Designing lingerie can be a hard, grueling job, but someone’s got to do it! Not that it’s without its perks, of course. However ,the industry is by no means a cushy one, and often the job is not nearly as luxurious as it seems. There are certain times the workload can get downright unbearable with 18-hour work days, non-stop travel and back-to-back meetings monopolizing your entire schedule, let alone your […]
Disclosure: ThirdLove sent me this lingerie for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Editor’s Note: According to a recent email from ThirdLove’s co-founder in response to this article, the company did not send me 34Cs but sample sizes of 34Bs and 34Ds instead. The bras have no size tags (ThirdLove does not sell bras with size tags). Therefore, the fit portion of this review has been removed. ThirdLove is […]
Let’s talk nude lingerie. Very often, when people ask me for a “nude” lingerie recommendation, they mean beige (or similarly light skintones). Again and again, in lingerie collections I see every season, it’s taken for granted that “nude” equals light, and some lingerie retailers have even gone so far as to insist that this one shade of nude is suitable for all skin colors! I had one memorable experience in […]
I spend the rest of my life talking about marketing from a company perspective, so it seems only fitting that today I find myself writing a piece on marketing as an actual bra consumer. As the full bust bra market grows, more and more companies are bringing out new options that claim to be the result of constant innovation, superior materials and construction that will change how we full bust […]
Shell Belle Couture has been featured on the blog several times over the past few years. Their Spring/Summer 2014 collection was another wonderful example of how the brand continues to breezily bridge beach and boudoir. Their most recent Autumn/Winter 2014 collection is their richest and most decadent yet, employing fine silks, tulles, and laces to craft pieces that are effortlessly romantic. The above robe was one of the standout pieces […]
