I won’t lie… I still get excited every time I encounter a new lingerie designer. You never know when you’ll run across the next big thing, so I see every email, every tweet, and every lookbook as the opportunity to make an industry-shattering discovery. And to be fair, most lingerie brands just aren’t at that level. But every once in awhile, you run across a new designer that makes you […]
We’ve waxed poetic about Hopeless Lingerie many times on The Lingerie Addict. You may remember that Hopeless won our Best Independent Brand award last year. An indie darling, Gaby at Hopeless is always innovating, releasing capsule collections of limited edition pieces several times a year. One of the first designers to incorporate the strappy aesthetic, Gaby has a refreshing way of knowing exactly what her fans want. Follow her Instagram […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. I was a bit torn about posting this caftan. It’s gorgeous; there’s no doubt about that. But at $345 (on sale from $495), I wondered if it was more suited to one of our “Lingerie Lust Object” features instead… you know, the ones where I post about the luxury pieces I’ll never get the chance to own. But I figured my version of […]
Waist training, sometimes known as corset training, is increasing in popularity seemingly by the day. I’ve written about it a lot, but what is waist training, anyway? Today, I’ll cut through to the basics: what is waist training, why do people do it, and how do they do it. Waist Training & Tightlacing The words waist training and tightlacing are often used interchangeably, and each person will have their own […]
Disclosure: ThirdLove sent me this lingerie for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Editor’s Note: According to a recent email from ThirdLove’s co-founder in response to this article, the company did not send me 34Cs but sample sizes of 34Bs and 34Ds instead. The bras have no size tags (ThirdLove does not sell bras with size tags). Therefore, the fit portion of this review has been removed. ThirdLove is […]
