Editor’s Note: As of April 2017, it appears Contour Corsets is no longer operational. Launched in 2008, Contour Corsets by Fran Blanche specializes in the creation of expertly fitted tightlacing corsets. We featured her on The Lingerie Addict a few weeks ago while discussing Corset Shopping for Trans Women. Fran’s approach to corsetmaking relies on utilizing modern materials and the application of her engineering background to build anatomically precise corsets […]
Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links. Editor’s Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on trans concerns and lingerie. For more, see our guides to Swimwear for Trans Women and Swimwear for Trans Men. So you’re a trans woman, and you’d like to buy some lingerie. As I’ve mentioned before, lingerie shopping for trans women can be fraught: finding retailers who sell your band/cup size, working with companies […]
Disclosure: These items were sent to me free of charge for review purposes. All opinions are my own. I’ve talked before about my love of Play Out Underwear’s marketing strategies and company ethos. As a brand, Play Out has decided to cater to the queer community and they never looked back. They hire queer models and models of color for their runway shows. They design products meant to be gender-neutral and make […]
The corsetmaking community, in my experience, strives to be very inclusive. In making a product that is both intimate and highly customized, corsetmakers work with not just a full range of body sizes and shapes, but also a diverse array of gender and sexual identities. A corset has the potential to be a powerful garment for a trans woman. A corset’s advantages lie most obviously in its physical effects, by […]
This week, the Internet was graced with two stunning images of trans woman transparency. Last Wednesday, Laverne Cox shared a picture of herself in a black mesh swimsuit, sans makeup, and on Monday, Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce) revealed her Vanity Fair cover photo, featuring the retired Olympic athlete in all white lingerie. These images are beautiful, and inspirational, and represent years of work, and pain, and progress. But these images […]
