One of my favorite visual corsetry effects is fan-lacing. While it looks beautiful, with its perfect symmetry and matched columns of wraparound, criss-crossed lacing, it also has a very practical purpose. As fancy and complicated as it appears, fan lacing during its heyday was revolutionary for simplifying the process of getting dressed! A Very Short Explanation of Fan Lacing Many people are familiar with the basics of a corset, and […]
Well here we are again friends, at the end of 2021. As with last year, many of us will be celebrating New Year’s Eve at home, or in very small gatherings. And if that happens to describe you, you can still dress up! The New Year is a festive occasion worth celebrating, even if you can’t attend a large party. You’ve made it to the end of the year, and […]
At The Lingerie Addict, nerding out about lingerie is our favorite thing. Sometimes, this means sharing the lingerie we wished we bought. Other times, it means discussing lingerie construction methods, or exploring what “ethically made” really means. Today, we’re talking fabrics. What types of fabrics are popular for lingerie? How can you identify them, and what are they used for? The following five fabrics are some of the most popular […]
Today’s article is by Catherine Clavering of Kiss Me Deadly, a retro femme lingerie brand known for its sarcasm, wit, feminism…and damn good style. I think “5 minute crafts” is ruining people’s lingerie. Bear with me. I’ve seen unleashed a slew of “life hacks” online that are often total nonsense and subsequently have people in my inbox with statements like, “I washed my knickers in lemon juice, and it wrecked […]
Here is my Valentine’s Day editorial, 10 days late, because during the week of love, I was trying to save a friend’s life. Still am trying, in fact. The details aren’t mine to share publicly, especially not here, but I don’t know if I’ve felt such a deep, profound, upswelling of Philia, the Greek word for the kind of platonic love between the very deepest of friends. Right now, I […]
