I first became aware of hip fins on corsets via Sparklewren, though there are quite a few couture corsets (particularly corset bodies) that feature them. Though “hip fins” has become the commonly accepted name for them, I like to think of them as miniature panniers; they could also be considered a sort of floating gore or a stiffened semi-peplum. This detail generally parallels the iliac crest and emphasizes the dramatized […]
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, […]
Ava Corsetry is a new lingerie brand out of the UK, and, as the name suggests, the designer Danielle Cowan specializes in corsets. However, she also has some perfectly lovely pieces of lingerie sprinkled among this first collection, and you may even recognize the sheer half slip from Catherine’s report on Mode City Paris from earlier this year. While I’ll always love a good corset, I have to admit the […]
