These items were purchased by me. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I wrote about the banned ads by Addition Elle last week, so this week I’m going to go ahead and review some of their lingerie! Addition Elle has released a lingerie collection in conjunction with Ashley Graham each season for awhile now, but I’d never been able to try their lingerie since they didn’t go up to my […]
Whether you’re waist training, thinking of waist training, horrified by waist training, or perversely fascinated by it, there are a lot of myths, misconceptions, and outright lies to wade through. In no particular order, I’d like to cut through a bunch of the bull. The Myth: A corset needs at least 20 bones to be suitable for waist training. The Truth: Boning maintains vertical tension in a corset, otherwise it […]
For most students in the fashion industry, internships are an unavoidable hurdle that must be crossed. Lingerie students are no exception, and the process of finding and completing suitable internships can be fraught with worry. From competing to get a place with the best brands to the financial consequences of working (usually) for free in major cities, it can be a difficult time even for the most dedicated lingerie student. […]
Welcome to spring! As part of an ongoing quest to find great lingerie for trans and genderqueer people, I’m tackling swimwear. This week is Part Two: Swimsuits for Trans Men and Other Transmasculine people. Read part one, swimsuits for trans women and transfeminine people here. Swimwear is like lingerie except that, for reasons obvious to no one, we are all supposed to be cool with being this naked at the […]
Think back to the last lingerie commercial you saw on TV… okay, can you picture it? Now take a minute and watch these. The first ad is the latest TV spot from Addition Elle for Spring 2015 and the second is a similar ad from Lane Bryant in 2010 (Note: the second ad has since been taken down). Both star Ashley Graham, a superstar of the lingerie world. What else […]
