After three years studying Contour Fashion at De Montfort University, the end is finally in sight – I’m about to graduate from Lingerie School! Contour Fashion is a degree that specialises in intimate apparel, covering almost all areas of lingerie and then some. We’ve studied everything from corsetry to swimwear, and each chose our own final major projects. Some chose to go down a technical route to fulfill a market […]
As the D through G market grows by leaps and bounds, the H+ cup market is limping along and falling behind. This isn’t a new issue: it’s discussed extensively in forums, on blogs and even in the comments around here occasionally. Today I’m going to cover this issue from all sides. Like most issues that pertain to how lingerie gets made it involves money, consumer demand, design difficulty, and international markets. […]
Strappy details on fashion forward lingerie has been building momentum over the last few years and was one of the biggest trends at the NYC Lingerie Market. Emerging independent brand Janay Intimates, has found a way to repurpose this trend by incorporating straps and cut away details in a fresh and exciting way. Designer Janay Eleanor shares that her design aesthetic is “Delicately British” and is meant to celebrate the contrast […]
One of the lingerie brands I’ve been most impressed with season after season is Fleur of England. I am constantly surprised this luxury label isn’t more popular; they deserve to be in all the major flagship stores like Barney’s and Bergdorf’s and Harrods. Not only are their raw materials exquisite (the silk feels liquid against your skin), they also come up with 100% unique, completely in-house designed prints season after […]
Here at TLA, we love vintage lingerie. Vintage-inspired, authentic vintage, vintage catalogs… taking a past look at women’s undergarments is interesting not only from a fashion perspective, but also from a social or cultural one. You can tell a lot about people and the times they lived in based on what they wore, and lingerie is no different. While there aren’t as many vintage lingerie videos as there are for, […]
