Hi, yes, it’s me with another photoshoot…and what also happens to be my very first shoot in LA. I’ve been a fan of Andrea Hausmann’s photography for years now, so I was pretty ecstatic when she sent a message to tell me she was a fresh transplant to Southern California too. We decided to set up a shoot together shortly after meeting, and we were both in complete agreement […]
Seven and a half years ago, I wrote my very first lingerie blog post on the Falke Lunelle Thigh Highs. Since then, I’ve bought and worn these stockings at least a dozen times, and they continue to enchant me. Almost a decade later, I still remember the rush of excitement when I first saw those embroidered peacock feathers. Despite a lifetime of wearing tights and pantyhose, I had no idea hosiery could look like this. For me, legwear had always been about practicality — propriety even. But these stockings were something altogether different. They were sensual. Beautiful. Artistic. Indulgent. Glamorous. I was like Alice, and these wer
Maly Siri’s illustrations are… well, iconic. It’s hard to ignore the power of these vintage-styled images. Maly Siri’s work is both traditionally glamorous and playful. In one series she substitutes the Robbie the Robot for the conventional 1950s husband; in another she depicts circus performers, including conjoined twin banjo players, in the pinup style. Maly Siri’s work has range: it can be hyper-real, cartoony, and several places in between. The […]
All photos courtesy of Lane Bryant. You’re likely seen it by now, but in case you haven’t, Lane Bryant’s #ImNoAngel ad campaign has been flooding the news wires this week. A variety of media outlets remarked on the similarity of this campaign to Victoria’s Secret’s “Perfect Body” ad from several months ago – an ad that featured a line up of tall, thin, mostly White women in The Body bra. […]
The recent flood of fabulous images celebrating the life of the always-glamorous Lauren Baccall got me thinking about how that iconic Old Hollywood look of the 1940s never goes out of style. Who doesn’t want to sashay in satin like a starlet from the silver screens of the past? Betty Blue’s Loungerie, who designs pieces for the inner starlet in many of us, is releasing a line of bridal lingerie […]
