Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Have you caught the Olympic fever yet? I don’t even have a TV (yeah, I know, I’m a luddite) and I’ve found myself going to to eat in places that are showing the Olympic events. There’s something addictive about seeing the Olympic athletes strive for perfection like that. Seeing all of the different events has really inspired me to try some new stuff in […]
All corset wearers know (or should know, anyway) that they need to loosen their corset laces before unfastening their busk, but it’s rarely explained why, beyond the basic “it’s bad for the corset.” I mentioned this in passing in the first post of this series, How to Care for a Corset, Part 1: What to Do While Wearing Your Corset, but saved the full rationale because I think it’s important enough to […]
So you want to wear a corset, and make sure you take good care of it to prolong its life. There are a few steps you can take during and immediately after wearing your corset to minimize wear and the need for costly cleanings. One of the most basic pieces of corset care advice is to wear your corset with another layer between it and your skin. The reason for this is […]
I know some of you are curious. I’ve seen you asking on Treacle’s Tumblr. You know you’ve got what it takes to be a lingerie model, or you think you might, anyway, but you have no idea where to begin. Well, I’m no agent, but I am a designer who also happens to do a fair bit of modeling, so these are my suggestions for you lovelies who would like to […]
Final design technical drawings I knew from the start that my degree was never going to be easy. My latest design project was one that I truly struggled with – and not for the reasons I was expecting! This project was the first one that I just wasn’t able to get excited about from the onset. ‘Contour Fashion’ isn’t just about designing girly and frivolous underthings – we have to […]
