Flossing is one of my favorite corset embellishments. Though it’s nothing new, it has incredible potential for variation, as you’ll see from the following images. Flossing is, in short, a particular type of embroidery on corsets, generally used at the ends of bone channels. Flossing can be used as a selective accent, as I once did on a client corset, where the flossing placements traced the hourglass shape of the […]
After three years studying Contour Fashion at De Montfort University, the end is finally in sight – I’m about to graduate from Lingerie School! Contour Fashion is a degree that specialises in intimate apparel, covering almost all areas of lingerie and then some. We’ve studied everything from corsetry to swimwear, and each chose our own final major projects. Some chose to go down a technical route to fulfill a market […]
Artwork copyright of San Sigüenza. Republished with permission. One of the better perks of being on social media (aside from having another way to interact with TLA readers) is discovering new things. New brands, new artists, new models, new photographers… anything new in the intimate apparel industry is probably popping up on Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest months (if not years) before it’ll ever make a mainstream appearance in a magazine […]
One of the lingerie brands I’ve been most impressed with season after season is Fleur of England. I am constantly surprised this luxury label isn’t more popular; they deserve to be in all the major flagship stores like Barney’s and Bergdorf’s and Harrods. Not only are their raw materials exquisite (the silk feels liquid against your skin), they also come up with 100% unique, completely in-house designed prints season after […]
While for some women, corsets can help relieve anxiety, for others, it may exacerbate it. Those who suffer from claustrophobia may love the idea of corsets, but balk at the thought or attempt of actually putting one on. Never fear, though, it is possible to overcome claustrophobic concerns in the name of pretty, pretty corsets. My girlfriend is, or at least, used to be, one of those women. When I […]
