To my memory, Buttress & Snatch was one of the first lingerie brands crafting fantastical, fairy tale-inspired luxury lingerie. I remember swooning over their Queen of the Clover on Tumblr, imagining a world where swathes of silk and tiny flowers blossomed out of every piece of lingerie I owned. Today, the brand continues to make some of the most romantic sets out there. Airy arm swags, vintage millinery flowers, scattered […]
It’s strange to think that despite writing dozens of lingerie reviews for The Lingerie Addict in over a decade, I somehow completely managed to neglect writing about Pillowbook Lingerie, one of my all time favourite lingerie brands. This label is an encapsulation of everything that I love about lingerie: beautiful designs that are an absolute joy to wear, and a celebration of true couture craft. Pillowbook Lingerie was founded in […]
Before getting into the nitty gritty of what the differences are between designing for ‘ready-to-wear’ and ‘bespoke’ lingerie, it’s important to first nail down what these phrases actually mean. In a world dominated by fast fashion and half-truth marketing, a lot of the technical terminology around clothing has had its meaning diluted and distorted. This is particularly true of the language around luxury fashion, which is often co-opted by fast […]
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links I have to be honest with you…Aubade isn’t a brand I’ve had strong feelings about for awhile. Of course, I know they exist. They were world-renowned, not just being for a quintessential French brand, but also for their striking black and white campaign imagery. You knew you were looking at an Aubade just from the way it was styled and shot. And then…the world […]
I’ll be honest. It takes more to impress these days than it used to. So when I run across something that makes me gasp aloud and nearly well up tears over the beauty…well, I have to share it. Hadal is a new lingerie brand with a very limited collection, and this is the star. It’s so good, one wonders how the designer will follow up with something. The robe and […]
