The US$4 billion empire is launching its first menswear collection on October 26 – so how do the body-hugging boxers and briefs look, and which male sports stars are promoting the pieces?

Sheer’s annual Hong Kong charity bra drive is back! Founder Lisa Cheng talks about her entrepreneurial journey, finding the perfect fit – and how donating your bras helps women in need

Launched in 2019, Kim Kardashian’s Skims quickly gained popularity and is now valued at US$4 billion ... here’s how it became the most revolutionary thing to happen to shapewear since Spanx

Victoria’s Secret appears to be banking on a new collaboration to win over the Gen Z market in China … check out its latest collection with Chinese genderfluid label Rui-Built

Victoria’s Secret’s impossibly tall, slim Angels fell from grace in 2019 as the world demanded more diverse and inclusive models – but the most famous among them still earn millions from the exposure

Taiwanese designer Bei Kuo’s sexy, edgy lingerie – bralettes, briefs, thongs, bodysuits – with touches of BDSM and punk celebrate an overt sexuality and are for almost anyone, she says.

Puerto Rican model Sofia Jirau’s ‘big secret’ is out – she is the first Victoria’s Secret model with Down’s syndrome, she tells her followers on social media.

Victoria’s Secret, with its supermodels wearing sexy lingerie, left Cami Téllez feeling inadequate, so she started Parade, a brand selling underwear for all shapes and sizes.

With stars such as Gillian Anderson publicly rejecting bra wearing post-Covid-19, experts share tips on how to rock the bralette look out on the streets.

Shapewear is a hot commodity in fashion, from brands favoured by Gen Z that are making more body-positive clothes to Kim Kardashian’s Skims, which is dressing the US Olympic team in Tokyo.

First came Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima and Tyra Banks, but now the lingerie brand has retired its Angels to make way for VS Collective – so who are they, and are they really more diverse?

Cleavage is out and comfort is in for bras and bralettes, a trend accelerated by coronavirus lockdowns when women stopped dressing to please men and some ditched their brassieres altogether.

Geeta J, a 52-year-old Indian lingerie model, says she wants innerwear companies in India to be more inclusive and avoid featuring only younger women in their promotion drives.

Titillation is taking second place to comfort and practicality as the global lingerie industry no longer treats expensive underwear primarily as a weapon of seduction.

Bella Hadid appeared to take a subtle dig at the underwear giant, saying the ‘first time’ she felt sexy in lingerie was modelling for Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

Ali Tate believes she will be the first US size 14 model to appear for Victoria’s Secret, as the brand struggles to compete with more body-inclusive rivals chipping away at its market share

Even as US lingerie giant grows in China, women in leading cities such as Shanghai are rejecting its branding and buying more feminine Chinese styles; sophisticated younger customers have a different idea of what’s sexy, store boss says.

Annual show, which attracted millions of television viewers and featured models such as Heidi Klum dressed in lingerie and sleepware, has been cancelled this year

Brand came under fire last year after marketing officer Ed Razek said its annual show would never include trans women because ‘it is a fantasy’.

The Victoria’s Secret ‘angels’, wearing the brand’s lingerie, may never take to the catwalk again, according to model Shanina Shaik

Swedish model and Angel Elsa Hosk showed off this year’s creation during the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York

China’s highly fragmented lingerie market is expected to reach around US$64.69 billion by the end of 2022, with over 3,000 foreign and domestic players battling each other to maximise their market share