I wrote this article a week or so ago, but decided against publishing it. Then I thought about it more and decided this article needed to be published, but also that I should explain why I was so hesitant in the first place. And so here we are a with a blog post that’s somewhat meta and rather inconclusive, but hopefully shines a light on what seems to be a […]
Today’s guest post is by Sam Conover, the owner of Broad Lingerie, a specialty bra and swimwear shop focusing on full bust sizes in Toronto. Broad Lingerie’s mission is to normalize full bust sizes, encourage body positivity and to make lingerie shopping simple and accessible. When she’s not in Bra Boss mode, she spends her time making art and thinking way too much about synthetic materials. Once upon a time […]
A super-quick Lingerie of the Week this week as I’m currently stuck in small business purgatory handling a variety of distinctly unglamorous tasks that have very little to do with lingerie. The good news is all that is soon coming to an end. The even better news is TLA has some new writers debuting in the next week or so I think you’ll love. While I’m wrapping up all this […]
I hold the firm but controversial belief that no design is truly original. At least not in the world of lingerie: designers don’t live in a vacuum and they all face influences, whether it’s consciously or not. Inspiration can come from almost any source, be it the haute couture catwalks or historical costume. More often than you’d expect, it’s purely a matter of zeitgeist that sees a swathe of labels […]
This is a journey following the life of not just a custom corset, not just a bridal corset, but one of my own wedding corsets. (Yes, I had two.) I feel so incredibly fortunate (dare I even say blessed?) to have what I truly believe is one of the most beautiful and unique corsets in the world. For my wedding reception, I wore a corset that was a collaboration between […]
