The Togfather x The Lingerie Addict: A Lingerie Renaissance

Usually, when I write about one of my editorials, I give a fairly lengthy explanation about the context and the background and the inspiration behind the shoot.

But this time? This time, I'm keeping things short and sweet because this photographer honestly needs no introduction. If you've spent any time at all lately on lingerie Instagram, you've likely already seen The Togfather's work.

Evocative of the Renaissance and famous for its painterly tones, The Togfather is one of the most popular fashion art photographers on IG right now, and rightfully so. His lingerie photos in particular prove, for any lingering doubters, that lingerie can be high art.

Generally, at this point, I also give a brief review the photographer. Here it is. The Togfather is amazing. He's brilliant and professional and kind and encouraging and has boundless creative energy. Shooting with him is one of the highlights of my career.

Thank you to all the designers who loaned pieces and created pieces just for this shoot. I appreciate you being a part of making something so special possible. As with all my editorials, I’ve styled myself, and all brand credits are given below. And, of course, it goes without saying that all photos are by The Togfather.

I’m just...I'm so impossibly happy with how these photos turned out. I hope you enjoy them too. This might be my most favorite photoshoot yet.

 

"Ill Met by Moonlight, Proud Titania" ~ William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Robe by Emiah Couture

 

“It is always safe to dream of spring. For it is sure to come; and if it be not just as we have pictured it, it will be infinitely sweeter.” ~ L.M. Montgomery, The Story Girl

Dress by I.D. Sarrieri

 

“Outside the window/Sky and earth exchange silver./In the moonlight I forget I’m human.” ~ Wang Xiaoni, White Moon

Robe by Harlow & Fox

 

"But you, divine poet, you sang on till the end as the swarm of rejected maenads attacked you, shrieking, you overpowered their noise with harmony, and from pure destruction arose your transfigured song." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke, The Sonnets to Orpheus

Robe, Bra, Knicker, Cincher and Body Jewelry by Edge o' Beyond. Choker by Karolina Laskowska.

 

“What would an ocean be without a monster lurking in the dark? It would be like sleep without dreams.” ~ Werner Herzog

Corset by Karolina Laskowska, Gloves by Amoralle, Hosiery by Wolford

 

"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." ~  Oscar Wilde

Corset, Cape, and Knickers by Kiss Me Deadly, Bra by Made by Niki, Stockings by Cervin

 

“I must be a mermaid...I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.” ~ Anais Nin

Robe by Harlow & Fox