It’s time for another Why do Lingerie Retailers…? feature, and this one asks the ever-popular question “Why do things cost what they cost?” If you’ve ever wondered what goes into the price of your favorite lingerie brands, Catherine (of Kiss Me Deadly fame) is here to explain: My heart sank when Treacle asked me to put in something about prices, because that’s a 10,000 word essay in itself. So, I’ll […]
Today’s guest post is by Tristan Risk, aka Little Miss Risk, a burlesque artist for Sweet Soul Burlesque and corsetiere with Lace Embrace Atelier. I had the pleasure of meeting her a few months ago during a weekend jaunt to Vancouver, and I am super excited to publish her guest post about tightlacing and waist training with corsets. If you like what you read here, you can keep up with […]
Today, April 24th, is National Lingerie Day, a holiday I honestly knew nothing about until roughly 11 p.m. last night. But since I am a lingerie blogger, I feel like I should do something appropriate for the day, so I thought I’d write a post about why I started blogging and why lingerie matters and all that other meta stuff I never really talk about here. Though it doesn’t sound […]
Today’s blog post has been four months in the making. Making a stand on something is always scary, because you never know how people will react. But when something’s been on my mind for a couple hundred days… well, then maybe that means it’s time to say it out loud. From the very beginning, I’ve wanted The Lingerie Addict to be a place people could find information about lingerie […]
Gerbe just sent over their new 2012/2013 lookbook, and I’m smitten. As some of you know, I started blogging as Stockings Addict, so hosiery will always hold a special place in my heart, and I love how Gerbe constantly comes out with new patterns, colors, and designs every season. Below are a few of my favorites. The new styles will be available starting July 1st.
