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 […]
Please note: Some of these photos may be NSFW. There’s nothing like black mesh to turn the body into a living canvas. The stark colorway and transparency emphasize the body’s curves the way few other materials can. Bao Tranchi masterfully manipulates this material into graphic bodysuits with incredible energy. Black mesh dips, dives, and bisects the body into fantastic studies of symmetry that are unlike anything else in the industry. […]
With the holiday season is officially upon us, we thought we’d do something lighthearted and fun for a change of pace. Thanksgiving is just days away, and what better way to celebrate than with witty illustrations of food clad in lingerie! If you’re a fan of burlesque, you probably love its cheeky attitude and irreverence as much as you love the costumes. Kellyportfolio translates this unabashed joy of the burlesque […]
Disclosure: I was sent this item free of charge for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Catherine D’Lish’s marvelous boudoir dressing gowns have been on my personal lingerie wishlist for years. These delightful confections of ruffles, feathers, and silk are dramatic and lush in a way most lingerie simply isn’t nowadays. In many ways, they’re a throwback to the days of classic vintage lingerie, requiring hours of precise hand-stitching […]
Disclosure: I was sent this lingerie to review free of charge. All opinions are my own. I’m one of those people that absolutely despises wearing tights; to me, there’s nothing more uncomfortable than those pinching waistbands and baggy crotches. Discovering stockings and suspenders in my early teens was somewhat of a revelation: all of the comfort that I’d been missing in tights but with added glamour. Consequently, after all these […]
