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Lingerie ABC
Allover lace
Amourette
Appliqué
Autosoft Concept
Bandeau bra
Balconette bra
Body
Bra
Brief
Bridge
Charmeuse
Cleavage
Collection
Cotton
Cottylene®
Cup
Dangerous Curves
Décolleté Bra
Dessous
Dorlastan
Elastane
Embroidery
Eyelet embroidery
Flaunt
Galloon lace
G-string
Guipure embroidery
Halterneck
Hidden Wire
Invisible underwear
Jacquard
Jacquardtronic-lace
Knitted fabrics
Lace
Ladyform
Leavers lace
LYCRA®
Lycra soft
Maximizer
Mercerising
Meryl®
Micro fibre
Micro modal
Modal
Moulded cups
Multi-way straps
Nickel
No information
Push-up-bra
Quality control
Raschel lace
Satin
Seamless
Seamless cups
Silicon
Simplex
Softwear
Sports Bra
Straps
String brief
Suspender
Tactel
Tai
Tanga
Textronic lace
Thong
Trenslo stays
Tri-Action
Tulle
Underbust width
Underwired bra
Variable straps
Viscose
No information
No information
No information
No information
Has no discernible edge.
Lovely laces, always elegant, one of Triumphs most successful fashion collections, refreshed with new colours and styles every season.
Lace, embroidery or additional fabric is sewn or bonded onto the base fabric to create a three-dimensional finish.
A new procedure in which very fine micro threads are worked into the edge of the lace, making lingerie invisible under tight-fitting clothes. Great elasticity adapts to the body´s movements ensuring lingerie retains its shape throughout the day and guarantees a perfect fit. Used in Triumph´s Reve series.
A strapless bra with a straight silhouette, sometimes with detachable straps, excellent under off the shoulder dresses or T-shirts.
Straps are positioned on the outside edge of the cup, revealing the décolleté. Perfect for wide necklines.
One-piece garment that fits like a second skin, creating a smooth look under clothes.
Short for brassiere.
Everybody knows they're knickers, but there are several shapes with different names. (see tai, string etc)
Holds bra cups together. The higher the bridge, the greater the shaping and support.
Silky smooth lingerie fabric, different on each side.
Emphasised bust shape usually created by a push-up bra. Check out Triumph's Curves range.
As well as all ongoing ranges and best sellers, there are always two brand new collections each year, for Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter. 'Spring' starts in January and 'Autumn' in August.
Natural fibre from the cotton plant thats easy to wear and care for. Cotton textiles are soft, cosy, fine and breathable, absorb moisture and dont become static. Different qualities are dictated by how long and how fine the fibre is spun. The longer and finer, the more valuable cotton becomes.
Triumphs registered name for a stretch fabric with cotton content. Cottylene® combines the positive properties of synthetics and cotton with the cotton generally on the inside of the material, next to the skin.
The part of the bra that covers and supports the breast.
Triumphs deepest ever plunge neckline, maximum exposure, maximum impact.
See Balconette bra.
French for worn underneath, now the fashionable description for ladies fine underwear.
Registered name for an elastane thread from Bayer.
Generic term for every synthetic stretch fibre, all extremely elastic with great shape retention and a long life. Triumph uses these properties to maximum effect.
Stitches embroidered onto a background fabric by a knitting machine.
Also known as Madeira embroidery. An awl creates holes in the fabric, then knitting machine needles embroider around the edges of each hole.
A collection created especially for the UK in DD-plus cups. New for 2002 is Flaunt swimwear.
Narrow lace scalloped on both edges. Can be woven, knitted or embroidered, stretchy or rigid.
Assumed to be named after the finest string on a violin, g-string refers to any brief with a 'string' or thong back (see thong and string brief).
Created by covering the base fabric with stitching to form a continuous pattern then, using chemicals, heat treatment and washing, the background fabric is dissolved so that only the embroidery remains. Very time consuming and labour intensive, Guipure is very expensive.
Fastened by a single strap at the nape of the neck.
The underwire is hidden within the fabric, so its absolutely invisible and can hardly be felt.
Perfect fitting underwear that can hardly be seen, using, among others, the Autosoft concept where the finest micro stretch threads are woven into the lace, right up to the edge for the smoothest ever line under clothes.
Fabric with beautiful woven-in patterns. Using different yarns the pattern can be lifted for a textured effect, a very time-consuming and labour-intensive process.
Lace created using modern machines with electronic steering that create the look of sophisticated woven lace.
Produced on a knitting machine, they have a natural stretch.
The first laces came from Italy in the 15th Century and were quickly distributed throughout Western Europe, which became a global centre for lace-making that still exists, though on a much smaller scale, today. France is famous for woven laces, embroidery laces come mostly from Switzerland and Austria, while Germany became famous after the war for burnt-out-lace. Before then laces were made by hand which was so labour intensive, they were only available to the rich.
This is what Triumph International calls its minimising concept. Minimising bras make the bust look a cup size smaller and the secret is in the special styling discreet distribution without constriction.
The first lace produced on machines, uses a twist or weaving technique resulting in an elegant finish. These machines are no longer made and those that still exist work slowly and are costly to run, so this luxurious lace is now very expensive to manufacture.
The registered brand for elastane threads from INVISTA.
A development from INVISTA, used for figure shaping styles.
A bra that makes the bust appear bigger - usually a push-up style that enhances cleavage.
Super combed Maco cotton is treated with a cold caustic soda solution. The fibres expand and become tight so their profile becomes rounded and the surface smooth.
Fine fibre technology in polyamide, registered by Nylstar.
Threads made from polyester and polyamide, finer than the finest silk thread. Light, superfine fibres that are particularly soft, pliable and pleasant on the skin, offering maximum comfort.
An extremely fine-spun cellulose fibre approximately 40 times finer than a human hair so that a 10,000-meter continuous fibre can weigh just one gramme or LESS.
Also called a Minimiser, reduces the appearance of the bust by at least one cup size (see Ladyform).
Modified cellulose fibre made entirely from plants, feels similar to cotton.
Cups without seams, invisible under clothes. A heat and pressure process moulds fabric permanently into shape. Triumph has many years experience using this technique and our environment-friendly process plays a leading role in the marketplace.
All components that Triumph uses, such as hooks and eyes, are nickel free.
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Visibly increases the size of the bust, creating a cleavage and therefore guaranteeing a beautiful neckline.
Second to none at Triumph. We pride ourselves on the very highest quality control standards.
Made using a special process that creates knitted stitches. The more thread systems used, the more impressive the pattern. Can be stretchy or rigid lace.
Smooth fabric, shiny on the outside and with a silky drape, can be stretch or non-stretch.
Innovative circular knitting techniques have allowed seamless production of briefs and tops that fit like a second skin.
See Moulded.
Used as a 'gripper' band to prevent slippage, especially in strapless bras.
Reversible warp knit fabric that looks the same on both sides. Without Elastane, so non-elastic.
Triumphs high-tech, high profile, revolutionary Softwear collection made its debut at the end of the Nineties and continues to win attention for great styling, brilliant shapes and disappearing under clothes!
The breast is under extreme stress during sporting activities and as it has no muscles, can easily become stretched, so its vital to wear a sports bra. A dedicated sports bra is cut in such a way that the breasts are completely enclosed so they dont move. Straps wont restrict movement and at the same time wont slip. Triumph International offers sports bras suitable for three different levels of intensity.
Obviously practical and often an integral part of the design of a pretty bra, straps have become a fashion statement, even when theyve disappeared by becoming invisible (check out Super Curves). Triumphs straps adjust to ensure a perfect fit and theyre designed to be comfortable all day long.
see G-string.
Holds up stockings, sometimes detachable, increasingly popular since the launch of the hit movie Moulin Rouge.
Fine fibre from INVISTA, made from 100% polyamide, extremely kind to the skin, soft and breathable. Tactel® Aquator also regulates moisture.
Brief that fits up to the waist.
Brief with very narrow fabric, elastic or ribbon side panels.
Development following on from Jacquardtronic lace with plastic patterns that create an embroidery effect.
See G-string.
Pliable stiffeners sewn into the side of a bra known as the wing - for strengthening and shaping, preventing the breast from moving sideways or the wing of the bra rolling or going out of shape. Also used in bustiers.
Triumphs famous range of sports bras designed specially to keep the bust properly supported during any form of exercise. The Tri in Tri-Action comes from the triple action of each bra, giving support from above, below and each side.
A fine open base fabric with a honeycomb structure. Can be woven or knitted.
Measured in centimetres or inches, this gives the bra size i.e. 70, 75, 80 or 32, 34, 36. The difference between the upper- and underbust width gives the cup size i.e. A, B, C etc.
Underwire is sewn into the bra to lift and shape the bust. Particularly suitable for larger cup sizes.
Also known as multi-way straps, using a single set of straps in a variety of positions. A number of shapes can be achieved, for example halter, cross-back, standard and strapless.
Made from cellulose, usually from beech or pinewood trees, this synthetic fabrics has a particular sheen and soft feel.
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