Lingè Noël

Lingè Noël (ランジェノエル) is a Japanese lingerie retail brand and a wholly owned subsidiary of Wacoal Corporation, one of Japan's largest intimate apparel companies. It operates as a select shop — a curated multi-brand lingerie store — rather than a single-label manufacturer brand, and its official site describes it as "ワコール発の下着セレクトショップ" (a lingerie select shop originating from Wacoal). The company behind the stores is Kabushiki Kaisha Lingè Noël (株式会社ランジェノエル), headquartered in Kyoto. The business was created in 2008 when Wacoal took over the innerwear division of Sakyacreate Co., Ltd. through an asset transfer in June 2008, and then established Lingè Noël as a 100% Wacoal subsidiary on 18 July 2008. Store operations began on 1 August 2008. Its registered head office is at 29 Nakajima-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, with the operating office located on the 6th floor of the Wacoal Head Office Building in the same address. The company's stated business is the operation of retail stores selling women's underwear and related innerwear. As of April 2025, Lingè Noël reported 160 employees and 40 stores across Japan. Its stores are typically located in shopping centres and commercial locations nationwide, and the brand has also maintained a LINE account for customer communication. The company is led by Representative Director and President Hiroko Kojima (小島 宏子). Its capital is 10,000,000 yen, its fiscal year ends in March, and its main bank is Mitsubishi UFJ Bank's Kyoto Chuo Branch. Lingè Noël positions itself within the Wacoal Group as a retail channel for intimate apparel, offering customers a curated selection of lingerie brands and products. Because it is a select shop rather than a single in-house label, its assortment can include multiple brands, including Wacoal group labels and other intimate apparel lines. The company has also published action plans under Japan's Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace and the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, reflecting a female-dominated workforce and a stated goal of 100% childcare leave uptake. Its disclosed ratio of female managers is 100% as of July 2026. In recent years the chain has adjusted its store network: the official homepage has carried notices of the closure of the Toyokawa, Ayagawa and Yamatokoriyama stores, alongside notice of the termination of its LINE account. These changes indicate an ongoing review of physical retail footprint and digital customer touchpoints while the brand continues to operate as a Wacoal group lingerie retail chain.

Lingè Noël's history is closely tied to Wacoal Corporation, the Japanese intimate apparel group. The retail business that became Lingè Noël originated in the innerwear division of Sakyacreate Co., Ltd. (サキヤクリエイト株式会社). In June 2008, Wacoal acquired that division through an asset transfer. On 18 July 2008, Wacoal established Kabushiki Kaisha Lingè Noël (株式会社ランジェノエル) as a wholly owned subsidiary, with capital of 10,000,000 yen. Store operations began shortly afterwards, on 1 August 2008. The new company was set up as a retail operating company rather than a manufacturing brand. Its stated business purpose is the operation of retail stores selling women's underwear and related innerwear. It is registered at 29 Nakajima-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, and its operating office is on the 6th floor of the Wacoal Head Office Building at the same address. This places the chain administratively within Wacoal's Kyoto headquarters complex, even though its stores are spread across Japan. Over the following years Lingè Noël expanded as a nationwide chain of lingerie select shops. By April 2025 the company reported 40 stores and 160 employees. Its stores are typically found in shopping centres and commercial locations, and the brand has used a LINE account as a customer communication channel. The company is led by Representative Director and President Hiroko Kojima. Its fiscal year ends in March, and its main bank is Mitsubishi UFJ Bank's Kyoto Chuo Branch. As a Wacoal group company, Lingè Noël has also participated in Japanese workplace policy programmes. It has published action plans under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (女性活躍推進法) and the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children (次世代育成支援対策推進法). These plans include targets such as actively operating a conversion system from non-regular to regular employment, aiming for a 100% childcare leave uptake rate, and promoting annual paid leave. The company disclosed a female managerial ratio of 100% as of July 2026, and noted that a gender wage gap cannot be calculated because its employees are exclusively female. More recently, the chain has been adjusting its store network. The official homepage has displayed notices of the closure of the Toyokawa, Ayagawa and Yamatokoriyama stores, as well as the termination of its LINE account. These moves suggest a consolidation of physical stores and a change in digital customer engagement, while the company continues to operate as a Wacoal-owned lingerie retail chain.

• 2026

  The company discloses a female managerial ratio of 100%.

• 2025

  The company reports 160 employees and 40 stores nationwide.

• 2008

  Wacoal Corporation receives the innerwear division of Sakyacreate Co., Ltd. through an asset transfer.

• 2008

  Kabushiki Kaisha Lingè Noël is established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Wacoal Corporation.

• 2008

  Lingè Noël begins store operations.

A Wacoal-originated lingerie select shop chain offering curated intimate apparel through around 40 stores in Japan.

• Women's lingerie and innerwear

  The core merchandise of Lingè Noël stores, sold through a multi-brand select shop format.

1. 1ランジェノエル(Linge Noel)｜ワコール発の下着セレクトショップlingenoel.co.jp
2. 2株式会社ランジェノエル 会社案内lingenoel.co.jp
3. 3Lingè Noël - Wikidatawikidata.org