About Us
Bodywear Lab is a luxury digital design house and product development consultancy with specialist expertise in creating high-quality lingerie, swimwear, and activewear. With a broad range of clientele, from established retailers to entrepreneurial start-ups here are some of the reasons we believe you should work with us.
BRAND VALUES
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
We are experts in contour fashion, with a unique and invaluable insight into the luxury bodywear industry. Our team are well versed in industry trends and innovations and use their knowledge and experience to design, produce and market beautifully crafted lingerie, swimwear and activewear.
MINDFUL AND ETHICAL
Sustainability is the cornerstone of Bodywear Lab’s business. We strive to encourage positive change within the fashion industry by paving the way with eco-friendly and socio-responsible practices. We also educate and guide our clients on how they can make their businesses more mindful and ethical through their design, production and supply chain.
PROUDLY LONDON BASED
Whilst helping clients across the world (in the United States, UAE, Monaco, Poland to name a few), our roots are in London — we are proud supporters of local businesses and UK-based manufacturing. As an international hub, London allows us to employ diverse and multinational talent from around the world. Being based in a capital of the modern fashion also gives our clients full visibility and transparency of their design, production and marketing activities.
PROUDLY LONDON BASED
Whilst helping clients across the world (in the United States, UAE, Monaco, Poland to name a few), LCE’s roots are in London — we are proud supporters of local businesses and UK-based manufacturing. As an international hub, London allows us to employ diverse and multinational talent from around the world. Being based in a capital of the modern fashion also gives our clients full visibility and transparency of their design, production and marketing activities.
London Contour Experts Group
London Contour Experts is a senior group of advisors and industry insiders who mentor and consult ever-growing luxury lingerie, swimwear and activewear brands.
We own a group of companies that operate solely in the Bodywear space, working with a range of clients including heritage fashion brands like Fiorucci and Jean Paul Gaultier that approached us to launch new product categories plus lingerie brands such as Playboy and Honey Birdette for directional support on collection innovation. We also support activewear design for brands like Perfect Moment and Pangaia which wanted to produce collections locally and sustainably.
We pride ourselves as visionary designers, innovative problem solvers and passionate strategists; we believe that impactful brands materialise when strategy and creativity work together.
We approach every project with a connected team of creative specialists consisting of category experts and industry-aligned natives. We are here to serve your wildest business fantasies. Formulating strategies that define your visions, pushing the boundaries of your expectations as you enter the bodywear world.
Our Team
Our in-house team of expert digital and physical designers, machinists, and pattern technicians specialise in the contour industry. Working collaboratively, they ensure our clients’ samples and collections are nothing short of unique and make design dreams a reality.
Meet our team below!
Nichole de Carle
CEO & Founder
As CEO and Founder of the London Contour Experts Group, Nichole leads the contour industry with a passion for innovation and sustainability. With over a decade of experience as a designer, business owner, and consultant, she established the LCE Group to foster design creativity and offer business support while promoting sustainable manufacturing practices.
Nichole has worked with renowned brands such as Fiorucci, Playboy, and Jean Paul Gaultier, and supported emerging brands like Scarlett Gasque, Arabella London, and Cou Cou Intimates. Dedicated to empowering aspiring designers and brand owners, Nichole also teaches at the University of Arts London, offering courses on Lingerie, Swimwear, and Activewear design, and sharing her entrepreneurial insights.
Tony Ka Yiu Wang
Managing Director
With a combined talent for both technical pattern-cutting and business strategy, Tony is the Managing Director of Bodywear Lab and strategist for the London Contour Experts Group. He provides the strong organisational foundations that ensure our business runs smoothly day-to-day, month-by-month, and year-to-year. He can catch any issue before it has the chance to develop into a problem and provides our team with quick solutions, accessible administrative strategies and IT knowledge that makes our design and manufacturing house a dream to work with.
Nadine Mivelaz
Head of Business Development
As the first point of contact for all our prospective clients, there is no better person than Nadine to provide a warm welcome from all of us at BWL. As head of new business development Nadine has her finger on the pulse of emerging market trends and ensures our clients receive the most up-to-date information, products and services available. She handles all of our client communications and supports our team by certifying that our client’s requirements are being met whilst their brand goals are achieved through our services.
Jadzia Garrett
Garment Technologist
Jadzia knows garment construction inside out. A self-taught pattern cutting queen, Jadzia has a background in business as the Head of Buying & Merchandise at Next, and currently teaches Contour design to the new generation at De Montfort University. She handles our fit management here at LCE and is the person making sure all our clients’ products fit like a glove.
Danie Hudson
Sampling Coordinator
As BWL’s Sampling Coordinator, Danie is in charge of all of our Design Team’s sample cutting, production cutting, and quality control whilst making sure it’s done promptly. An accomplished pattern cutter, Danie enjoys getting stuck in with the hands-on tasks. By being involved with the day-to-day projects, Danie is able to not only lend an extra pair of hands to her team but also ensure that quality assurance is maintained.
Penny Black
Production Manager
Penny is all about the details. As our Production Manager, she ensures that timelines are maintained, design specifications are sustained, and project deliverables meet our clients’ expectations. Utilising her technical and analytical prowess, Penny oversees the entire production process from sampling to delivery and makes sure that our clients’ concepts become a reality ready for the market.
Paryssa Caesar
Sourcing Coordinator
Paryssa is our savvy sourcing specialist and secret weapon when it comes to locating the preferred textiles for client projects. She is the negotiator and liaison between suppliers and clients, gathering product information to ensure the fabric matches the clients’ creative vision and brand identity all whilst keeping a close eye on the budget. Paryssa’s insight into material trends and knowledge of swatch packs enables her to select the quintessential fabric for any collection.
Candice Waugh
Product Manager
Ensuring the smooth running of tasks across multiple teams, Candice supervises all ongoing design projects at BWL. With deep technical knowledge and design expertise, Candice guides the Design Team whilst simultaneously managing the product fit and quality standards, always with the clients vision at the forefront of her decisions. As the product manager, Candice also provides project timelines for our clients, as well as manages their budget checks and supports the Production manager with correspondence between our factory partners.
Luana Loppi
Senior Product Designer
As BWL’s Senior Product Designer, Luana is the magic that helps bring our clients’ design dreams to life. Working collaboratively, she can conduct considered design and market research tailored to our client’s brand goals. She is also engaged to the Marketing department supporting on any creative research projects that intersect with design. Luana is an expert in manifesting USPs and creating fully realised design packs to help kickstart a new and innovative collection.
Olivia Vicary
Production Coordinator
Olivia is the queen of quality. She ensures that every step of the production process is nothing short of accurate from beginning to end. From inspecting every inch of our client’s samples, to measurement checks and supporting the technical pack creation, Olivia is your girl for trusted seal approvals. She also assists in pattern cutting, coordination and communication of production deliveries, and providing the team with comprehensive packing lists for production.
Ernie De Carle
Head of Treats
As the manager of belly rubs and head scratches, Ernie is in charge of boosting morale and letting everyone know when it’s time for a quick snack break. A true diva, he likes to think of himself as the design team’s muse and can often be found picking out fabrics for future collections (often the most soft and snuggly kind)