A beautiful robe can truly be a treasured item in your lingerie wardrobe. The fluidity of silk… the transparency of lace or mesh… that wonderful enveloping feeling as you slip into the robe. It’s enough to inspire you out of bed in the morning. Like many items of lingerie, robes are both functional and decorative. They serve as both a shield against the elements and a sign of modesty when […]
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. Yeah… I’m not even going to apologize for choosing more sheer black mesh for this week’s Lingerie of the Week (and our first Lingerie of the Week since the start of the new year!). Because really, sheer black mesh is the best lingerie material, which means anything that gives you more of it (like say, a dramatic, floor-length robe) is, by default, also the […]
After years of anticipation, Claire Pettibone, the designer behind some of the most gorgeous wedding gowns in the world, has finally released her debut bridal luxury lingerie collection, appropriately titled “Heirloom.” I first covered this collection, photographed by the inimitable Elizabeth Messina, right around the time of my wedding, and I remember hoping – very nearly praying – that something would be available for me to buy in time for […]
Hold my calls. We’re about to get serious here. I cannot even cope with the drama of this robe, y’all. I first found it through the Amoralle Twitter, and I’ve been making daily visits ever since. I mean look at it… is this not the robe dreams are made of? Amoralle’s Almond Magnum Robe (yes, it’s named after the ice cream in case you were wondering), is floor length silk […]
For this month’s project, How to Make Your Own Robes, I will be using this Vogue pattern. If you are sized out of this pattern, try this Simplicity pattern. We will be using these patterns as a base. I will not be following the Vogue pattern instructions. In this lesson I will show you how I altered a basic pattern to create three different looks. Materials Needed: Vogue Pattern V9015 – This can be […]
