One of my absolute favorite things about running a lingerie blog is discovering new brands. I have my tried and true favorites like everyone else, of course, but the thrill of seeing an item or collection that’s still unknown, that’s still a secret to almost everyone, is unparalleled. I firmly believe an important part of TLA’s mission is to shine a light on those new, often independent, brands. Because otherwise, […]
From its history to its fit techniques, there are so many things to love about lingerie. However, when I go to Curve New York every year, there’s one thing I’m consistently drawn to: embellishment and surface design. The lingerie industry is rather conservative, in many ways, but intimate apparel gives print designers the chance to do things a little differently. You might not wear a shirt printed with profanities to work, […]
A funny thing about looking back at some of my work from last year is having a new understanding of just how unfocused I was on pretty much everything except book writing (and moving). Usually, TLA does a big, comprehensive trend preview full of photos that goes up a couple of months after Curve. But last year? Well, apparently I forgot my camera? And I didn’t meet with as many […]
Our Best Lingerie Brands feature is always one of our last articles for the calendar year, but I think it’s one of the most important. The companies chosen for this list represent the crème de la crème of the industry. These are labels of note; the designers and brands that have done outstanding work, not just for a month or two, but all year long. Quite often around this time […]
To be honest, I was almost afraid of putting together this year’s “Best of TLA” post. We didn’t publish as many articles in 2017 as previous years (largely due to the book , but also because of the move), and I was worried there wouldn’t be enough good posts for this feature. But I’m rather elated to say I was wrong. Our Best of the Year roundup is meant to focus […]
