My name is Eleanor and I founded Valiant Lingerie in late 2019. I was so frustrated by the lack of stylish, feminine lingerie for women who have had treatment or surgery for breast cancer or preventative surgeries.

I had been aware of this problem basically my whole life. My mum had breast cancer (twice!) when I was a child and had a single mastectomy without reconstruction initially. I clearly remember how frustrated mum was with the frumpy and unflattering bras she had to wear as a young woman in her early thirties. I hoped this had improved over the last 30 years but unfortunately it hasn’t!

I’ve experienced the same frustrations as my mum for the last 9 years or so since I had a double mastectomy in my twenties.

I felt like before my surgery I had a world of options when it came to choosing lingerie that made me feel confident and beautiful. After surgery it felt like all these options had been taken away from me and all that was left was beige and uninspiring.

I knew there must be a better way. And it turns out there is… and I would love you to be a part of it!

I’ve spent the last 12 months working with an amazing lingerie development consultancy in London to create Valiant Lingerie’s first collection.