I have always loved a high-waisted knicker. The aesthetic of this garment is a nod to a bygone era of fashion. That, combined with its functional purpose, gives me two reasons to enjoy this classic undergarment. Traditionally, a high-waisted knicker is meant to smooth the lower tummy area to give a sleek line under clothing. Recently, however, I’ve noticed an array of gorgeous knickers with a different purpose – […]
Chromat is a unique talent in the lingerie world. A marriage of avant-garde fashion and experimental, almost fetishistic, lingerie, this innovative label is truly wearable art. Designer Becca McCharen’s background in architecture and urban design informs the brand’s mission of creating “structural experiments for the human body.” Chromat’s A/W 2014 collection, Bionic Bodies, tells the story of a love affair of a human and robotic being. And a love affair […]
Every once in a great while, a lingerie line comes along that I’m deliriously excited about. Right now, that line is Nubian Skin Lingerie. If you’ve never struggled with needing to find nude lingerie in a darker skintone, the importance of this brand may be lost on you. Already, I’ve run across various remarks from people asking, “Well, what about light skin?” or insisting that the occasional mocha brown fashion […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. Meanwhile, in other things I am currently coveting but cannot afford, let’s talk about this ‘Lauren’ lace top from Curriculum Vitae (a brand I only just now discovered, by the way, because I am not cool). While summer is definitely over, I don’t think the lingerie-as-outerwear look has to go out of style. And though this piece is technically for the boudoir, I […]
A couple of days ago, during New York Fashion Week, Britney Spears debuted her new lingerie collection, The Intimate Britney Spears. As is to be expected for a celebrity of her calibre, there was a lot of buzz about the launch; I’ve seen articles everywhere from the NYTimes to MTV. There’s also been a significant uptake by retail stores, mostly in Europe (more on that later), but a little in […]
