Simone Perele was my introduction to the world of French lingerie. Their ‘Nina’ range (which has now been, unfortunately, discontinued) was a masterpiece in timeless sophistication that could still feel refreshingly modern. When it comes to fit, Simone Perele’s ‘Celeste’ is the first bra I tried on that I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, fit me. And I haven’t even mentioned their use of embroideries (see Exhibit A […]
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. Believe it or not, every garment you’re wearing right now (or have ever worn, for that matter), was made by a pair of hands. Or several pairs of […]
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 […]
Sparklewren corsetry, photography by Peter Laskowski I’m a strong believer that if you’re going to spend a lot of money on something, it should be spectacular, particularly when it comes to lingerie. I’m not the most practical of people, and aesthetics tend to override practicality in almost every area of life. If I’m going buy an expensive piece of lingerie, I want it to be something beautiful – especially if […]
About a month ago, while I was still away on my honeymoon, I got a ton of e-mails from people asking what I thought about Victoria’s Secret’s controversial new “Bright Young Things” collection. Though it’s old news by now, I wanted to discuss it anyway because I think this entire story (and, more importantly, people’s responses to it) brought up a lot of the issues I have with the way […]
