The purpose of these first three projects is to get you used to sewing, so the pattern set I have chosen for this first post is a relatively simple one. You will mostly be sewing in a straight line, and these pieces are not tight or fitted. In this month’s post, you will be learning the basics as we go over making a pajama set (including shorts and a peasant […]
The NY-based loungewear brand She & Reverie just did a new loungewear photoshoot with the photographer Franey Miller. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts on the brand, She & Reverie is a label with a very clear point of view. They are about whimsy and dreams and romance, and their take on what lingerie and loungewear can be is completely different from what anyone else is doing right now. […]
If you’re reading this, you have the internet. And if you have the internet, you know what’s going on in Ukraine. I won’t profess to be any great scholar of global politics, diplomacy, and Eastern European history. But what I do know is that Ukrainians are experiencing unspeakable tragedy and fear right this moment. Unsurprisingly, several Ukrainian lingerie designers are among the millions of people who’ve been uprooted from their […]
Purchasing custom lingerie can be one of the most exciting and rewarding shopping experiences of your life. A new lingerie set can completely change how you feel in your body, so imagine what it feels like to get an ensemble of intimates made just for you, exactly to your specifications! But the prospect of true custom lingerie can feel a bit overwhelming. Maybe you have an idea for one-of-a-kind wedding […]
It’s been 5 years since TLA’s last Black-owned lingerie brands list. In that time a lot has changed, most of it for the better. Not only are the majority of brands on 2017’s list still in existence – which hasn’t always been the case with previous roundup lists – the number of Black-owned lingerie brands available has increased exponentially! Never have there been more lingerie companies owned by Black people […]
