Agent Provocateur has partnered with famed photographer Ellen von Unwerth for its Spring/Summer 2015 lookbook, ‘Wanted Badly’. It’s a match made in heaven, because with these photos, we want it all and we want it bad! Ellen von Unwerth has such a singular style that is equal parts provocative and playful. And this shoot is no exception. Through her lens Agent Provocateur reclaims the cheeky sexuality of its earlier years. […]
Chromat is one of those truly innovative brands that is constantly stretching what is possible in the design world. As with their exhilaratingly avant-garde A/W 2014 ‘Bionic Bodies’ collection of wearable exoskeletons, Chromat continues to redefine fashion – what it looks like, how we wear it, how we feel in it, and, ultimately, how we access it. This avant-garde label is always looking to new manufacturing techniques to achieve the complex […]
Now that we’re deep into the winter doldrums, many of us are dreaming of warm weather vacations, and dreading buying the requisite swimsuit. It’s easy to be wary and frustrated when the media inundates us with tips on how to get “bikini ready” – as if our bodies aren’t “ready” as they are. Well, GabiFresh for Swim Sexy is here to not only change the way we buy swimsuits, but […]
Disclosure: Karolina Laskowska is a columnist for The Lingerie Addict. The last year has glittered, indeed, for Karolina Laskowska. In 2014 she graduated from De Montfort University’s prestigious Contour Fashion program, where she graduated with first class honors and was asked to present her collection at the university’s graduation catwalk. She has since been awarded ‘Best New Designer’ at the 2014 UK Lingerie Awards and the Press’ Best Brand Award […]
In “A Corset Family Tree, Abridged,” I defined the various common styles of corsets, both historic and modern. Another important ingredient to corset style is the overall silhouette shaping, primarily through the rib cage. It’s particularly important when corset shopping to know the silhouette you are targeting so you can identify the corsetieres who cater to that style. Conical Sometimes called “ice cream cone,” a conically shaped corset transitions from […]
