To violence against women, Emily says no

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be involved in the launch of The Lingerie Boutique at Rivers Edge. The Lingerie Boutique is an online store providing Australian women (and their partners) with beautiful European labels such as Roberto Cavalli Underwear, Parah, Lou Paris, Lisca, Jolidon and Prelude.

The event was sponsored by 666 Vodka, Australia's premium vodka, and Siren shoes. 666 Vodka provided the most delicious cocktails while Siren provided the models with their beautiful heels.  Chanel Costabir, at just 23 years of age, created this online boutique stating the idea evolved from her "passion for lingerie" and her decision to "fill the gap in the Australian market for beautiful well-crafted lingerie".
 

The model's hair was done by the stylists at Headline Salon. The brief was for voluminous, sexy Victoria's Secret-esque locks, as they created to perfection.

The same brief was applied to the makeup, which was done by the girls from Gorgeous Cosmetics, who also donated some of their beautiful products to guests in their goody bags. I particularly love their "sheer brilliance" foundation as I usually only wear mineral foundation so it's light weight look goes well for a flawless complexion when I go out.

The event was also in support of the white ribbon foundation. The white ribbon foundation was established to help women who have been or are currently involved in domestic violence. Violence against women is a serious problem in Australia and leaves many women feeling unworthy and distrusting of men.Chanel chose this charity to support in order to instill confidence into the lives are many deserving Australian women. "My lingerie is all about creating confidence and women feeling good about themselves. Unfortunately there are women out there who don't have the opportunity to feel that, just because of their circumstances they can't feel confident and that's really sad to me." Everyone has heard about high profile cases of domestic abuse such as Rihanna & Chris Brown along with Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown, but most people don't know about these serious crimes going on in their backyard.

 
lingerieboutique.com.au is currently offering personalised fittings for a limited time and will open its virtual racks to sale very soon. Look out on Fashion TV for the follow up video soon :)