I’ve known about The Loved One for a few years now, ever since a random search on KickStarter brought me to their campaign. 2010 was both a good year and a bad year for the lingerie industry. A lot of indie brands had gone out of business during the recession (bad), and fewer boutiques were willing to take a risk on indies (even worse), but you also saw a lot […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. One of my favorite things about September is the US Open. Tennis, with its complicated scoring system and genteel sportsmanship even during multi-hour sweltering slog-fests, guarantees drama and intrigue — and even more so now that tennis fashion has taken a place front and center in the Grandstand. As a lingerie designer I’m glad to see women tennis players having more fun with their […]
Today’s blog post isn’t really on a “sexy” or “fashionable” topic, but it’s about an important subject all the same. As Catherine brought up in her guest post “What It’s Like to Be a Woman with a Disability in the Lingerie Industry,” there is a definite need for panties that go beyond being “sexy.” Many people cope with overactive bladder, urinary incontinence (especially post-pregnancy), and extremely heavy periods… and it […]
As I’ve gotten older, feeling comfortable in what I wear has become increasingly important to me. From shoes to shorts to lingerie, if it’s not comfortable, I don’t care how pretty it is anymore… I’m not going to wear it. While most of the underwired bras I own feel perfectly all right, sometimes I want the unstructured support of a bralette, especially, I’ve noticed, during the summer when it tends […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. There are a lot of things people don’t like about Agent Provocateur, but if there’s one thing the brand gets really, really right, it’s styling the heck out of their photoshoots. This season’s ad campaign for their high-end range, Soirée, looks like it would be at home in Vogue, W, or V magazine. The photos are slick, lush, and completely luxurious… which is exactly what […]
