Last week, I caught the season premiere of Lifetime’s new docudrama, Double Divas, starring Molly and Cynthia of the Atlanta area boutique, LiviRae. Though I don’t usually watch much TV, I was really excited about Double Divas, not only because it was a show the lingerie industry, but also because it was a show set in my hometown of Atlanta, GA. Sadly, I was less than impressed, and though I […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. We’re continuing Pin-up Week with an in-depth discussion of pin-up lingerie — what it is, which pieces you need, and how to keep it looking like new for as long as possible. So let’s get started! What is Pin-up Anyway? The word pin-up refers to the kind of mass-produced images that were originally “pinned up” on people’s walls in the form of posters, postcards, […]
If you’re reading this weeks or months (or possibly years), after it was written, this is the time of the Great Quarantine of 2020. Hundreds of millions of people are stuck inside in their homes anxiously waiting out a global pandemic. Of course, lingerie isn’t necessary to make the world go ’round, but I think we can all use a bit of lighthearted distraction right now. I hope this article […]
While there are relatively few networking and professionalization events in the lingerie industry, one of the most revered is also one of the newest — The Oxford Conference of Corsetry, held over the summer at Oxford College. For those unfamiliar, The Oxford Conference of Corsetry (otherwise known as OCOC) is a three-year-old event, created by corsetmakers, for corsetmakers, and dedicated to the study of corsetry. People fly in from all […]
This blog post contains images which are NSFW. There is a saying in the fashion industry that everything old is new again, and this is perhaps no more true than in the world of lingerie. The basic silhouette of the bra and panty has remained unchanged for decades, and a global, interconnected intimate apparel industry (run by only a handful of major companies) means less variation in both style […]
