The Bite Magazine - Issue 11

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It’s somewhat of a contradiction how our
population of larger built ladies are seldom
catered for in the world of silks, lace and
luxury, when it comes to lingerie. The Bite
Magazine recently visited a show at the
Tabernacle Arts Centre, a stone’s throw
from Maida Vale in north-west London,
where a come friendly designer and crowd
hosted a spectacular evening with all its frills
and spills. Sitting in the bellows and enjoying
the heartfelt fury and passion of one’s undies
was both fantastic and compelling, in bringing
to light this company’s humble beginnings.
Kiss Me Deadly is a small independent
lingerie brand operating out of London
providing daring and feisty events whilst in
Sheffield, the orders are packed. The brand
was established in 2006 when founder
Catherine became thoroughly fed up of
searching for a good set of suspender belt
and decided to start her own collection of
vintage inspired, retro lingerie for femme
fatales that are glamorous, intelligent and
sensual with a hint of danger.
At these catwalk shows, you won’t find the
typical model wearing their sexy numbers
but instead ten of the biggest Kiss Me
Deadly fans, many of whom are her friends.
The brand has proved to be a huge success
with a seductive collection of six strap
suspender belts with metal clips, girdles,
cinchers, corselettes, basques and even a
retro swimwear collection that’ll have you
back to the heydays in no time.
Speaking to one of their customers, Ethel
Fletcher told us: “When you wear nice
lingerie, you always get that little perk of
knowing what you are wearing underneath
is exciting. It gives you that extra confidence
when interacting with people. So what is
it about wearing KMD lingerie that differs
from any other brand? For a start they do
big knickers.”
It is so true that not too many brands do
big knickers, or even stock sizes above 14, so
we say ‘drum rolls please for a brand that
serves as well as being communal to what
women want to see’. With surveys often
carried out in the streets with regular
updates and competitions, consumers even
get to vote on next season’s styles before
they go into production. Excellent!
A strong product that shows diversity,
tongue ‘n cheek cabaret and spectacular
burlesque performances, the brand proves
it’s very modest, talkative and very KMD.
Winners ofThe LingerieAwards, UK’s British
Designer in 2012, finalist for UK’s Lingerie
Brand in 2013.
Kiss Me Deadly is an independent lingerie
brand based in England. Born from a mission
to create the perfect retro suspender belt,
Kiss Me Deadly now designs vintage-inspired
lingerie for femme fatales; glamorous, sensual
and intelligent women with just a hint of
danger.
With a showcase of big figures
and incy wincey pieces, you do the
maths! Reported by Dayle Best.