A great part about being a label as small as she and reverie is that we can kind of do our own thing. We can test out ideas, nix the ones that don’t work and embrace the ones that do. And by “we,” I mean “me” — I run she and reverie mostly by myself. This season, I was on a tight budget and running later than usual, so instead of creating an […]
It goes without saying that independent designers face more challenges in the lingerie industry than the brands with massive corporations behind them. Some of these challenges will appear obvious even to people with no interest in lingerie (be that a matter of funding or public visibility). This series aims to peel back the curtains on some of the more hidden sides of the industry: this week I’m looking at why […]
We’ve covered plus size panties and bras several times at The Lingerie Addict, but today I wanted to cover your options if you are above the standard plus size range. Panties that come in a 6X or higher can be harder to source, making it a severely underserved market. Luckily, several companies have come to the rescue and produced panties in a wide range of sizes, some up to a […]
Dottie’s Delights has always had an incredible talent for designing collections that pay homage to the retro aesthetic while remaining accessible and modern. This season designer Stephanie Kuhr has moved beyond her popular mid-century aesthetic to include silhouettes derived from the 1920s and 30s for her most glamorous collection yet. Just as in the 1927 silent film Metropolis for which the collection was named, the collection has one foot in […]
I know, I know we just featured a dressing gown last week, but bear with me while I explain… One of the things I’ve realized lately is that TLA’s archives aren’t just my blog archives, they’re also a sort of archive of the lingerie world. While everything is, obviously, heavily slanted towards what I like, there are still years of industry records here — brands that have come and gone; […]
