Editing Lingerie (section)

== Market structure ==
[[File:Kelly Gale 2014.jpg|thumb|349x349px|[[Kelly Gale]] at the [[2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]]]]
The global lingerie market in 2003 was estimated at $29 billion, while in 2005, bras accounted for 56 percent of the lingerie market and [[briefs]] represented 29 percent. The [[United States]]'s largest lingerie retailer, [[Victoria's Secret]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Snyder |first=Benjamin |date=2 December 2014 |title=7 surprising facts about the Victoria's Secret business |url=http://fortune.com/2014/12/02/7-surprising-facts-about-the-victorias-secret-business/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718200613/http://fortune.com/2014/12/02/7-surprising-facts-about-the-victorias-secret-business/ |archive-date=18 July 2017 |access-date=16 July 2017 |website=Fortune}}</ref> operates almost exclusively in North America, but the European market is fragmented, with [[Triumph International]] and [[DBApparel|DB Apparel]] predominant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/591022/lingerie_market_focus_on_design_and_fashion.pdf |title=Lingerie Market: Focus on Design & Fashion Trends |website=Research and Markets |access-date=19 June 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818091458/https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/591022/lingerie_market_focus_on_design_and_fashion.pdf |archive-date=18 August 2017 }}</ref> Also prominent are French lingerie houses, including [[Chantelle (underwear)|Chantelle]] and [[Aubade]].

In March 2020 ''[[The Guardian]]'' reported a trend for male lingerie on the catwalk and predictions as to the likelihood of it successfully extending to the [[high street]] fashion stores.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elan |first=Priya |date=28 March 2020 |title=Victor's secret: male lingerie is coming to a bloke near you |language=en |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/mar/28/victors-secret-male-lingerie-is-coming-to-a-bloke-near-you |access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>