The Manifesto

"There is a version of you that already knows she is extraordinary. Empress Mimi exists to dress her"

About Empress Mimi

At Empress Mimi, we reimagine lingerie as wearable art.
The kind that stops you in your tracks. The kind you buy for yourself, wear for yourself, and keep long after the occasion has passed.
If you know Botticelli's Birth of Venus, you know the power a goddess can command without so much as a word. That is the energy we design for. Not lingerie that performs for someone else: lingerie that reminds you who you are when you are entirely alone.
Bodies are meant to change. They move, settle, grow, shrink and occasionally refuse to follow a plan. Our lingerie is designed with that in mind: wire-free, adjustable where it matters, and made with flexible fabrics selected for comfort and stretch.
Each collection is finished with details that are a little less expected: star-shaped clasps, gold shell hardware, three-dimensional butterflies. Consider it jewellery for your top drawer.

The Origin

Empress Mimi was founded in London in 2015 by Galyna with a simple conviction: that lingerie should be as rare, artful, and unforgettable as the women who wear it. Still independent, self-funded and woman-led, we’ve grown without answering to trend cycles, investors or the pressure to make more for the sake of making more. It means we can stay intentionally small: and obsessively considered. Every clasp, every trim, every embroidered detail is placed with intention.

The Philosophy

Bodies are meant to change. Your lingerie should keep up.
So we build in adjustment wherever the design allows: straps, bands, closures and flexible fabrics that move with you, rather than asking you to fit them.
And wire-free. Always.
We banished underwires to the underworld and never looked back. In their place: airy, high-stretch fabrics, architectural underbands and considered construction. Comfort isn’t the compromise. It’s where we start.

This is Empress Mimi

It's the clasp that catches the light exactly right.

It's the set you put on for no reason, except that you wanted to.

It's a butterfly landing exactly where it pleases.

It's a secret made of tulle, satin, shimmer and intention.

It's dainty and it means business.

It's a world built one detail at a time.

It's yours.

The Collection Concept

We think of our collections as volumes. Each one begins with a world of its own: Venus rising from the sea, Lilith after dark, Astria written in the stars.
And sometimes, we’re not quite finished with the story. When a new iteration arrives, it becomes Volume II.
The story continues. Your archive grows.

The Fit Promise

No body stays exactly the same, and no good lingerie should expect it to.Across the collection, we build in adjustability wherever the design allows: from straps and bands to closures, and select stretch where it serves comfort and movement.

Conscious by Design

Made in small batches. Made to be kept.
We don’t design for the weekly drop or produce endlessly just to keep something new on the homepage. Collections are made in considered quantities, with a maximum of twelve released each year.
Less overproduction. Fewer throwaway trends. More pieces worth keeping in your archive.
Less excess. More intention.
Madame X corset - Empress Mimi
Worn. Felt. Written.

Notes from our Muses

"These sets make me feel invincible! Originally ordered them when planning my honeymoon, but I ditched the fiancee and kept the underwear, best decision of my life!

“I bought 3 of these sets because I want to feel elegant and elegant every day ”

"I've never owned lingerie that felt like art before. The moon clasp alone is worth it. I show it to everyone.”

“It is so hard to find something both supportive and that fits smaller bands with larger cup sizes. Empress Mimi makes the mark every time”