Last night I had the privilege of doing a trunk show (with Dark Garden) over at Jenette Bras on Melrose Ave., and I have to say I was instantly enamored of the boutique. Jenette is a full bust specialty shop, carrying an impressive array of supportive frillies in cups D-K, and bands 30-44. Now, to be honest, I am not Jenette’s target demographic — there were probably only a couple […]
Inside Fifi Chachnil on Rue St Honoré Mid-January saw me travelling to Paris for the Salon de la Lingerie trade show. Although I was only there for the weekend, I simply had to make the time to see some of the great Parisian lingerie sights. My last day in the city saw me making a mad dash from shop to shop (suitcase in tow!), trying to find the perfect souvenir. […]
Disclaimer: I am professionally associated with Knickerocker through my lingerie copywriting business, The Full Figured Chest. I’ve had the pleasure of working with indie designer Knickerocker for the past few months on her wholesale line, so today we wanted to give the TLA readers an exclusive preview of the new pieces! These pieces will be available for sale through boutiques and the Knickerocker website, but not her Etsy shop. Nic originally had […]
With the winter holiday season officially over, many of us are sorting through the accumulated rubble of our various gifts received and parties thrown. As for me, I also have been in the process of unpacking from my first move in four years, so besides picking up a season’s worth of cocktail dresses from my dressing room floor, I have to sort and put away all my regular clothes, including […]
Design by Karolina Laskowska: backstage at the catwalk show As usual, the end of term at lingerie school (aka the Contour Fashion course at De Montfort University) saw every student in a state of panic – deadlines were starting to loom from all angles and stress was mounting! Our final assignment was the corset and basque project – a rather self-explanatory project that required us to design, pattern cut and […]
