Nominations have opened for the UK Lingerie Awards 2011. The awards, in conjunction with underwear oracle Lingerie Insight, recognise excellence and innovation across the whole lingerie spectrum.

The final awards will be decided by a panel of expert judges, but for now fans can nominate their favourites for consideration by visiting the UK Lingerie Awards site and telling the judges why they should win. The only disappointment is that there’s no sports category, which is something I’d like to see next year. With the approaching release of Panache‘s long-awaited sports bra set to rival Freya’s amazing Active range, that could truly be an exciting – and timely – addition to the competition for 2012.

The awards will take place on September 8th at One Mayfair in Central London. Can’t wait for the results!