From winter, comes spring, a time of new beginnings following the harshness of the coldest months. After a year undeniably brutal in so many ways – ways we likely won’t even realize or understand until a long time from now – I’m hopeful 2021 heralds a return to normalcy. Or whatever our new version of it will look like anyway. It’s been a minute since I’ve done a post like […]
It’s here!!! After missing a holiday lingerie shopping guide for 2020, I’m ecstastic to be back on track for 2021. There are so, so many beautiful pieces out there right now in a wide range of sizes and an equally wide range of prices. I honestly think this might be the best Valentine’s Day Lingerie Shopping Guide TLA has ever published. Below, you’ll find 20 of my top picks, narrowed […]
I own a lot of lingerie. People have different words for what I do: collecting, curating, or straight up hoarding. Lingerie is my job, but it’s also kind of my life. It’s my passion and my hobby. I make it. I study it. I write about it. And, of course, I wear it. My collection is probably nearing four figures of garments now. Each piece in my collection has a […]
Honey Birdette is a high-end Australian intimates brand that launched in 2006 as a luxurious, woman-friendly brand selling hypersexy lingerie. Today, it’s an AUD$2 billion company, selling extreme push-up bras, high-end sex toys, and buckets of oozing sexuality. Though they haven’t yet taken over the States in the same way they did in Australia, the label now has a few stores in California, and offers free shipping and free returns […]
Evaluating the worth of expensive lingerie can be tricky. There are specific physical attributes you can examine – the quality of fabric, the fineness of lace, the tidiness of a seam – but so much of lingerie’s value isn’t quantifiable. For instance, there’s the value of a brand name. Think of Agent Provocateur or La Perla, two lingerie brands selling two different ideas of luxury alongside their lingerie. There’s the value […]
