The company that has become the Chantelle we know and love today opened its doors as far back as 1876. In just two short years, its owners were already beginning to make their mark on the market, and demonstrating the flair for innovation that remains with them today. In 1878, Chantelle introduced its revolutionary elasticised fabric which stretched in two directions. By 1902, the Chantelle lingerie range featured their first elasticated girdles, offering a greater degree of comfort for women compared to previous unforgiving fabrics. And yet these new girdles were still able to enhance and emphasise women’s curves, making them flattering yet practical at the same time. And this is a principle that remains evident in the lingerie Chantelle still produces to this day: the focus is not only on the style of the garment, but on how it feels to wear it too. There really is no need to sacrifice comfort for appearance when you wear Chantelle!