Gossard Lingerie has gone from being a has-been label (“Oh, they used to make good lingerie, yeah?”) to being a brand most everyone is familiar with… if not outright talking about. The brand Gossard has been around since 1901; their parent company, Courtald’s (which also owns Aristoc, Pretty Polly, and Berlei) has been around since the 1700s. Despite being Britain’s largest lingerie producer (a position that often leads to creative […]
Note: The following post contains nudity. Full disclosure: I am really excited about this label. There’s a bumper crop of awesome creativity coming out of NYC right now, and NYC Sex Trash is the latest new designer to ping TLA’s radar. I first saw Stephanie Paterek’s work on Instagram weeks ago, and I practically begged her to send me a lookbook of the full collection. So much of what the […]
To many people, French lingerie is the best in the world. Many famous lingerie brands (Chantal Thomass, Aubade, Simone Perele) had their beginnings in France, and that country’s cachet as the center of all things fashion certainly helps that reputation. While I didn’t start my lingerie journey with French lingerie, I have to admit that Huit is an excellent introduction to the world Lingerie Française, especially for smaller busts. I […]
While in NYC a couple of months ago for next season’s lingerie market, I had the opportunity to preview the upcoming Spring/Summer 2014 collection from Fantasie, a brand within the Eveden Group. I am a sucker for gorgeous lingerie photography, and I think these campaign images are done exceptionally well. It’s all very English lady of the countryside; “I’ll take my tea and scones in the solarium of my estate, […]
I’m super excited about today’s blog post, fellow addicts. A month or so ago, I found out that DIVA Magazine, Europe’s leading lesbian and bisexual mag, ran a photoshoot featuring women of various sizes in awesome swimwear. I really liked the photo shoot because it showed multiple ways of being a woman, and that being “feminine” isn’t always about being super frilly and girly (I have to confess, I’m a […]
