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Editor’s Note: The images below contain nudity. Some of the most creative lingerie labels I’ve seen over the past 11 years – La Fille d’O, FRKS Lingerie, even Carine Gilson – are based out of Belgium.  And now there’s one more name we can add to that extraordinary list: Under Thy Skin. Under Thy Skin is what I think of as an underground label. They’re not very well known, but […]

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Hi! As you may have noticed if you’ve been on Instagram or Twitter, I’m back from medical leave! My operation was a success insofar as they were able to remove all my fibroids, and my quality of life has been exponentially better ever since. Of course, that doesn’t mean the healing process was easy. There’s a lot I wish I had known about the days immediately following my surgery, so […]

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Spring/Summer 2019 Mini-Trend: Iris Lingerie

I’ve mentioned before – and this is still true – that sometimes I write posts or share photos to the blog primarily to help my own memory. Sometimes I feel the need to take note of a trend or a direction, not necessarily because other people are invested in that trend, but because I think it’s worth remembering. I’ve noticed a bit of Iris print this season, and, though a […]

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Content Warning: This post is about infertility and its associated feelings. I’m infertile. I’ve known this for about six months now, but it still feels odd to say aloud. Speaking the words gives them a heaviness, a weight, they don’t seem to have when kept bottled up inside. For awhile, my husband and I have been trying to have a child. At some point, knowing the stats about conception and […]

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Lingerie Construction Part 4: Hems

'Rubans' cupped dress by Jean Paul Gaultier for La Perla. Photography by K. Laskowska

The fourth part of our lingerie construction series covers hems. You can read Part 1 covering types of stitches here, Part 2 covering stitch quality and linings here, and Part 3 covering seams here.  A hem is essentially the fabric edge on a garment or piece of fabric. It can be left raw or finished, with numerous finishing options. Certain finishings can be indicative of higher garment quality than others, […]

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