Warning: Potentially triggering language below. Editor’s Note: Autostraddle published a call and response piece to this with one of their columnists, Mey, who is a trans woman. Please click the link to visit their site and get her perspective. Whether it’s your first time here or you’ve been a reader for years, I firmly believe that talking about lingerie doesn’t mean just talking about bras and panties. Lingerie is also […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Disclaimer: The Julie France lingerie in this review was provided by Julie France. All opinions are my own. Well here I am, wearing my writing shapewear in my Brooklyn apartment, ready to share my thoughts about tummy compression. I am somewhat new to the wondrous world of shapewear, having always been too lazy to bother with what had seemed to me a fussy bunch […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today’s article is all about lingerie sans bows, ruffles, and frills. I know not every woman wants ultra-feminine lingerie, and even the women who do want that will occasionally want something a little simpler… something that’s not all about cleavage and lace and silk. Our piece on androgynous lingerie was inspired by two previous posts on the subject from other blogs: “Lingerie Androgyny? When Lingerie […]
I’ve never been much a swimwear fan. I mean, I know swimwear is a thing that exists, but it’s never inspired the same kind of passion for me as lingerie or loungewear or hosiery. It’s just been a thing… mostly for other people. But all that’s been changing lately. And while I still love a classic pin-up bathing suit, these ultrachic swimsuits from OYE Swimwear (OYE is short for ‘Open […]
Buttress & Snatch is a British brand famous for two things: 1) their vintage-inspired and completely theatrical burlesque style and 2) their commitment to making all their lingerie by hand in the UK. Founded in 1999 by Rachel Kenyon, Buttress & Snatch counts celebrities like Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Beth Ditto among its clients. Almost all the pieces have frills or ruffles or crystals or roses because this is lingerie […]
