I first heard of Jane Woolrich Lingerie years and years (and years) ago on the vintage lingerie blog, A Slip of a Girl. As an early twenty-something woman (I’m pretty sure this is before I started blogging), I didn’t quite “get” Jane Woolrich. I thought the designs were kind of, well, staid. Just a bit too stuffy for me and not quite exciting enough. Since then, though, I’ve come around […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: This post contains nudity. Millesia is a relatively new brand on the TLA radar. I first caught site of them on the website of the European lingerie megastore Cazar, but lately, they’ve been appearing stateside too, primarily on sample sale sites like MyHabit, Gilt, and Ideeli. Recently, Revival Brands, a lingerie distributor out of New York (that company also handles US distribution of the Italian hosiery label Philippe […]
Tomorrow I’m heading out to NYC for A/W 2014 lingerie market (seriously, I can’t believe it’s time again already), and one of the brands I’m paying a visit to while I’m in Manhattan is Harlow & Fox. For years, fuller busted women have been clamoring for a luxury brand that comes in their size, and Leanna Williams, the designer behind Harlow & Fox, is here to fill the gap. While […]
For many lingerie addicts, La Perla was the first name they associated with luxury lingerie. One of the first truly world-famous lingerie labels, La Perla, which translates to “The Pearl,” was founded in 1954 by a corset maker named Ada Masotti. Like many designer European lingerie houses, the brand is known for its use of silk, lace, and tulle in creating fine lingerie. My favorite piece is the lace babydoll […]
