Angela Friedman has such a delightful talent for creating lingerie that evokes a sense of nostalgia. Drawing its inspiration from the jazz era lingerie silhouettes of the 1920s and 30s, her newest collection, Autumn in New York, has all of dreamy moodiness of the 1934 jazz standard of the same name. Sleek silks and sweeping sheers are equally at home lounging to Billie Holliday records as they are making dramatic […]
I have a rather… excessively large number of drafts saved in the backend of TLA right now. Most of them are about big picture ideas or concepts that take a while to parse (because I am apparently the slowest writer in the world and it takes me a while to figure out what I actually want to say), but in between toying with phrases and doing extra research, I’m still […]
Note: These items were purchased for review by The Lingerie Addict. All opinions are my own. Uye Surana is in many ways the quintessential indie lingerie brand. Owned and operated by a pair of ambitious young women who keep their sewing in-house, they sell online, at trunk shows, at a studio-shop in Tribeca, and at a sprinkling of small lingerie stores around the country (one of which is Birdies Panties, […]
The internet is a wonderful thing. There’s so much information available for free (or at least cheap!) that was impossible to find before. One of the great consequences of this is the growing trend in DIY. There’s a new wave of people trying their hand at making their own clothing with an inevitable foray into lingerie. I truly think any growth of creativity and craftsmanship is a wonderful thing. However, […]
Please note some photos may be NSFW. Sometimes it’s hard to get excited about lingerie when you can’t see yourself wearing it. The industry’s standards of beauty and femininity remain rigidly unrealistic, and many women (myself included) feel left out. As with most innovation in the industry, it is the independent brands that are affecting change. March & August, a handmade Canadian brand, have spent the last year demonstrating a […]
