Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is by Datura Divine, and is a response piece to an article we published last year on lingerie and pornography. In a private conversation on social media, Datura spoke of how many lingerie brands co-opt or appropriate sex worker imagery in their marketing and advertising campaigns while simultaneously shunning sex work and sex workers. I invited Datura to speak on that topic for TLA. I […]
“Ugh… I have to wear that?” was my knee-jerk reaction to being told it was time to go shopping for my first bra. At 13 years old, I was a late bloomer compared to my friends and not at all in a hurry to grow up. But puberty waits for no one, and in an attempt to retain my childhood for as long as possible, I begrudgingly settled for a […]
For the past few months I’ve been yearning and searching to rediscover my love of lingerie. Some of my feelings are because I blog a lot for work, so I simply see a ton of bras. Some of it is because this season all the lingerie kind of looks the same and I’m someone who tends to fall in love with unique and slightly kitschy pieces. But part of it has […]
One of the things I love most about living in Seattle is the scenery. The entire Pacific Northwest is gorgeous, but in Seattle, we’re quite literally surrounded by mountains and forests and lakes. Mount Rainer dominates the landscape, but you can really look in most any direction for a beautiful view. I honestly feel spoiled here, and if I ever move, I’m sure the vistas will be one of the […]
You’ve heard of the Kentucky Derby, and the city of Derby, but how about roller derby? It is a typically all-female contact sport, made popular in the 1930s, with a group of spunky women roller skating around a track and duking it out to get to the front of the pack. Roller derby has seen a resurgence in the last 10 years and has become a popular sport recognized around […]
