In addition to butterflies, the lingerie world is falling in love with Chartreuse this Spring/Summer 2021 season. Since we’ve gone two seasons without a lingerie market, it’s been harder to track lingerie trends. But sometimes color trends – like this one – are really, really obvious. Green isn’t a color I’m usually attracted. It’s fine, but certainly not my favorite. However, this season I find myself feeling a little differently. […]
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 […]
With increased attention in news and social media to corporate practices and the power of “voting with your dollar” to support companies that share your ethics, many companies find themselves needing to articulate and represent their values in more visible and vocal ways. Similarly, more visible attention to the rights of LGBTQIA+ folks has also brought attention to the buying power of the “pink dollar.” As a queer and genderqueer […]
I was working as a sales associate at Journelle when I first saw this lace. It was used for the super popular Natalia group, a private label bodysuit and bralette set that were as sexy as they were wearable. At the time, I thought nothing of it, other than noting how many of the popular ouvert knickers I sold every shift. But shortly after I left my retail job, I […]
I own a lot of lingerie. People have different words for what I do: collecting, curating, or straight up hoarding. Lingerie is my job, but it’s also kind of my life. It’s my passion and my hobby. I make it. I study it. I write about it. And, of course, I wear it. My collection is probably nearing four figures of garments now. Each piece in my collection has a […]
