Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Jane’s Vanity Not that I’ll surprise any of my regular readers, but I firmly believe lingerie as outerwear is more than a trend – it’s a state of mind. After all, lingerie is just clothing. Clothing that’s usually worn at home or that might be worn under other types of apparel…but clothing all the same. Just as you can take outerwear and make it […]
Honey Birdette is a high-end Australian intimates brand that launched in 2006 as a luxurious, woman-friendly brand selling hypersexy lingerie. Today, it’s an AUD$2 billion company, selling extreme push-up bras, high-end sex toys, and buckets of oozing sexuality. Though they haven’t yet taken over the States in the same way they did in Australia, the label now has a few stores in California, and offers free shipping and free returns […]
Strappy looks continue to be a big trend in lingerie and owe their inspiration to the bondage and leather accessories worn by sex workers and folks in the queer leather subculture. Today, the wide variety of harnesses and accessories available in leather, vinyl, elastic, or nylon means finding the right item for your look and you body is easier than ever. The leather subculture has been important for queer sexual […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Darkest Fox. If there’s one thing writing about lingerie for the last 12 years has taught me, it’s that the world of intimate apparel is deeply mysterious to most people. And, like most mysteries, people sometimes invent theories that don’t quite match with what’s actually happening. It’s true as well that the lingerie industry is in a period of major upheaval right now, with […]
While every generation has its major fashion moments, the past decade has seen some of the most exciting lingerie trends to ever happen in fashion history. Yet, beneath all that flash and glamour, what’s most interesting is how familiar many of these trends are. Yes, they’ve been reworked a bit and adapted to fit the sensibilities of a modern audience, but as the saying goes, “Everything old eventually becomes new again.”
