The article presents the concept of archetypes in the context of building an international brand of ladies' lingerie. Archetypes are an element of brand strategy which is the basis for all the branding activities being conducted. The present paper discusses the 12 basic brand archetypes. Moreover, three subtypes of The Enchantress archetype are presented. Those subarchetypes can be successfully utilised by the manufacturers of ladies' lingerie (classic or erotic).