SANDRA LEMP

Gone are the days when underwear was here just for one purpose… unless that purpose is being super on trend. The past couple of seasons have seen underwear playing a bigger part both on the catwalk and for individuals. It started subtly with lace, then crop tops, then lace crop tops; now it is perfectly acceptable to leave your house in little more than a lace bra and petticoat. Christopher Kane and Fendi proved that sheer fabric is making a comeback this season, and Bottega Veneta and Dolce & Gabbana showed flesh-toned corsets and nude legs strutting the catwalk. This season, all lingerie excitement has accumulated and seen the triumph of underwear as outerwear. Never has it been so appropriate to show off what’s underneath. While London may not quite have the weather yet, it is time for you to get your panties ready, girls – never has it been so important to give that underwear drawer a good clearout. NJAL designer Sandra Lemp layers delicately detailed, sheer fabric in her lingerie collection “Le Boudoir”. Sandra Lemp gained her skills in ladies' tailoring at the Haute Couture Atelier of the BFF-School in Berne in 1988. After some years of experimenting and exploring other fields of design, she returned to her studies of fashion at the University of Art & Design in Basel, followed by a traineeship in Vivienne Westwood's London studio. She finished her degree in 1999 and has since been focusing on the design and production of “Prêt-à-Porter” ladies wear. For her work as an independent designer, she has twice won the “Swiss Federal Design Competition Award” (1999/2002) and she was also the recipient of the “Design Award Berne” in 2003/08. For “Le Boudouir”, she is responsible for: concept, design, buying, product development, press and sales. “Le Boudoir” is an exclusive high-end lingerie collection, first introduced in 2006. Its style is reduced and modern, yet highly sophisticated and very sexy. All fabrics and materials are hand-selected and carefully combined in order to achieve the unique characteristic of “le boudoir”. The layering of different “see-through” fabrics produces a variety of colour shades, which sometimes seem to evade the real world. “From its basic concept throughout the whole design and development process, 'le boudoir' is made in my studio in Berne. Responsible for the limited edition production is a well-known manufacturer in Switzerland. The pieces are composed of smooth, skin-friendly and highly elastic micropolyamide/elastane fabrics. The basic materials, as well as most of the accessories, are drawn from diverse sources in Europe,” says Sandra. “Individual-thinking and sensitive women appreciate 'Le Boudoir' for its high quality and the modern, very sensual, yet comfortable style. This customer wants to know the source of the clothes she wears. She notices subtle details, like the small flower on the edge of a wood, smells the hint of powder sense on the cheek of her best friend and hears the wind blow softly and quietly through the grass. She likes the play and sophisticated tease…”