Bra Making

What is it like working as a lingerie designer? This week in our blog we meet Miss Mary’s designer and pattern designer Marie-Louise Asphäll to get an insight into how new collections are created. We also ask her if she has any personal favourites in the range. You’ll find the answers to this and much more in our in-depth interview.

Wing, Apex and leotard back. Did you know that if you take a bra apart it consists of about 35 pieces and 60 seams – all with their own functions. The cups and shoulder straps may be best known, but do you know about the other parts of a bra and what they do? Here is the anatomy of a bra.

It’s not unusual for an underwired bra to have a raised bottom edge at the front. Why is that? Is it an aesthetic choice or does it serve a function?

We wanted to create something new. So we invited a fashion designer known for his unique design language to interpret undergarments and put his personal touch to our Miss Mary. It’s always a risk to do something different, especially when it comes to design partnerships, but we took the chance. This is the story of Visionary – when the undergarment nerds from Borås met the couture master Lars Wallin.

Unlike most textile companies in Sweden today, Miss Mary doesn’t just retain its design department in its head office but also the test sewing. In today’s article, we visit our bra atelier where our team works to produce the perfect fit for your next Miss Mary bra.