About a year ago, the most famous lingerie brand in the world — Victoria’s Secret — launched a brand-new, high-end Designer Collection. With prices of up to $300US for a sheer lace merrywidow, The Victoria’s Secret Designer Collection was meant to be an answer to the market’s renewed demand for luxury lingerie. And in fact Victoria’s Secret booted out all the luxury lingerie designers they’d been carrying up to that […]
I know garters are a little old-fashioned, but they’ve been on my mind a LOT lately. And these beautiful garters from Previously, while not my pick for the big day, make me want to incorporate this old-fashioned item of my lingerie into my wardrobe more often. I especially adore the ones with the dangling pink rosettes above and below. After all, vintage is always in style, yes? What do you […]
The ‘Lingerie of the Week’ feature is dedicated to pieces I think are pretty. Typically, not much more thought goes into it than, “Oh, I really like this and I think TLA readers would too.” Unfortunately, most of the fashionable lingerie out there is restricted to a very narrow size range. And even lingerie brands known for making full bust or plus sized items often cut things off around a […]
Warning: Potentially triggering language below. Editor’s Note: Autostraddle published a call and response piece to this with one of their columnists, Mey, who is a trans woman. Please click the link to visit their site and get her perspective. Whether it’s your first time here or you’ve been a reader for years, I firmly believe that talking about lingerie doesn’t mean just talking about bras and panties. Lingerie is also […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today’s article is all about lingerie sans bows, ruffles, and frills. I know not every woman wants ultra-feminine lingerie, and even the women who do want that will occasionally want something a little simpler… something that’s not all about cleavage and lace and silk. Our piece on androgynous lingerie was inspired by two previous posts on the subject from other blogs: “Lingerie Androgyny? When Lingerie […]
