So I’m sitting here, drinking a glass of rose champagne (not the expensive stuff, you know, but nice enough that it feels like treat). And I’m thinking about old happy hours with my friends Sweets and Jeanna. I’m also thinking about how it’ll be weeks – if not months – before I can see them in-person again…despite us all living within a few miles of each other. There’s an odd […]
Today, I’m bringing you something a little new – gender neutral sheer pajamas. Androgynous, gender fluid clothing is a topic that’s becoming increasingly popular in the fashion industry, though it is still very much at the margins. This is in no small part because the people primarily advocating for these less binary options are also on the margins and frequently members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Personally, I’m of the opinion […]
Disclosure: These items were purchased by The Lingerie Addict for the purposes of review. Artifice Clothing is one of those goth-y cult fave labels that seem to have been around forever. They’ve been crafting custom fetish-inspired PVC corsets, lingerie, and apparel out of their Toronto studio since 2004. All purchases on their website made to order, while their Etsy store sells samples and pre-made pieces. I remember seeing their work […]
Disclosure: The items in this review were purchased with my own money. All opinions are my own. I’ve had my eye on small-batch indie maker Serpent and Bow since getting a peek at their moon phases indigo design here in 2017. I was immediately drawn to the hand-batiked designs and the rich, shifting shades of indigo. Furthermore, while the word sturdy is not one we often associate with lingerie, there […]
It’s going on 2 years since I started the TLA Patreon, and it’s become an integral part of keeping The Lingerie Addict online. You see – the more we discuss indie designers, the more we discuss diversity and inclusivity, and the more we discuss the ways the intimate apparel industry can improve…the more the industry pulls away. As I said in the original post introducing our Patreon, independence is TLA’s […]
