One of the really awesome things about the lingerie industry today is the comparatively low barrier to entry. While you can go the traditional route with investors and factories and tradeshows, a designer can literally start their own line out of their basement using websites like Etsy and Big Cartel to open a storefront and make sales. I first found out about Chrissie Nicholson-Wild, the designer behind Curve Couture, through […]
If you remember my blog post on Spring/Summer 2014 lingerie trends, then the sheer black nightie above may look a little familiar to you, and it’s this week’s Lingerie of the Week because I can’t stop thinking about it. I adore sheer black mesh… which you already know if you’re a regular reader of this blog. Usually I think of black mesh like I think of coffee — if it’s […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I first ran across this week’s lingerie of the week on Dollhouse Bettie’s Pinterest page. I remember thinking that I shouldn’t like this. Though I adore a good garter dress, flowery, fuddy-duddy, wallpaper print really isn’t my style. Yet a week or so after I first saw Jolidon’s garter dress, I’m still thinking about it. I think I’m attracted to how unique this piece is; […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I just can’t even with this bra, y’all… I just can’t even. I first saw this beauty live and in-person in Journelle’s Union Square shop window, and believe me when I say I’ve been dreaming about it ever since. I can just imagine how that demi lace cup would look framing my bosom, and when I found out there was a matching suspender belt? […]
As I’ve gotten older, feeling comfortable in what I wear has become increasingly important to me. From shoes to shorts to lingerie, if it’s not comfortable, I don’t care how pretty it is anymore… I’m not going to wear it. While most of the underwired bras I own feel perfectly all right, sometimes I want the unstructured support of a bralette, especially, I’ve noticed, during the summer when it tends […]
