Last week, the internet was all afire with the news that Victoria’s Secret, probably the most famous lingerie company in the world, would not be making bras for women who’ve had mastectomies. In case you haven’t yet heard of this story, Allana Maiden (whose mother is a breast cancer survivor) created a Change.org petition a few months ago asking Victoria’s Secret to begin making and selling mastectomy bras. Victoria’s Secret […]
Over the weekend, I had the immense pleasure of attending the third annual Lace Embrace Antique Corset Exhibition and Fashion Show. The exhibit and fashion show is a fundraiser for the corsetiere behind Lace Embrace Atelier, Melanie Talkington. You see, Ms. Talkington is not only an expert corsetiere with a client list that includes names like Dita von Teese and Cathie Jung, she also has the largest private collection of […]
I know, you must think I’m very defensive this month, what with In Defense of Ready-to-Wear Corsets two weeks ago, and now this. Thing is, this idea has been germinating for some time, this defense of Photoshop. Poor Photoshop, you’re so villainized and misunderstood. You’re just a tool, and yes, in the wrong hands, you do some absurd and terrible things. But you also do beautiful things that only enhance […]
I still cringe and scrunch up my face at the name. (Ask my friends!) And while I don’t have the exact date in mind of our official break up, I do know it was somewhere around 2004. Having been loyal through my late high school and college years, I couldn’t imagine any another life. After all, what I’d seen in newspapers (yes those old things!), magazines, and catalogs for years […]
La Figurelle is a new line of shapewear out of Ireland designed by Geraldine Courtney. Frustrated by all the bland, boring, beige shapewear out there, Geraldine wanted to design a line that was pretty and feminine and romantic, but that still offered practical, comfortable shaping. La Figurelle’s current range consists of bras, waist-cinching briefs, bodysuits, and corselettes. The shapewear is available in sizes S thru XXL while the bras are […]
