When I started she and reverie, I knew I wanted to work with factories in New York City because it’s the easiest way for a Brooklyn-based independent apparel line to start production. There are so many benefits to manufacturing locally for indie designers. We can go to the factory in person and make sure a garment is being sewn to our quality specifications; minimum orders are relatively low; and generally, there’s only […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today’s guest post is by Julia Blaire Klein, who’s had a self-described passion for lingerie all her life. Julia sees finding the perfect lingerie for women as another way of helping women (a statement we completely agree with here at TLA), and hopes to work in the lingerie industry for years to come. Before I even begin this article, I would like to clarify […]
Disclosure: I received this item free of charge for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Editor’s Note: This is Laura’s regular monthly column. I am writing this review of Ava Corsetry’s Lola Babydoll and Lola Skirt from somewhat conservative central Turkey, so I can’t help being tickled even more than usual by getting to prance around in a frothy, sexy little number. Out on the streets, most women are wearing head scarves, […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. Dear Bowie was one of the brands I fell in love with at this season’s lingerie market, and I’m incredibly excited to report that Journelle (one of my favorite lingerie boutiques) has picked up their first season’s collection as an exclusive! This is a huge deal for a new independent brand (most boutiques prefer to see at least three seasons worth of collections […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. It’s an annoyance many a friend has lamented: It’s nearly impossible to wear matching underwear on a daily basis. The average woman owns about three to four times as many panties as she does bras and takes special care to wash them after each use, while alternately, bras can usually go two to four wears before requiring laundering. With these statistics, it’s easy to […]
