Today’s announcement has been years in the making, and I’m so excited to finally be able to share it with you today. Way, way back in 2015 (a forever ago in internet time), I reserved the Instagram handle “lingerieisforeverybody.” After years of writing about intimates, I felt increasingly uncomfortable with the imagery I saw from most lingerie brands. Even brands that claim to be inclusive or diverse often fall into […]
One of the most fascinating things about covering the lingerie industry is noticing which topics are popular in mainstream fashion press (like newspapers and magazines) versus lingerie-focused press (like blogs and trade journals), and vice versa. It’s an interesting phenomenon, and it’s perhaps no more evident than in who’s covering Rihanna’s new lingerie line…and who isn’t. We’ve been tweeting updates on the Rihanna lingerie story since April 17th or so […]
In Spring 2008, I wrote my first ever blog post about lingerie. The name of that blog was Stockings Addict, and I wrote under a penname Treacle. Yet from that one article, The Lingerie Addict has grown to become one of the leading websites for lingerie information in the world, with nearly 15 million visitors to date. We’ve published over 2,000 articles, covering intimate apparel for trans and nonbinary folks, […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links Online bra fitting is practically a religion these days. There are private Facebook groups where you can upload photos of yourself in your bra to get personalized advice and forums with pages upon pages of information to accompany very specific measurement suggestions. Sometimes it feels like finding the “perfect” bra size means picking up an entirely new hobby. But bra fitting truly doesn’t have […]
Editor’s note: This was previously the first half of this article. It’s since been split off into its own piece. While this sister article to this piece focuses exclusively on where to buy inexpensive bras, here I’m going to break down some of the myths around bra sizing and production. Bra Sizing and Size Breaks I want to start with some essential terminology first so we’re speaking from the same […]
