The current collection from Dita Von Teese’s Von Follies has a lot of really winning pieces, but I have to say that this set from Madam X is certainly my favorite. I had the opportunity to special order several pieces via Dark Garden, including the much-vaunted (and much-wanted) Her Sexellency Dress, but I kind of wish I could wear Madam X everyday. I got the wire-free bra and full brief, […]
Another lingerie market season has come and gone and I’m excited to share what I’m most excited about for the Autumn/Winter 2014 collections. Most of my time was spent at CurveNY, the massive trade show featuring hundreds of brands both large and well-known and small and up-and-coming. My approach to walking the floor was really to see what wowed me. What had a story. What demonstrated a new approach or innovation in […]
Disclosure: I purchased all of the lingerie in this review myself. All opinions are my own. Carine Gilson’s lingerie has been on my lust list for longer than I can remember. Renowned for her couture approach to lingerie and using only the finest silks and Chantilly laces, her designs are the creme de la creme of the lingerie world — and most certainly carry the price tag to match. Knickers […]
I know I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but a few weeks ago an article came out on Huffington Post about how shapewear squeezes your organs and is Bad For You. This post is not as analytical as some of my previous. It is largely, if not purely, anecdotal, and of course everyone’s experience will be different. Still, before we all react as alarmists because a […]
The corsetry community can be a pedantic bunch. I say this unironically, I know that I am also guilty of a certain degree of pedantry as a corsetmaker — one need look no farther than What (You Didn’t Know) to Look for in a Corset to see the evidence as I obsess over pattern matching at the center front. We all have our pet peeves. One thing that often gets the […]
