That familiar week of frenzied lingerie shopping is back. No, it’s not the Victoria’s Secret Semi Annual Sale; it’s Lingerie Market week in New York. The nexus of the flurry is Curvexpo, which takes place every February and August at New York’s convention center, the Javits Center. Just getting there is a trial and a hoot. The massive Javits Center sprawls on the westernmost avenue of Manhattan, 11th Ave., remote […]
In corsetry, custom, bespoke, and made-to-measure all mean essentially the same thing, just as ready-to-wear, off-the-rack, and made-to-order have similar or overlapping definitions, depending on the maker. Which means they should all follow a similar process, right? Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. All too often, I hear sad tales of made-to-measure corsets that don’t fit because an essential step was skipped. Here’s what you should expect when ordering a […]
Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. I was a bit torn about posting this caftan. It’s gorgeous; there’s no doubt about that. But at $345 (on sale from $495), I wondered if it was more suited to one of our “Lingerie Lust Object” features instead… you know, the ones where I post about the luxury pieces I’ll never get the chance to own. But I figured my version of […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Every once in awhile, I like to reflect on certain undergarments I wish I’d purchased. There’s so much new lingerie coming out all the time that, unless you have an unlimited budget, some of it is bound to slip through your fingers. Most of what I miss out on, I’m okay with. But every so often, I find myself looking wistfully at Pinterest or […]
Let’s talk nude lingerie. Very often, when people ask me for a “nude” lingerie recommendation, they mean beige (or similarly light skintones). Again and again, in lingerie collections I see every season, it’s taken for granted that “nude” equals light, and some lingerie retailers have even gone so far as to insist that this one shade of nude is suitable for all skin colors! I had one memorable experience in […]
