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 […]
After dabbling in sewing as a kid, I picked needle and thread back up six years ago when the intellectual work of grad school made me yearn for a tactile hobby. While I enjoy making and wearing all kinds of garments, I love working with the delicate and sometimes extravagant fabrics that lend themselves to lingerie and loungewear, like silk, velvet, or mesh. Though we’ve explored some of the […]
Editor’s note: This was previously the first half of this article. It’s since been split off into its own piece. While this sister article to this piece focuses exclusively on where to buy inexpensive bras, here I’m going to break down some of the myths around bra sizing and production. Bra Sizing and Size Breaks I want to start with some essential terminology first so we’re speaking from the same […]
It’s been over a year since our last lingerie bloggers list, and the lingerie blogosphere, like the rest of the internet, has changed a great deal. Most lingerie blogs reside on Instagram now. While a very few are also hosted on sites like Tumblr, by and large, the brief halcyon days of long-form lingerie blogging are at an end. In an era that’s preoccupied with shorter, disappearing, unsearchable content (Instagram, […]
To be honest, I was almost afraid of putting together this year’s “Best of TLA” post. We didn’t publish as many articles in 2017 as previous years (largely due to the book , but also because of the move), and I was worried there wouldn’t be enough good posts for this feature. But I’m rather elated to say I was wrong. Our Best of the Year roundup is meant to focus […]
