Designer Lingerie:
Brand DNA storytelling
Brand strategy and integrated marketing for the ‘Inheritance’ lingerie collection
Challenge
The brand strategy challenge: weaving lineage and legacy into a directional fashion campaign
Insight
Niki & Scott’s brand strategy for the ‘Inheritance’ collection spoke to lineage and legacy. With sets entitled ‘Strands’, ‘Capillaries’, and ‘Membranes’ - it was inspired by the DNA that connects bloodlines. It used tactile fringes, millefeuille tulles, tassled rope and chain. For the campaign, we needed to translate the high-concept biological inspiration into an edgy elegance that was synonymous with the brand.
How brand strategy and integrated marketing translated designer DNA into a global campaign.
We designed a tactile 20-page lookbook using raw uncoated stock. This was supported by active global PR, product placement and digital marketing.
By overseeing every detail - from the millefeuille tulles to the digital rollout - we secured the cover of FHM China and The Sunday Times Style. A definitive appearance in The Handmaid’s Tale proved that authentic DNA storytelling can drive extraordinary demand.
Collection
Inheritance / Made by Niki
Industry
Fashion / Luxury Goods / Lingerie
Skills
Integrated Marketing
Brand Strategy
Creative Direction
Visual Merchandising
Print Production
Led by
Niki McMorrough
Scott Parker
In the press
The collection was extensively endorsed by celebrities and the press. Cover stories included actress Ning Jing for FHM China, and The Sunday Times Style. Further coverage was secured in Vogue, Gloss, and Nineteen Thirteen - extending the creative vision with editorial photographers including Matthew Rolston and Frederico Martins.
On screen
Jess Mills featured the bodysuit in her music video ‘For My Sins’. Jennifer Love Hewitt wore the dress for a hero dance sequence in ‘The Client List’. Elle Liberachi featured a brand focus with photographer Keith Clouston. And, proving the collection’s enduring style, Madeline Brewer wore it as Janine for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’.
Stocked at
Good taste, like inheritance, travels well. The line was stocked at Selfridges London, Lane Crawford Hong Kong, and the finest boutiques across the US, Europe, the Middle East and Far East.
Sell-through
Once the collection was in the market, consumer communications kicked in with direct email marketing to our affluent database, social media content, retail presentations, influencer collaborations and a customer advocacy programme.
Brand strategy and integrated marketing results: 100+ stockists, double awards, FHM China and Sunday Times Style covers
As Seen On
Worn by Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jess Mills, Ning Jing & Madeline Brewer.
Stockists
Stocked 100+ stores, including Selfridges (London) & Lane Crawford (Hong Kong).
Awarded
Awarded ‘Most Innovative Brand’ & ‘Independent Directional Brand’ at the UK Lingerie Awards.
Press
Featured on the covers of FHM (China) & The Sunday Times Style Magazine.
In case you were wondering
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If your campaigns feel like an afterthought bolted onto the product, you’re losing the integrated layer that compounds performance. We work from the brand’s foundational DNA and the seasonal brief. If your next launch needs that connective tissue, let’s talk.
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Yes — and arguably more than it did. In an AI-saturated feed, a tactile, embossed, foiled or scented print piece is the rarest signal of intent your HNW audience receives all month. We design print as a sensory branding moment, not a leaflet. If you’re weighing whether to include print in your next campaign, let’s look at it together.
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A brand strategy that sits in a deck doesn’t move revenue. Ours starts with the audience, market and competitive whitespace, layers in vision, values, personality and archetypes, then translates the whole thing into an integrated marketing roadmap — so every touchpoint manifests the same DNA. If your current strategy isn’t showing up in the numbers, let’s start with a conversation.