I’ve fallen behind in a lot of areas these last few months, and one of them has been posting new photoshoots to the blog. One of my goals for this year (which I didn’t reveal because I’m afraid of failure – something I’m working on) was to do a new lingerie editorial every month in 2017. Ever since my Night Witch photoshoot with Lars Kommienezuspadt back in 2015, I’ve become […]
Estelle X is a queer Chinese-American smut creator and lingerie enthusiast based in San Francisco. She styles, models, and photographs her work on estellex.com. Taking photos of yourself in your underwear can be an intimidating prospect, but you don’t need expensive equipment or professional media experience to create images that make you feel good about yourself. When I started documenting my lingerie collection a year and a half ago, my […]
I don’t usually write about behind-the-scenes procedural stuff on TLA because 1) I don’t think it’s very interesting to most people and 2) sometimes our procedures change and I don’t want to publicly commit to something until I’m absolutely sure I can stand behind it for the long-term. However recently, I made a big change to the way The Lingerie Addict handles product reviews. I sincerely believe this change is […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Bettie Page Lingerie by Playful Promises. Josephine Baker. Dorothy Dandridge. Eartha Kitt. Lena Horne. Joyce Bryant. Billie Holiday. Tina Turner. Iman. These women were the faces of glamour in my childhood. Beautiful, iconic women who were not only Black, but also massively talented and gorgeous to boot. They were a balm to me, an answer to a society and a culture that made it […]
Sam Conover is the owner of Broad Lingerie, a brick and mortar boutique in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in bras and swimwear for fuller busts. When Sam’s not working she spends her time making art and thinking about vintage plastics. Once upon a time I decided to listen to the little voice in my head that whispered “imagine opening your own lingerie store.” My store is now over a year […]
