All photos courtesy of Lane Bryant. You’re likely seen it by now, but in case you haven’t, Lane Bryant’s #ImNoAngel ad campaign has been flooding the news wires this week. A variety of media outlets remarked on the similarity of this campaign to Victoria’s Secret’s “Perfect Body” ad from several months ago – an ad that featured a line up of tall, thin, mostly White women in The Body bra. […]
A roundup of everything interesting that happened in the world of lingerie for March… [Jezebel] Buy These Pajamas & Rescue a Prostitute; Or, Why Rescue Brands Are Dumb -Punjammies, whose name is a combination of both pajamas and Punjab, is a company whose pajamas pants are made by former female sex slaves in India. Not necessarily the first of its kind, Punjammies seeks to raise awareness around the issue of sex trafficking […]
A roundup of everything interesting that happened in the world of lingerie for February… [Glamour] Hold the Phone: There’s A Plus-Size Model in the Sports Illustrated Swim Edition! – In this year’s Sports Illustrated swim edition, Ashley Graham will be the swimwear model, posing in an ad for Swimsuits For All. [Seamwork] Anatomy of a Bra – Norma Loehr, a lingerie sewing pattern designer, offers a detailed breakdown of what the anatomy of a bra and […]
Ahh, September in New York. There are such bittersweet feelings this time of the year, as we exchange lazy warm summer days for cooler temperatures and fall foliage. But for the fashion-obsessed, September in New York brings something else: New York Fashion Week. With the spotlight shining on notable designers in the ready-to-wear and couture markets, we lingerie professionals can often go overlooked. But that doesn’t mean we miss out […]
A roundup of everything interesting that happened in the world of lingerie this month… [The Business of Fashion] Victoria’s Secret Loses Trademark Battle Against Thomas Pink – Although the Pink label had been launched by Victoria’s Secret in 2004, a line aimed at college-aged girls, Judge Colin Birss recently decreed that the massive lingerie brand had infringed on the trademark rights owned by London-based brand Thomas Pink Ltd. Often times trademark disputes come down […]
