Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I first spotted the Fantasie ‘Melissa’ bra set on the TLA Tumblr a few weeks ago, and since then I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind. Fantasie is one of those brands I wouldn’t have given a second look when I first started blogging five years ago because their style is a little… sedate. I wouldn’t go so far as […]
Erica Windle co-owns the specialty bra shop A Sophisticated Pair, which focuses on proper bra fitting techniques and body positivity. She is the designer of the store’s bra size calculator as well as the primary author for the Sophisticated Pair blog. I hate the fitting rooms in our shop. While the minimalistic, budget-conscious design could sport homier accents, my main displeasure with the space so pivotal to our business is how […]
Waxing grateful once more, as I did last year, I am particularly thankful for the amazing and ever-growing resources for aspiring corsetieres. If your corset addiction has reached the point where you must begin making your own or start selling your furniture to finance your addiction, this is the page for you. (Be warned that you will soon develop a fabric addiction instead.) Much of my corsetmaking knowledge was gleaned […]
OMG… I love this lookbook so, so, so much. It is perfection. To be honest, I’d never even heard of Beautifully Undressed before last week and now I want them to take all my money. That is the power of a gorgeous lookbook. As I’ve mentioned a few times on TLA, I really adore this trend of designers and boutiques putting together their own, fashion-forward, editorially driven photoshoots. Though they’re […]
If you’ve followed this blog for awhile, and especially if you read our post on bras and sagging breasts from earlier this year, some of the stuff I’m about to say in this piece will probably sound a bit familiar to you. Bras… breasts… body image, these are topics that come up on TLA time and time again in on form or another, but I felt a blog post dedicated […]
