Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. As I mentioned last week, the annual transition into cooler weather means that it’s a great time to pick up a summer bathing suit on sale. Companies are needing to clear their shelves to make room for newer, more autumn/winter appropriate items, and since swimwear, like lingerie, never really goes out of style, this is the perfect time to stash a bathing suit […]
While I write about both full bust and plus size lingerie around here, over the years I’ve come to identify more with the “inbetweenie” category of body sizes. I suspect I’m not alone in this, as the average women’s clothing size in the US is now a size 14. Just as bras have begun to divide up into ever more specific categories (full bust, full figured, plus size) our ideas […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. Though people often refer to white lingerie as “bridal” lingerie, it’s obvious (I think, especially, to readers here) that white isn’t only for brides. I think white lingerie is a great color for summer or winter, and for women with deeper skintones, it gives a remarkably graphic, editorial contrast against the skin (I’ve been slightly obsessed with white lingerie myself lately). And as […]
I get lots of questions about indie lingerie designers from plus-size women, but one of the most frequently asked questions is about which designers cater to larger bodies. One of the most obvious barriers to buying a piece of made to measure lingerie if you’re plus-sized is fear: after all, no one wants to feel judged or told that their money isn’t wanted. It doesn’t help that most indie lingerie […]
I won’t lie… I still get excited every time I encounter a new lingerie designer. You never know when you’ll run across the next big thing, so I see every email, every tweet, and every lookbook as the opportunity to make an industry-shattering discovery. And to be fair, most lingerie brands just aren’t at that level. But every once in awhile, you run across a new designer that makes you […]
