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 […]
I have to say it… Betty Blue’s Loungerie is one of my favorite new indie designers. Absolutely everything she makes sends me into paroxysms of desire — from the Nell Robe to the Tempest Babydoll Set to the Bettie Robe. And it’s really wonderful to see world-renowned lingerie boutiques like Faire Frou Frou carry pieces from this collection. Betty Blue’s Loungerie has recently released two follow-ups to the Nell Robe: the […]
One thing about me, I can never have enough silk, which means Blackbird Underpinnings’ Maven collection is exactly the kind of luxury lingerie brand I like to to talk about on TLA. Based in Oakland and founded in 2012 by Marin Camille and Julia Zolinsky, Blackbird Underpinnings is locally crafted in San Francisco and inspired by the daring flappers of the roaring twenties and the fierce ladies of the tumultuous […]
Disclosure: Karolina Laskowska is a columnist of The Lingerie Addict. *sigh* How much do I love Karolina Laskowska’s brand new lingerie collection? I don’t know if I can even count the ways. I’ve been following Ms. Laskowska’s work since the very beginning, and it’s no exaggeration to say I think she could be the next big thing in the world of lingerie (as in really big). Karolina Laskowska is still […]
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 […]
