I started my ethically-made loungewear line she and reverie at 23 years old. Before then, I freelanced in NYC’s garment district for a very short amount of time. But starting a line was my dream, of course! And other designers were doing it, many with far less knowledge than I had. So I thought, “Why am I not following my dream right now? Why can’t I do this, too?” I […]
The idea of a sample size is fraught with emotion for some people, but as we learned in Part 1 of this series, most samples aren’t meant to be seen by the customer and have nothing to do with the “ideal” human form. Samples are simply garment prototypes, sewn before a style goes into mass production. We also learned that all brands, even those known for having multiple sample sizes […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Darkest Fox. If there’s one thing writing about lingerie for the last 12 years has taught me, it’s that the world of intimate apparel is deeply mysterious to most people. And, like most mysteries, people sometimes invent theories that don’t quite match with what’s actually happening. It’s true as well that the lingerie industry is in a period of major upheaval right now, with […]
Shop the looks in this editorial with the companion piece to this post on Sweet Nothings NYC! We share all our favorite pieces inspired by this shoot! A few months ago, while having conversation and tea with Sweet Nothings NYC, we came to the rather startling realization that, not only were we both planning very similar goddess-inspired shoots, we were also intending to style the exact same lingerie sets. I’m […]
Back in February, I had the rare and unique opportunity of curating a special exhibit area for Curvexpo. Named “The Lingerie Addict Salon” this exclusive space was composed of 12 hand-selected independent lingerie and loungewear designers, all individually chosen to showcase a unique and less commercial side of intimate apparel. Curvexpo is North America’s largest lingerie tradeshow, and it was an incredible, inimitable experience to bring these labels under the […]
