Fleur du Mal’s sporty lace
Fleur du Mal launched a sportswear line that pairs the label’s signature lace with technical fabrics, producing items like catsuits and leggings that blend lingerie codes with activewear construction (x.com). The collection was listed among recent drops that mix sensual detailing with performance textiles, signalling a crossover of boudoir aesthetics into workout staples (x.com).
Fleur du Mal has entered activewear with a 16-piece Sport line that puts lace, corset detailing and bra-fit construction into workout clothes. (wwd.com) The New York brand, founded by Jennifer Zuccarini, said the collection debuts Wednesday, April 8, with prices from $88 for a lace sports bra to $395 for a warm-up jacket. (wwd.com) Zuccarini told WWD she began developing the category about two years ago after repeated requests from customers and friends for activewear from the label. (wwd.com) The line uses performance materials rather than costume fabrics: a four-way stretch jersey with Lycra, lightweight nylon for track pieces, pima cotton T-shirts, and the brand’s four-way stretch lace. (wwd.com) That mix shows up in specific products. Fleur du Mal’s Le Stretch Lace Legging is listed at $148 and combines stretch lace with microjersey, while the matching Le Stretch Lace Sports Bra is priced at $88 and is marketed for yoga, pilates, gym and studio workouts. (fleurdumal.com 1) (fleurdumal.com 2) The collection also includes a shaping catsuit with a built-in bra, corset-detailed nylon jackets and track pants, and shorts with an undershort that reveals a lace hem. (wwd.com) Fleur du Mal built its name on lingerie and ready-to-wear after launching in 2012, so the sportswear move extends a house style that already treated underwear details as outerwear design. (cfda.com) (fitnyc.edu) Other coverage of the launch has framed the drop around “lace and mesh” in the gym and highlighted balconette-style necklines, lace inserts, sculpting leggings and bodysuits. (hypebae.com) For now, the Sport collection is being sold exclusively through Fleur du Mal’s own website, which puts the brand’s lingerie codes directly into the activewear market without changing its direct-to-consumer playbook. (wwd.com)
