One thing about me, I can never have enough silk, which means Blackbird Underpinnings’ Maven collection is exactly the kind of luxury lingerie brand I like to to talk about on TLA. Based in Oakland and founded in 2012 by Marin Camille and Julia Zolinsky, Blackbird Underpinnings is locally crafted in San Francisco and inspired by the daring flappers of the roaring twenties and the fierce ladies of the tumultuous […]
Disclosure: There are affiliate links in this post. It’s been a month now since industry insiders convened during Lingerie Market Week in NYC. During this time, brands displayed their collections for Spring/Summer 14. You all are in for some great styles, colors, and silhouettes! That’s not by mistake either. What was most inspiring for me as I viewed collections and spoke with designers were the stories behind each and every […]
Based out of Sydney, Australia, Katerina Nis’ namesake label (formerly known as Salon Chaton) is a candy jar of lingerie nostalgia. With a vintage aesthetic inspired by summer walks on the beach, Katerina Nis’ “Boardwalk Taffy” collection is cute and playful without ever taking that aesthetic too far. The collection has a heavy emphasis on silk, and completments its theme with fun color names like spearmint, seashore blue, cotton candy […]
I’ve adored these Samantha Chang robes since the very first day I saw them. There’s something so opulent and indulgent about silk anyway. It’s the perfect fiber – warm in winter, cool in summer, soft, light, breathable. And the fact that the print on the robes is hand-painted makes them all the more luxurious. I firmly believe that if a label wants to charge luxury prices, then it should be […]
It’s my second year of lingerie studies and my first term is soon coming to a close… along with a rush of deadlines! Consequently, the past few days have been a flurry of lingerie activity in order to get my first design project ready to hand in. Even though it’s still missing the finishing touches, I thought you’d all like to see how my first lingerie project of the year […]
