This guest post is by Angela Friedman, independent lingerie designer and all around awesome lady behind Angela Friedman Lingerie. This two-part series will explore the real costs of handmade lingerie, as well as the true costs of running a handmade lingerie business. Indirect Costs The indirect costs of production are much easier to overlook. For example, the planning phase of a new collection is completely unpaid work for an independent designer. […]
Luxury lingerie can sometimes feel like a bit of a lottery. It’s really expensive, for one, which means it’s supposed to be good quality, but we all know that’s not always the case. And there’s nothing more disappointing than realizing you’ve paid a bunch of money for a brand name – and not much else.
When discussing corsets, the word “squishy” inevitably comes up. Though outside the corseting community, the word is used as as a euphemism for being full-figured (or as a reference to Finding Nemo…), when talking corsets it has a rather different connotation. “Squishy,” or, “compressible,” if one wishes to be delicate about it, refers to the body’s natural ability to be reshaped by a corset. In other words, when it comes to corsets, […]
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Lycra. On Monday, I had the very great pleasure of attending the Taste of Interfiliere Show at Tribeca Skyline Studios in Manhattan. For those who haven’t heard of it, Interfiliere is Eurovet’s (the same company that owns Curve) fabric tradeshow for lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear. Basically, it’s a place for lingerie designers to place their fabric orders for the next season; in the same […]
I’m really excited to publish today’s guest post from TLA reader Celeste. You may already know this, but I have a list of topics I’d love to get guest posts about here, and one of them has been buying that first bra for your daughter. It’s a question I get fairly often on the blog, but I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to answering. Thank you, Celeste, for sharing […]
