white gingham underbust over a shirt and jeans in the day and over a black dress in the evening. Accessorise with the best-selling Donna bustle by Lulu and Lush, which now comes in red gingham and looks fabulous with a white corset and satin opera gloves.

Baby pink and white gingham overbust corset with pink trim, 20″-32″, £99. White frilly knickers, S-L, £14.	Black and white gingham underbust corset by Vollers 18″-38″. £145. Chiffon blouse by Vollers, S/M/L, £49.>	Red and gingham Donna bustle by Lulu and Lush S-M/L-XL, £35. White corset by RDLF, 18″-40″, £215.

Valkyrie Corsets have taken gingham a step further by combining baby pink checks with a delicate rose print. Trimmed with ruffles in fine white lace, this longline underbust is the perfect way to dress up a light chemise. The corset is also available in mint green polka dot cotton, with white lacy frills which match perfectly with Lulu and Lush white frilly knickers.

Pink gingham and rose underbust with white frills by Valkyrie Corsets, 18″-32″, £195. pink chemise and petticoat by Axfords S/M and M/L. Chemise £28, petticoat £38.	Mint green and white polka dot underbust with white frills by Valkyrie Corsets, 18″-32″, £195. Lulu and Lush white frilly knickers, S/M/L, £14. White full length opera gloves, £18.	Pink gingham and rose underbust with white frills by Valkyrie Corsets, 18″-32″, £195. pink chemise and petticoat by Axfords S/M and M/L. Chemise £28, petticoat £38.

It’s not only gingham which has got us excited this week… We’re finally launching our Lulu and Lush ‘Alice in Wonderland’ collection (which we’ve previewed exclusively at the here on the blog, at the Corset & Diamonds event featuring Chrys Columbine’s a amazing Alice in Wonderland piano/burlesque routine and on the catwalk at Old Spitalfields Market Fashion Week), so check back later in the week for more details!

We’ve been loving your entries to our customer photograph competition, so please keep them coming in! There’s still time to enter – competition entry and prize details can be found here.

You may like to check out this week’s special offers if you’re still in need of a FairyGothMother item to feature in your entry – this week, we’ve slashed the prices of our best-selling overbust for larger busts (cup size D-G) by German corsetieres Revanche de la femme, Vollers‘ regal purple silk dupion corset and netted skirt ensemble, and cheeky tutu knickers by our very own Lulu and Lush Lingerie.

Available in hundreds of colour and fabric combinations (a few can be seen on this swatch), the Revanche de la femme overbust for larger cup sizes features a covered busk (which means the corset is easier to match with gold jewellery or pearls as the silver clips at the front are hidden) and extra supportive cups as well as the standard steel boning and modesty panel in matching fabric, to protect your back from the lacing (the other advantage is that it makes it more difficult to tell if you’ve loosened your corset towards the end of the night!).

RDLF 70-m28 overbust corset for larger cups in Event Purple brocade	RDLF 70-m28 overbust corset for larger cups in classic black satin	Back view of RDLF 70-m28 overbust corset in Event Purple brocade

This week, the corset in plain satins (any colour) is reduced from £245 to £205
Prints, taffetas and brocade corsets were £285 and are now £245
Silks are £295 from £335
Leather corsets are £375 from £415

This corset is strong, light and thin, which means it is suitable for wearing as shapewear underneath clothing, as part of an eveningwear outfit (click here for matching skirt ideas) or as a boudoir piece. Match with the lingerie skirt by Lulu and Lush (as shown in the picture), or with our super-cute tutu knickers, which are also on offer this week. Down from £35, they’re now only £25.

The gusseted tutu knickers in soft, comfortable tulle are perfect for burlesque ballerinas, who love to twirl safe in the knowledge that they won’t flash anyone by accident… We’ve made them in three colours to match any corset – black, red and pink, all with a delicate sparkle. Top tip: To glam up one of our plain black corsets, wear with pink or red knickers, and re-lace your corset in matching ribbon. Also shown in the picture is the Lulu and Lush ‘Daisy’ corset, which is a limited edition piece and has sold out in our most popular sizes. Get yours while you still can!

This purple silk dupion outfit from Vollers Corsets is bound to steal the show, wherever you choose to wear it! The accompanying fishtail skirt features ruched detailing on the front, and the petticoat peeking out from below gives this outfit a fairy princess twist. The full skirt will emphasise your tiny, corseted waist, and the overbust corset lifts the bust for a perfect hourglass silhouette. This week only, both the skirt and the corset are reduced from £225 for each piece to £195 each, which means the entire outfit comes in at under £400. Bargain!

If you’re still hungry for more crazy reductions on lingerie sets and eveningwear, you’ll be pleased to know that you can save up to 70% in our clearance sale. Our favourite clearance items this week:

Mimi Holliday’s twinkly black silk chiffon Zepherine lingerie set (many sizes left). Was £83, now £39	RDLF corset in peach satin with spotted tulle overlay and lace trim (30″). Was £395, now £195	Luxury ivory satin bridal gown, adorned with tiny crystals (UK8/12/18 left). Was £695, now £295

Click here to search our clearance site

We’re adding items to the clearance section regularly so remember to check back to see if your favourite corset has made it. Our clearance items aren’t kept at the boutique so aren’t available to try on, but if you purchase a combination of sale and non-sale items we’ll be happy to send them to you all together so you don’t have to pay for postage twice. Terms and conditions are here – happy shopping :)

You asked for smaller back sizes and larger cup sizes – so we provide! We now stock two of Miss Mandalay‘s gorgeous semi-sheer lingerie sets from 30 to 36 DD to FF, with a choice of matching briefs or thong. These have been selling fast in our boutique so we don’t have all the sizes left, so get them while you can!

Combining heavy-duty scaffolding with delicate, alluring design is quite a daunting task, but fortunately Miss Mandalay have come to the rescue, so larger-busted women can now feel both secure and sexy.

Founder Lorraine Morton says, “I’ve always been told how lucky I am to have been naturally blessed with a larger than average bosom (to be precise I’m a 30F). But as every woman with big boobs knows, it’s virtually impossible to find a stylish, glamorous bra in your size. The lack of choice means we’re left to buy another ‘everyday bra’ or an ill-fitting bra in a larger cup size; the kind of thing that the big brands offer as ‘token’ sizes in their usual B-D cup size range.

Miss Mandalay offers a lingerie solution to every big boobed woman who is fed up with walking out of a lingerie boutique after been told that every luxury bra they stock doesn’t come any bigger than a D cup”.

Fabulous with or without a corset, the Paris set in semi-sheer red mesh and matching ribbon trim is perfect for injecting a bit of Christmas spirit into your wardrobe. Wear this set under your party frock to feel supported and seductive, or under the mistletoe with a longline underbust corset and some tinsel draped over your shoulders! The Paige balconette bra in ivory mesh with black lace trim is perfect for wearing with off-the-shoulder tops as the delicate lacy straps are too pretty to be hidden away. Choose between the skirted mini-brief or skirted thong adorned with delicate bows to complete the set.

We’ll have Miss Mandalay‘s new collection up online very soon, but in the mean time we also have Ruby Pink’s Ella set in sizes 30D to 36F. In comfortable and super-soft stretch polka dot fabric, this plunge push-up bra helps lift and maximise your assets! The bra and matching knickers are trimmed with pretty white lace, threaded with ribbon.

We’d love to hear from you if you’ve bought one of these sets or if you’re one of the people who asked us to stock more lingerie brands which cater for a wider range of sizes, so we know whether or not we should continue to do expand our lingerie selection in that way. So do get in touch!

Good morning, corset kittens! Summer is almost upon us and here at FairyGothMother we have many corsety delights in store for you. It’s time to shed those winter layers of clothing and dare to bare in our glamourous and cheeky new underwear, available in our trademark luscious silks and satins.

First up, we have Morgana looking glamourous as usual in her delicate red silk chiffon knickers trimmed with black lace, showin in this picture with our super-curvy own-label underbust corset and nipple pasties (sadly only available in our boutique for now, but if you need some please call/email us and we will let you know what we have in stock).

Next, we have some sexy new shapewear from lingerie favourites Kiss Me Deadly. With an underwired, supportive bra and lots of strong mesh rather than bones to hold everything in, the Vargas girdle dress is everything you’ve been waiting for to keep you comfortable and secure under your slinky dress! It’s available in both black and white, in sizes 34B-38DD.

For those of you who love Burlesque chic but would like something a bit more substantial than frilly knickers to wear under your corsets, how about our new stretch satin hotpants adorned with massive satin bows? Available in sizes 8 to 26, the bows are available in a range of colours to match your favourite corset

And of course, due to popular demand Kiss Me Deadly have added ivory and black silk to their best-selling Delacroix range. As well as the cami and knickers pictured above, a matching bralet, suspender belt and french knickers are available, all in sizes S to XL.

Sale!

If all that isn’t exciting enough, don’t forget our special offer of the week, which is £50 off our longline, contrast-trimmed underbust corset, available in ivory or red silk brocade with black boning channels. Our end-of-line sale is also still going strong, with lots of new items added every few days.

That’s all for now!

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Have you bought a FairyGothMother corset, bridal outfit or prom dress recently? We love to see pictures of our customers looking radiant in their outfits, so much so that we’ve decided to launch a competition to find our favourite customer pictures!

There are three categories, and you can enter up to five pictures in total spread over as many categories as you like. They are: Best Prom/Graduation Picture, Best Bridal/Wedding Picture and Best General Customer Picture.

The prizes for each of the categories will be a £50 FairyGothMother voucher to help you grow your collection of FairyGothMother outfits, and we will also be awarding a huge £200 voucher to the best overall picture.

If you’ve already sent us your pictures through our Facebook page and the pictures show up in our gallery, then we’ve automatically entered you into the competition. For entry from today onwards please submit your photographs directly to the competition page.

To enter and for terms and conditions, please go to the competition page. Entries will be accepted until 31st August 2010, and the winners will be announced on the 5th of September.

Good luck!

Click here to enter the competition!

Still don’t own a FairyGothMother item, even though you’ve been eyeing it up on the website for weeks? Check out our weekly special offers to save over 25% on our Lulu and Lush ‘Judy’ overbust corset and brand new ‘Dita’ longline underbust corset corset, or save up to 70% in our clearance sale.

Lulu and Lush ‘Judy’ Corset	Lulu and Lush ‘Dita’ Corset	FairyGothMother clearance sale