Eight years ago, I worked as a waitress at a soda fountain to support my indie loungewear line, she and reverie. All of our products were manufactured in NYC’s garment district, and ethical manufacturing was (and still is) so important to me. So when Cora put out a call for columnists at The Lingerie Addict, I applied. I had never written professionally before, but it always came easily to me. […]
When I wrote the first guide to Iconic Lingerie Around the World, I knew it would be impossible to include every country’s iconic lingerie aesthetics. So we’re back with a part two! Globalization has homogenized so much of the fashion industry, and we are so interconnected today. But it’s so cool to explore the differences still in existence between countries’ iconic styles! We’re still limited to what can fit in a […]
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 […]
Purchasing custom lingerie can be one of the most exciting and rewarding shopping experiences of your life. A new lingerie set can completely change how you feel in your body, so imagine what it feels like to get an ensemble of intimates made just for you, exactly to your specifications! But the prospect of true custom lingerie can feel a bit overwhelming. Maybe you have an idea for one-of-a-kind wedding […]
