Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. I hope this doesn’t make me sound like a terrible snob, but I hardly ever look at Forever21 for lingerie, loungewear, and swim. I think a big part of that is because they’re not a brand I grew up with, and I also didn’t have access to them as I was formulating my “lingerie consciousness.” I run across an item here or there […]
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 […]
Every once in awhile, I like to talk about lingerie-inspired fashion on TLA. I did so most recently with Murmur, and now I feel compelled to visit the subject again taking a look at For Love & Lemons’ latest RTW collection. (If the name sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because we also talked about For Love & Lemons lingerie collection in this blog post from last fall). As you all […]
Jane Woolrich is a UK-based designer who started designing exquisite corsets 25 years ago. Since then her designs have evolved to include decadent silk gowns, robes, and chemises. Her recent collections are both theatrical and thoroughly romantic, with ruffles, sweeping trains, and enough appliqued lace to make a girl swoon. Corsets fan out at the hips into short flounced skirts with underlying tiers of tulle that would make any prima […]
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. […]
