I first discovered Alexandrea Anissa’s lingerie via Instagram, and I was immediately attracted to her designs. They’re really fun and youthful and irreverent, and the entire collection has a definite point of view (something many new designers struggle with). I’m no expert, but the whole thing feels very punk to me; there’s so much unapologetic attitude here (especially when you see the spiked accessories), that you can’t help but love […]
The Oxford Conference of Corsetry was so amazing that I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s start with the basics: The Oxford Conference of Corsetry, aka OCOC, was organized by Julia Bremble of Sew Curvy, and took place over the weekend of August 24th and 25th at Jesus College in England. We had workshops, photoshoots, media coverage, and basically talked about corsets nonstop during all of our waking hours. […]
This product was provided for my review by BreastNest. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The number one item I’m asked about by other full busted women is wireless bras. If I had a dime for every woman who has asked me about these, I’d have the money to buy a much bigger piano for my place. There are depressingly few options out there if you’re full busted. Sadly, […]
I’m really excited to publish today’s guest post from TLA reader Celeste. You may already know this, but I have a list of topics I’d love to get guest posts about here, and one of them has been buying that first bra for your daughter. It’s a question I get fairly often on the blog, but I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to answering. Thank you, Celeste, for sharing […]
Andres Sarda is a luxury lingerie label that’s been around for years, but one I haven’t talked about very much on the blog. Founded in Barcelona, they’re carried in a ton of boutiques all over Europe; I remember Andres Sarda being a brand I encountered frequently when I went backpacking there several years ago. Today, Van de Velde (the same company that owns Prima Donna, Marie Jo, and the famous […]
