It’s been a minute since I’ve written one of these features, which could really be called “Introspectives into Buyer’s Remorse.” Not that I could have actually afforded to buy most of the pieces here, of course, so I suppose it’s more like “Theoretical Buyer’s Remorse.” I keep my spirits up by imagining that somewhere in another universe (or universes) there is another me with a treasure chest full of all […]
Happy All Hallows Eve! Though I don’t talk about it very much, I love pulp fiction novel covers. Because there’s something so – not tawdry, per se – but campy about them. Lurid even. Gothic pulp covers in particular are overdramatic and macabre. They are voyeuristic in a way that should be horrifying, yet sucks you in nonetheless. There’s a formula to these gothic romance covers. You can expect a […]
I own a lot of lingerie. People have different words for what I do: collecting, curating, or straight up hoarding. Lingerie is my job, but it’s also kind of my life. It’s my passion and my hobby. I make it. I study it. I write about it. And, of course, I wear it. My collection is probably nearing four figures of garments now. Each piece in my collection has a […]
Evaluating the worth of expensive lingerie can be tricky. There are specific physical attributes you can examine – the quality of fabric, the fineness of lace, the tidiness of a seam – but so much of lingerie’s value isn’t quantifiable. For instance, there’s the value of a brand name. Think of Agent Provocateur or La Perla, two lingerie brands selling two different ideas of luxury alongside their lingerie. There’s the value […]
Today’s guest post is by Caroline Reilly, a writer with bylines in the Washington Post, Teen Vogue, and Bitch Media. You can follow Caroline on Twitter here. Please note: this article contains affiliate links. Roughly four years ago, I was diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic reproductive health condition that occurs when tissue similar to the uterine lining grows elsewhere in the body. It can cause acute pain, fatigue, organ dysfunction, […]
