Lingerie

You know you’ve reached the pinnacle of success when you can pole-vault your body more than 4.8m. For Commonwealth champion and Olympian Alysha Newman, attaining personal best is as much about the power of the mind as the skill of the body

US Olympic hurdler and Pan American Games gold medallist Queen Harrison Claye takes time out from the track to talk motivation, the power of transforming body and mind, and how playing by her own rules revived her career and love of competing

It’s an exciting time to be a female athlete, says Georgia-Mae Fenton, who is forging a career as an artistic gymnast and a role model

How do you square traditional images of femininity with a body trained to hang off the edge of soaring rock faces? Champion rock climber Sasha DiGiulian has found a way – and is proud of the chance to share it

A frustrated search for skin-coloured underwear prompts a discussion among three women about race, privilege and shopping. By Bella Pollen. Photography by Marili Andre

From gold love-letter charms to rose-pink boxer shorts

Slip into silk, get cosy in cashmere and stay in bed this January. Chosen by Clara Baldock and Raphaëlle Helmore

The queen of silk and lace lingerie for three decades browses for books in an old dance school, absorbs the city’s architecture and takes time over a picnic sur l’herbe

DSTM creates soft and sculptural lingerie with eco – and cool – credentials

The Annabelle bodysuit comes in Chantilly lace and satin, £285

From overtly glamorous to quietly beautiful – these purveyors have it covered

In silk and lace: bra, £165, and briefs, £105

Lucile’s French Leavers lace set features gold thread and silk to sexily sophisticated effect

Lucile’s luxurious silk and lace creations convey confidence

In lace and silk satin: bra, £190, and briefs, £130

Animal prints bring out checked tailoring’s unexpectedly wild side this season. Photography by Damian Foxe. Styling by Elad Bitton

In silk and lace, £455

With its boudoir silks and exuberant floral blooms, this is an evening suit to seduce in