Today begins the 12 nights of Christmas for the ladies at Glamorous Amorous.  Each day they are running a special promotion and today they are taking an added 25% off everything in stock including sale items.  This is your chance to pick-up highly sought after designer lingerie from N De Samim, Kriss Soonik, Fishbelly and Bela’s Dead on sale or save even more on designer lines including Damaris, Bulb and Guia la Bruna.  Simply use promotion code: MERRY25 at checkout, but hurry this sale is today, December 1st, only.  And of course you’ll want to check their site daily to see what wonderful promotion they will do next!

2008-2009 CILA award winners for loungewear SheandMe are having their first ever sitewide sale for newsletter subscribers.  Save 30% off everything in stock when you spend over $100 and use promotion code: HOLIDAY08 at checkout.  You will want to get your hands on the crazy cozy Be Organic pieces, as well as their signature Prints Charming range.  Sign up for the newletter then start shopping, this sale ends December 15th.

For a limited time C&C California has several promotions going on.  First take up to 60% off their cashmere sweaters or you can save money during the Buy More, Save More sale.  Buy 2 items and save 20%, 3 saves you 30% and if you buy 4 items you’ll save an extra 40%, just use the appropriate coupon code: BUYMORE20, BUYMORE30 or BUYMORE40.  And you can save an additional 30% off clearance when you use code:XTRA30 or an additional 25% off new arrivals with code: XTRA25 and if that’s not enough they are offering Free Shipping on all orders, no minimum purchase required.

Save 20% off all shapewear including Spanx, Rago and the stunning and affordable Made by Niki Fresh Foundation Classics at Figleaves UK.  Other promotions include 20% off sleepwear, a chance to win £250 worth of Gossard lingerie, BOGO half off hosiery -with coupon code: HOS342 and free shipping within the UK, on purchases over £100.

Charlotte & Co., has cut the price of select cashmere and silk intimates, lounge and sleepwear during their Christmas Sale.  Now you can save up to 50% and stay warm and comfy from your neck (cashmere shawls £69) to your toes (cashmere socks £15) and everything in between.

When a lingerie designer takes inspiration from Nick Cave‘s music about murder and lost love (the murder ballads are beautiful tunes with sinister lyrics), you know you’re in for a treat! Jo Lynch of Bela’s Dead has again collaborated with Klaus Haapaniemi (a Finnish illustrator) for her newest collection: Forbidden Fruits – luxurious lingerie with spooky undertones. The combination of Klaus’s artwork, depicting anatomical, floral drawings inspired by the Forbidden Fruit from the Garden of Eden, together with Jo’s designs allows us to enter into the dark world of seduction and experience another side to luxury. As we normally associate luxury with glamour and well-being, Bela’s Dead is certainly an ‘alternative’ label with its devious and (as Jo puts it) unnerving qualities; it is however a welcome change to see a designer who doesn’t comply to the ‘norms’ and actually dares to go against the grain – if artists always delivered chirpy, happy paintings, life would be pretty dull! We love anyone who puts their creative soul into their designs and it certainly appears that Jo Lynch has done so; that said, we musn’t dwell on the dark side and it should be pointed out that the Forbidden Fruits collection brings with it beautifully designed, silk lingerie fit for elegant women who enjoy a combination of artistic flair and glamour.

Bela’s Dead Forbidden Fruits Collection is available at Glamorous Amorous with prices starting at £55 for the Forbidden Fruit Thong.

With 2007 now under our belt, we’ve combed through the Knickers archives to highlight our favourite posts of ’07. These are the lingerie articles that were tremendously popular, the ones we really enjoyed writing, or just the ones featuring lingerie that we can’t live without!

January

In January we went on a chic French kick, featuring Aubade’s Lingerie de Luxe label and the heavenly C. Gilson. We also introduced Undrest and Bela’s Dead as stunning newcomers into the lingerie industry.

February

We continued our French theme in February by sharing our Paris show catwalk photos and highlighting Gentry de Paris and Cadolle. Naturally, we spent much of our time focusing on Valentine’s Day – our 25 perfect labels for Valentine’s Day featuring beautiful labels from around the world.

March

In March, the burlesque bug bit – Strumpet and Pink became available online, we discovered La Magia Lingerie which has developed into a mecca for burlesque lovers, and we wrote How to Wear Nipple Tassels, one of the most popular Knickers posts ever.

April

With April the bridal season got in full swing, and we featured a ton of heavenly lingerie picks grouped by dress style (low back, halterneck, and strapless) . We didn’t forget the wedding night, either – on top of some elegant made-to-measure nightwear, we introduced two new come-hither labels: the sultry Modern Courtesan and a sophomore collection from Kiki de Montparnasse.

May

In May the sunshine and exercise obviously did us well, because we wrote our most popular Knickers post ever, Britney Spears is wearing the wrong bra (and it’s driving us crazy). We also told you 28 things you could do with your old bra, introduced you to the adorable Foxers, and gave you some lovely Mother’s Day picks.

June

June‘s posts included my personal favourite from the whole year, the one where my mom wrote a review of her Danskin sports bra after I challenged her to do her own charity race. We also highlighted the killer “Doll” video from Lascivious and their equally killer collection, told you about the boob-job bra, and told you about the gorgeous Lake and Stars.

July

In July we mourned the loss of Rigby and Peller’s line of lingerie but welcomed Eveden’s replacement, the elegant Fauve. We also celebrated a two-year anniversary and found some stunning corsetry picks. In addition to a beautiful corset designed especially for brides, we found Spanish designer Maya Hansen and the incredible Art of Vanity.

August

August saw the launch of edgy-chic retailer Madame Gigi, as well as the deliciously ruffly LouLou Loves You. After all that corsetry and burlesque earlier in the year, we took August to focus a bit more on the practical, pointing out great plunge bras, reviewing a brilliant multi-way larger-cup bra, and doing some trendspotting to see how women were turning everyday looks to designer with Marlies Dekkers.

September

In September, Danae was off on her ridiculously long holiday, but found time to review her “hundred-dollar bathing suit,” or Miraclesuit to anyone but Danae’s mom. We also helped a reader track down the bra style in a famous Dita von Teese photo, and featured the gorgeous Foundations collection from Made by Niki.

October

October ushered in the new Autumn/Winter collections, and we spent the entire month luxuriating in the new palette of minks, chocolates, ivories, blacks and reds. We were blown away by the new Lascivious collection (and got a new interview), loved Simone Perele’s deeply romantic set and couldn’t resist some fantasy nightwear from Jonquil. Towards the end of the month we found our senses, and strayed from the romance long enough to point out some essential lingerie accessories and great new shapewear. We also told you about the ultra-cheap Just Peachy bra, and that reminds us, we’re due for an update!

November

In November Danae’s dad took ill, and Alison bravely took the reins to tell you about some stunning lingerie accessories and the Marlies Dekkers ‘Shibari’ set. We also launched the Knickers Bargains blog authored by bargain shark Katie, who has continued to impress with her indefatigable bargain hunting. A ton of new lingerie stores opened in these final weeks before Christmas, most notably the infamous NY boutique Catriona MacKechnie and the innovative Knicker Picker.

December

December saw the launch of our painstakingly-designed lingerie travel bags, and we spent the rest of the month collecting perfect Christmas picks for lingerie gift-giving. We also featured some picks for menswear, and after Christmas, showed you some gorgeous loungewear you could pick up in the sales.

Phew! On top of those posts, we also raised over $300 for cancer charities, and visited the shows in Paris and Harrogate. We’ll be heading back to Paris at the end of January, and can’t wait to kick off an exciting new year here at Knickers. Thank you all for reading Knickers, we’ll keep working hard to keep you (or your loved ones) feeling gorgeous!