I saw a minimizer bra for the first time in junior high. I was trying on bras at my local department store, and almost every bra in my size was labeled as a minimizer. When I asked my mom about it, she said “It just means your nipples don’t show through.” But that didn’t really make sense to me. Don’t B cups have nipples, too? I later learned that minimizer […]
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 […]
Disclosure: This set was purchased by The Lingerie Addict for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own. Edge o’ Beyond is an ethically-made British luxury lingerie brand known for their delicate embroideries, chic strap details, and detachable gold chains. Each piece in their collections is adorned with tiny gold rings, allowing the wearer to clip on the brand’s specially-designed body jewelry. Their signature embroidered illusion tulle and […]
Disclosure: This bra was purchased by The Lingerie Addict for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own. One of the oldest American lingerie brands, Maidenform, turned 100 years old this year. Two women and a man founded the brand as a dress shop in 1922, then opened a factory a few years later to mass-produce their bestselling item: bras. As with most century-old businesses, Maidenform has gone […]
Disclosure: This set was purchased by The Lingerie Addict for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own. As a distance runner and a fuller-busted person, sports bras are indispensable to me. “My sports bra is in the laundry” might be a convenient excuse to stay home from the gym. However, for people built like me, it means we really cannot train. I require specialized equipment (in the […]
