This seductive yet formal garment has been produced on Karl Mayer’s RSJ 5/1 EL jacquard Rascheltronic machine.

Setting the scene in describing the garment, Karl Mayer says: “The ‘Knight of the Rose’ presents the bride-to-be with a silver rose, thus heralding the arrival of the groom, a role which could be played quite easily by a woman in the opera of the same name. The seductive body shown here is perfect for wearing under a formal dress for announcing news of the wedding.”

“This beautiful lingerie item was produced on an RSJ 5/1 EL machine. The exquisite products that can be produced on this machine have already been described in the last two issues of the company’s Kettenwirk-Praxis* magazine,” says Karl Mayer.

Karl Mayer says that the garment, which was made from the fabric produced on a Rascheltronic machine with EL control, epitomises the gentle art of seduction, and features a wide range of jacquard patterns produced by working even and counter notation lappings. The successful theme of satin ribbons has also been used in this garment, and has been taken a step further to produce a striped look. The silky, shimmering stripes of different thickness run close together through the torso and bust sections to create a seductive interpretation of the formal, pin-striped look. Karl Mayer says the result is a perfect combination of seriousness and seduction and a feminine look based on masculine formality.

Different transparent jacquard patterns run between the ribbons to reveal the skin underneath. The decorative channels between the dense connecting pieces comprise net-like grounds, which may either be plain or else patterned with checks, rectangles or large hatched areas, creating a filigree background for a striped design that is almost three-dimensional.

The result is a design which follows the slim shape of the torso lengthwise and runs diagonally across the bust to produce a plunging neckline. Karl Mayer says that the stretch lingerie caresses the body without pinching, and the mesh ground ensures that it is breathable at all times, even when things start to get hot – in short, it is the perfect garment for those little intimate moments.

*The perfect aphrodisiac, ‘Kettenwirk-Praxis’, 4/2008, pp. 4-5

*Textile delights for the connoisseur, 1/2009, p. 3