Editor’s Note: As you’ve no doubt noticed, this year’s trend report is exceptionally late. There are reasons for that, both personal and professional, but I feel it’s very probable that no one wants to hear about the varied and assorted details of my life. So while I do want to acknowledge that this year’s post is very tardy (lingerie market happened back in August), I also feel it’d be best […]
It’s no secret that I am a lover and collector of vintage lingerie, particularly 1920s and 1930s lingerie. The lingerie that has survived from this time period is among the most interesting and beautiful in my collection. This era was one of handmade delicate trims, rare laces and beautiful silks that are impossible to find today. As with anything else, people collect vintage lingerie for different reasons. Some of us like […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. With almost no fanfare and very little warning, Mary Green Lingerie closed up shop last month. Their website is gone. Their Facebook page abandoned. And who even knows if they ever signed up for Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumblr? Mary Green was a label I bought from infrequently, yet one I have fond memories of. When I first started blogging, I purchased a pair […]
After decades of near-obscurity (at least among the less lingerie-addicted of us), the wrapped style of that classic Kestos bralette is back in season. In many ways, this was the original convertible bra; the wrapped band allowed for wearing with the low-backed fashions that were popular in the 1930s. And in a random bit of trivia, Kestos was the first bra manufacturer to make styles with separated cups. I quite […]
Summer is one of the best times of the year to try out the lingerie-as-outerwear look. While it’s easy to wear bodysuits as blouses during the rest of the year, summer opens up a whole new range of possibilities. I’ve seen lots of pieces that double as outerwear being sold this summer, in part due to the popularity of movies like “The Great Gatsby” and TV shows like “Miss Fisher’s […]
