Please note some photos may be NSFW. Sometimes it’s hard to get excited about lingerie when you can’t see yourself wearing it. The industry’s standards of beauty and femininity remain rigidly unrealistic, and many women (myself included) feel left out. As with most innovation in the industry, it is the independent brands that are affecting change. March & August, a handmade Canadian brand, have spent the last year demonstrating a […]
This blog post contains images which are NSFW. There is a saying in the fashion industry that everything old is new again, and this is perhaps no more true than in the world of lingerie. The basic silhouette of the bra and panty has remained unchanged for decades, and a global, interconnected intimate apparel industry (run by only a handful of major companies) means less variation in both style […]
For the past few months I’ve been yearning and searching to rediscover my love of lingerie. Some of my feelings are because I blog a lot for work, so I simply see a ton of bras. Some of it is because this season all the lingerie kind of looks the same and I’m someone who tends to fall in love with unique and slightly kitschy pieces. But part of it has […]
I’m officially bored of bras. So this year, the only trade show Jess and I have been to is Africa Fashion Week. Like the supposedly international London Fashion Week, the organisation was a bit erratic, all the staff wore black, and someone shilling hair products chased me around. Jess was chased by someone who specialises in large size ladies footwear, so full marks to everyone’s marketing, at least. Unlike LFW, […]
The rise of online retail has given lingerie consumers a vast array of options that would’ve been unimaginable a decade ago. No longer limited by what’s in stock at your local department store or neighborhood boutique, it’s now possible to order lingerie from almost anyone who sells it… no matter where they happen to be. The benefits of this brave, new world are obvious. Hard to find sizes now have […]
