When I started she and reverie, I knew I wanted to work with factories in New York City because it’s the easiest way for a Brooklyn-based independent apparel line to start production. There are so many benefits to manufacturing locally for indie designers. We can go to the factory in person and make sure a garment is being sewn to our quality specifications; minimum orders are relatively low; and generally, there’s only […]
After three years studying Contour Fashion at De Montfort University, the end is finally in sight – I’m about to graduate from Lingerie School! Contour Fashion is a degree that specialises in intimate apparel, covering almost all areas of lingerie and then some. We’ve studied everything from corsetry to swimwear, and each chose our own final major projects. Some chose to go down a technical route to fulfill a market […]
As the D through G market grows by leaps and bounds, the H+ cup market is limping along and falling behind. This isn’t a new issue: it’s discussed extensively in forums, on blogs and even in the comments around here occasionally. Today I’m going to cover this issue from all sides. Like most issues that pertain to how lingerie gets made it involves money, consumer demand, design difficulty, and international markets. […]
Corsets are here to stay. There are so many reasons why corsets are still relevant, though it’s unlikely they will ever again experience a heyday such as they saw in the Victorian era. The common assumption (from those not in the know) is that women wear corsets to make themselves more sexually attractive, deforming themselves in the process… but that’s pretty much never the case. Women who wear corsets are […]
This set was purchased with my own money. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Now that summer is practically here, I finally got around to doing the thing I tell my friends to do: I cleaned out my underwear drawer. I even took the plunge and threw out all of my old stuff that had holes or loose elastic, which meant I got to treat myself to some […]
