Nichole de Carle

Nichole de Carle
Born 1984
England
Education BA Contour Fashion
(De Montfort University)
Occupation Fashion designer
Label(s) Nichole de Carle
Website www.nicholedecarlelondon.com

Nichole de Carle is a British fashion designer best known for her lingerie and swimwear brand of the same name.

Personal life

De Carle was born in Leicestershire.[1] She graduated with a BA in Contour Fashion from De Montfort University in 2005.[2][3][4] She has two sisters.[1] Her sister Charlotte de Carle became a fashion model after modelling lingerie for Nichole.[1][5][6]

Career

De Carle worked for fashion designers Alexander McQueen and Donna Karan before starting her eponymous fashion brand (also known as NDCL) in October 2009.[1][2][3] The brand produces bondage-themed lingerie and underwear, drawing inspiration from things such as architecture.[2][7][8] Her 2011 "White Diamond" knickers featured a 0.1 carat diamond and received significant press coverage due to the £232 price.[9][10][11]

In 2012 De Carle organised a charity calendar featuring British female sporting celebrities, raising money for the Wellbeing of Women charity.[3][12][13]

The brand is often worn by celebrities, particularly during live performances, including Beyoncé, Jessie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Cheryl Cole and Paloma Faith.[1][10][11][14]

Television

De Carle featured in episode 3 of E4 reality talent competition Great British Hairdresser.[15][16] She also appeared in episode 4 of reality show Dirty Sexy Things.[1][5]

Awards

The brand was nominated for the 2011 UK Lingerie Awards in the "Independent Directional Brand" category.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Beyonce, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessie J and more: How Leicestershire designer Nichole de Carle created an A-list lingerie brand". Leicester Mercury. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Lloyd, Cristina (2014). Yexley, Natasha, ed. "Nichole de Carle". The Bite (Autumn/Winter ed.). pp. 77–78. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  3. 1 2 3 Champ, Gemma (2013-01-28). "Interview: Nichole de Carle". Lingerie Insight. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  4. ↑ "Contour Fashion graduates sweep the board at prestigious new lingerie awards". De Montfort University. 2011. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  5. 1 2 Slowe, Kat (2011-07-01). "De Carle sisters appear on new reality show". Lingerie Insight. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte De Carle". 4Music. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Hilary (2010-12-01). "Bondage-look lingerie has Christmas all tied up". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  8. ↑ "S&M chic: How sell out bondage-style underwear is the new fashion must-have". Daily Mail. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  9. ↑ Long, Carola (23 December 2011). "Fancy pants". Financial Times. Nikkei. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. 1 2 Niven, Lisa (2011-10-19). "Diamond Underwear". Vogue. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  11. 1 2 Arthurs, Deborah (2011-10-20). "You wouldn't throw these at Tom Jones! £232 knickers go on sale - featuring a REAL diamond". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  12. ↑ Rawi, Maysa (2011-12-22). "Sporting calendar girls! Team GB model for charity shoot ahead of 2012 Olympics". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  13. ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB hopefuls model lingerie for charity calendar". The Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  14. ↑ Matthews, Natalie (2014-01-27). "Meet The Designer That Made Beyoncé's Grammys Bodysuit". Elle. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  15. ↑ Slowe, Kat (2011-02-25). "Nichole de Carle takes part in reality TV show". Lingerie Insight. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  16. ↑ "TV Review: Great British Hairdresser". Leicester Mercury. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
  17. ↑ "Lingerie awards glory for former city students". Leicester Mercury. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
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