Have you ever seen the same garment in a few different places, but with different brands or no brand at all? Many people assume that means some dubious – or even illegal! – copying going on, but today I’ll let you in on 5 secret industry processes you might have never known about before now! Yes, you read that right! There are at least 5 different ways identical products can […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Darkest Fox. If there’s one thing writing about lingerie for the last 12 years has taught me, it’s that the world of intimate apparel is deeply mysterious to most people. And, like most mysteries, people sometimes invent theories that don’t quite match with what’s actually happening. It’s true as well that the lingerie industry is in a period of major upheaval right now, with […]
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. When I received the Panache Clara bra in beige as a gift while working at a lingerie boutique, I thought it was just another full bust cut-and-sew bra with 4 part cups. That is to say: I wasn’t enthused. But I kept it in my drawer, throwing it on under a white top for work or while doing laundry, wearing it for those times […]
Hi! As you may have noticed if you’ve been on Instagram or Twitter, I’m back from medical leave! My operation was a success insofar as they were able to remove all my fibroids, and my quality of life has been exponentially better ever since. Of course, that doesn’t mean the healing process was easy. There’s a lot I wish I had known about the days immediately following my surgery, so […]
I am not a religious person. I have some strains of spirituality, which manifest for me in feeling a connection with women from decades, centuries, and millenia past (one of the most profound experiences of my life was seeing the Venus of Willendorf sculpture in person), but even that mild expression of spirituality feels nebulous, unstructured, and hazy. Therefore, it’s a bit odd to me that I’m feeling such a […]
