I read 50 Shades of Grey and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m also not ashamed to admit that I read the entire series in under a week. Okay, I’m mildly ashamed about that. Since the book’s popularity, there has been a rise in the sales of neckties, lingerie, sex toys and…hair dye???? Well anyone who read the book (40 million of you, at this point) is probably not surprised to hear that an offical 50 Shades of Lingerie line has been confirmed after rumors surfaced months ago. This comes on the heels of the announcement that there will be a Fifty Shades of Grey Classical Album: Compiled By EL James with classical pieces that inspired the trilogy from composers like Bach, Verdi, Debussy, Chopin and more. Wait, if I’m not mistaken didn’t the Twilight series inspire EL James?
Three companies are confirmed to be involved with the licensing deal of the first-ever official line. A company called HYP will be selling hosiery, garters and tights; FREEZE clothing will be selling hoodies, knits and tees, and Briefly Stated will be selling daywear, sleepwear, underwear and loungewear.
Of course, long before this deal became official lingerie companies jumped on the 50 Shades bandwagon because they obviously saw the cash cow that capitalizing on this would be. SparklingStrawberry.com, a website that sells everything, and I mean everything, fantasy and fetish announced a new line inspired by the series.
But, hold on to your hats ladies and gents, this…is just the beginning. There will be more 50 Shades of Grey merchandise to come including home furnishing, makeup, stationery fragrances, beauty products, bedding, jewelry and adult products. Sorry, Christian Grey will not be included in any of this.
If you’re so die-hard that you can’t wait for these products to come to be, just head over to Etsy and check out the ridiculous amount of 50 Shades of Grey inspired merchandise being sold there.
