Michi is an exciting activewear and swimwear label that incorporates high fashion elements with performance features. Provocative and head-turning, Michi is both edgy and thoroughly feminine. Their S/S 2014 collection is inspired by 1960s Bond girls — strong women with a sense of adventure who are heroines in their own lives. Designed to bridge the gap between glamorous lingerie and utilitarian athletic wear, Michi’s innovative line includes sports bras, tops, […]
After three years studying Contour Fashion at De Montfort University, the end is finally in sight – I’m about to graduate from Lingerie School! Contour Fashion is a degree that specialises in intimate apparel, covering almost all areas of lingerie and then some. We’ve studied everything from corsetry to swimwear, and each chose our own final major projects. Some chose to go down a technical route to fulfill a market […]
Every once in awhile, I like to talk about lingerie-inspired fashion on TLA. I did so most recently with Murmur, and now I feel compelled to visit the subject again taking a look at For Love & Lemons’ latest RTW collection. (If the name sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because we also talked about For Love & Lemons lingerie collection in this blog post from last fall). As you all […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today’s guest post is by Julia Blaire Klein, who’s had a self-described passion for lingerie all her life. Julia sees finding the perfect lingerie for women as another way of helping women (a statement we completely agree with here at TLA), and hopes to work in the lingerie industry for years to come. Before I even begin this article, I would like to clarify […]
If there’s a single trend that I hope never goes away, it’s the lingerie as outerwear look. I adore incorporating lingerie into my everyday wardrobe, whether it’s as simple as a bright neon bra strap I’ve chosen to make visible (Flashdance-style) or letting the lace of my favorite balconette bra peeking just above a low-cut top… almost like I’m wearing an undershirt of Chantilly lace. Lingerie is underwear, it’s true, […]