Photographs by Ortie Don’t be mad, but this week’s Lingerie of the Week is… black mesh. For this weekly feature, I’m always torn between picking something I like and picking something that’s super fashion-forward and trendy. As you can probably tell, going with what I like has won out for the last few weeks. I’m sorry, but I just can’t help it. These are the pieces I dream about. And […]
So I was catching up Scarlet’s Letter (one of my favorite lingerie blogs for 2014), and I ran across a new line I hadn’t heard of before — Toru and Naoko. Based out of Chile, this new lingerie brand is doing some very exciting things. And since I’ve been wanting to feature more brands that don’t hail from America, Europe, or Australia, I thought they’d make a great fit for our […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. For a full list of our affiliate partners, please see the lower right sidebar of the blog. One of the hardest things for a new brand is finding stockists. Not only are you competing against a fairly saturated market (it’s hard to reinvent the bra and America’s lingerie industry is dominated by a few key players), it’s also quite difficult to get buy-in […]
One of the really awesome things about the lingerie industry today is the comparatively low barrier to entry. While you can go the traditional route with investors and factories and tradeshows, a designer can literally start their own line out of their basement using websites like Etsy and Big Cartel to open a storefront and make sales. I first found out about Chrissie Nicholson-Wild, the designer behind Curve Couture, through […]
If you remember my blog post on Spring/Summer 2014 lingerie trends, then the sheer black nightie above may look a little familiar to you, and it’s this week’s Lingerie of the Week because I can’t stop thinking about it. I adore sheer black mesh… which you already know if you’re a regular reader of this blog. Usually I think of black mesh like I think of coffee — if it’s […]
