Over the weekend, I received some incredibly sad, incredibly unexpected news. Velda Lauder, the world-famous corsetiere, passed away on Friday. It’s always distressing when someone you know, respect, and admire dies, but it’s even worse when death comes during that person’s physical, mental, and creative prime. As a blogger, I’ve been enamored of Velda’s work for years. She was one of the first luxury corsetieres I encountered online, and I […]
Disclaimer: The lingerie in this post was provided by Sugarshape. All opinions are my own. There’s a new full bust brand on the horizon, but it’s not like any other company. The description of Sugarshape as a community-run bra company caught my eye and made me eager to find out more about their products and entirely unique business model. I often hear full bust customers say they feel like companies […]
One of the things I love most about having a prescence on social platforms like Tumblr and Pinterest is that it exposes me to so much young design talent. Brands that would never make it into a lingerie trade journal or into an established lingerie boutique are still able to show their collections to the entire world. And the lingerie industry is all the better for it. One such young […]
About a year ago, the most famous lingerie brand in the world — Victoria’s Secret — launched a brand-new, high-end Designer Collection. With prices of up to $300US for a sheer lace merrywidow, The Victoria’s Secret Designer Collection was meant to be an answer to the market’s renewed demand for luxury lingerie. And in fact Victoria’s Secret booted out all the luxury lingerie designers they’d been carrying up to that […]
I know garters are a little old-fashioned, but they’ve been on my mind a LOT lately. And these beautiful garters from Previously, while not my pick for the big day, make me want to incorporate this old-fashioned item of my lingerie into my wardrobe more often. I especially adore the ones with the dangling pink rosettes above and below. After all, vintage is always in style, yes? What do you […]
