Warning: Article below is NSFW. Let me be clear… the look above is not my favorite. Oh, it’s my definitely second favorite from NYC SexTrash’s upcoming ‘Sully’ collection, but the dreams I’m alluding to in the title for today’s blog post don’t refer to this piece. I do love it (overwires + corselette + lace + mesh = Oh yes!), but the item I really, really, really love is below. […]
As promised to a certain reader, here is a follow-up to last month’s All About Lacing: Part 1, which explained the hardware and materials of corset lacing. Today’s installment focuses on the back gap and its angles of pressure. The back gap, as an expression of fit, has a surprising amount of impact on the comfort of a corset. If you’re new to corsets, particularly high-end corsetry, you may not […]
Photos copyright of Cheri Pearl Photography and used with permission. Let me start this article off with a disclaimer: this post is not a command to go braless. We don’t write those kinds of articles on TLA. Our stance on all lingerie, bras and wedding stuff included, is that you should wear what you love and what makes you feel good. While we’re all about offering suggestions and connecting our […]
Over the past couple years, The Lingerie Addict has made it increasingly clear that we are a body-positive, body snark free zone. Actually, I’d like to think the internet in general has made some strides towards acknowledging that to accept or appreciate one sort of body doesn’t inherently involve trying to dismiss another. But just as it’s unfair, irrelevant, and downright rude to criticize someone else’s body, it’s also inappropriate […]
Unless attributed otherwise, all photos copyright of The Lingerie Addict. Now that we’ve covered Lingerie Fashion Week, it’s time to get into the “meat and potatoes” of the lingerie market season… trends! This year, I’m doing something a bit different with our trend reports. As opposed to covering just a handful of my fave brands, I want to start giving more general trend overviews for the entire market, and then […]
