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  <title><![CDATA[Luminé Intimates]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Luminé Intimates. A Tokyo boutique making women's swimwear and lingerie in small runs from Japanese and European fabrics. Atelier in Yanaka, Tokyo.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Summer 2026 Collection Is Now Available]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Thirty pieces, made once. The summer 2026 collection is now available in the atelier and online. We began choosing fabrics in February and cut the first samples in April. Here is a brief account of how it came together.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-01</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the Tango Silk: A Visit to the Weaver]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The habotai silk in the Kinu slip comes from a weaver in Tango, Kyoto Prefecture. In April, Aiko visited the workshop for the first time. This is a short account of what she found there.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-14</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fitting Notes: What We Learned from Seven Women]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Before we finalise a pattern, we fit it on seven women with different body proportions. This season, the process took three weeks and produced more changes than usual. Here is what we learned.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-22</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Repair Service: How It Works and Why We Offer It]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We repair any Luminé piece free of charge, regardless of when it was purchased. A few clients have asked how this is possible. Here is the honest answer.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Choose Swimwear Fabric That Actually Lasts]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most swimwear fails not because of poor construction but because of poor fabric selection. The seams hold. The elastic holds. The fabric itself goes thin, loses its colour, or develops a shine that was not there when you bought it. Understanding a few basic things about how swimwear textiles are made can help you buy better and keep what you buy for longer.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-20</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bralette or Bra: How to Know Which One You Actually Need]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The question comes up at almost every fitting appointment. A client arrives thinking she needs a bra and leaves with a bralette, or the reverse. The distinction is not simply about cup size or support level, though those matter. It is about what you are doing in the piece and how you want to feel in it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Care for Silk Lingerie Without Ruining It]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Silk has a reputation for being difficult, and some of that reputation is earned. But most silk lingerie is damaged not by washing but by the wrong kind of washing: too hot, too agitated, or dried in a way that stresses the fibre. The Kinu slip, made from Tango habotai, will last for years with straightforward care.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-28</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to Pack: A Minimal Swimwear Capsule for Summer Travel]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The brief for the summer 2026 collection was a long trip with a small bag. The same logic applies to packing. Most people overpack swimwear because they are uncertain what they will need. A small, considered selection of pieces that work across different settings is more useful than a large selection of pieces that each work in only one.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-05</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Mills We Work With: Nishiwaki and Kiryu]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Japan has two textile regions that are largely unknown outside the industry: Nishiwaki in Hyogo Prefecture, which has been producing cotton and cotton-blend fabrics since the Meiji period, and Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture, which built its reputation on silk and later adapted to synthetic fibres for swimwear and activewear. Luminé sources fabric from both, and the distinction between them shapes what each piece in the collection feels like.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-18</pubDate>
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