Next Friday, April 22nd, is Earth Day, but since it’s also Bettie Page’s birthday, we’ll be celebrating Pin-up Week instead. However, there’s been a lot of interest in eco-friendly and ethically produced lingerie lately, and I wanted to make sure we talked about it on the blog. So I asked Josh Verleun, environmental lawyer and co-founder of Between the Sheets to share his expertise with us here. He and Layla […]
Today’s guest post is by the very lovely Gaby of the luxury, handmade label Hopeless Lingerie out of Australia. My last Look for Less feature, featuring Frederick’s of Hollywood and Bordelle Lingerie, caused a lot of controversy over on my Facebook and Twitter. In an effort to present both sides of the story, I asked Gaby to share her perspective as a lingerie designer with my readers. Her post […]
As I’m writing this, we’re a little less than one week away from Valentine’s Day, that time of year when many women visit their local lingerie boutique to pick up something special for their lover or themselves. But if you’re an infrequent lingerie shopper, it can be a little intimidating to set foot inside a boutique. With that in mind, here are a few of my personal tips to make […]
Much like last year’s post on “Why Doesn’t the Lingerie Industry Like Women of Color?”, today’s article is on a subject very close to my heart, and I’ve reached a place where I can’t be quiet about it anymore. As I said in the women of color piece linked above, “The Lingerie Addict is about all aspects of the lingerie community, even the parts I don’t really like.” I’m sure […]
You know, I’ve never thought it was fair that the only lingerie designers most of us hear about are the ones with the big PR campaigns and massive marketing budgets. There is so much amazing stuff happening in lingerie right now, and I think it’s super-important that we’re exposed to as much as of it as possible. That’s why I’m pleased to continue my brand new monthly feature: Designer Interviews. For […]
