Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. As some of you know, I’ve been traveling a bit lately for Lingerie Market, the semiannual tradeshow circuit where brands view product and place orders for next season (in this case, Spring/Summer 2015). While the focus of market is on goods for the upcoming season, some brands also bring what’s available for this season along as well (those are called “immediates”). While I’ve […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. Dollhouse Bettie, the beloved retailer in San Francisco known for their impressive collection of vintage and vintage-inspired lingerie, has released a private label collection titled “French Quarter.” Hand made in their San Francisco studio, this small capsule collection is built on the idea that “nothing is more lovely than a beautiful woman accented in black lace.” Made of sheer floral stretch lace, these […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. For a full list of our affiliate partners, please see the lower right side of the blog. Dollhouse Bettie has been on my favorite lingerie stores list for ages. I’m talking before I started the blog. I really like how they bring authentic vintage, retro pinup, and modern day lingerie all together under one roof. I imagine it’s a lot harder than it looks […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I first found out about the Deja Vu Dessous line when modeling for Dollhouse Bettie a few months ago. I modeled three complete looks, and found myself loving each one. Most of the pieces start from a vintage slip, from which designer Valerie Santillo makes everything from full teddies to bralettes and garter belts, half-slips, and panties. Occasionally a slip will even get transformed […]
Seven and a half years ago, I wrote my very first lingerie blog post on the Falke Lunelle Thigh Highs. Since then, I’ve bought and worn these stockings at least a dozen times, and they continue to enchant me. Almost a decade later, I still remember the rush of excitement when I first saw those embroidered peacock feathers. Despite a lifetime of wearing tights and pantyhose, I had no idea hosiery could look like this. For me, legwear had always been about practicality — propriety even. But these stockings were something altogether different. They were sensual. Beautiful. Artistic. Indulgent. Glamorous. I was like Alice, and these wer
