A comprehensive and accessible illustrated guide to lingerie from intimates expert Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict, the internet’s top intimate apparel blog.
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Note: I purchased this lingerie set with my own money. All opinions are my own. Last February at Curve, a sales rep presented an elegant bra with an embroidery so whimsical, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. “Are those birds on wires?!” Yes, they were. Simone Perele celebrated their 70th anniversary for A/W18 with a highly limited edition collection called 1948, inspired by the original designer’s roots […]
Whether you’re professionally measured a bra or just try on a bunch of sizes to see what works, most of us are never told what those sizes actually mean. 34D? 38A? Society tells us a “D” cup is big and a “A” cup is small, but what about those numbers? And nowadays, getting fitted sometimes means you end up in a much bigger cup size than you expected – even […]
You may have heard lingerie fans criticizing the idea of “sister sizing” in bras as a general bad practice. That wearing a sister size is “wrong,” won’t be a good fit, and is just a way for brands to sell you more product. However, sister sizing isn’t a negative concept. At its core, it’s a neutral fact describing how bra sizes work. So what is a sister size? How do […]
Disclosure: This Simone Perele Wish Demi Bra was purchased for me by The Lingerie Addict for review. All opinions are my own. Many brands strive to make their luxurious lingerie super-wearable, or their everyday lingerie feel high-end, but almost no one nails it like Simone Perele. Honestly, their Wish group is one of my all-time favorites. From the modern boyshort to the almost-everyday bustier, every piece from the Wish group […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links Online bra fitting is practically a religion these days. There are private Facebook groups where you can upload photos of yourself in your bra to get personalized advice and forums with pages upon pages of information to accompany very specific measurement suggestions. Sometimes it feels like finding the “perfect” bra size means picking up an entirely new hobby. But bra fitting truly doesn’t have […]
