Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. After a hiatus of several seasons, the Victoria’s Secret “Designer Collection” has returned. The first high-end Designer Collection debuted with much fanfare in January 2012, but since then I’ve heard very little about new collections. In fact, it was beginning to seem like VS had given up on making headway into this market. My first impression of this new collection is that it’s a […]
A week or so ago, American Eagle’s lingerie division, Aerie, launched a new marketing campaign named “Aerie Real.” The campaign is all about Aerie’s new stance on retouching — the company says they’re no longer airbrushing or editing photos of their models (some of you may recall that Debenhams did something similar last year). I’d actually heard about the campaign through Tumblr a day or so before it launched, and […]
I haven’t stopped by Trashy Diva in awhile. I have a couple of their camisoles, and one of their dresses (a truly lovely silk wrap style from several seasons ago), but their sizing tends to be too large in the bust and too small in the shoulders for me. Everything’s gorgeous, but I’m not their target customer… which is perfectly okay, of course, since everyone has different body types. My […]
Agent Provocateur’s second L’Agent by AP collection is live, and I must confess… I’m a little disappointed. The first collection was notable (to me anyway) for being a rehash of previous styles from the main Agent Provocateur line that have since been retired. I was hoping the second collection would show some originality, especially since AP is leaning hard on the “Penelope and Monica Cruz totally designed this lingerie” marketing […]
A couple of weeks ago, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show aired in the United States. As usual, it was taped about a month before, and then there were several weeks of hyping and promos and press releases about every single detail of the event — from how many Swarovski crystals they use to what the models’ pre-show workout regimen is. As a fashion show, the VSFS doesn’t really interest me; […]
